RyanByars

Finished the spring No. 3 in the competition to replace departed All-American Glenn Pakulak … Joined the team in 2001 as a walk-on … Has good size and has worked to improve his consistency and technique.

2002 (Junior): Member of the team but did not see game action.

2001 (Sophomore): Joined the UK football team but did not see game action.

2000 (Redshirt Freshman): Transferred to UK in the spring of 2000 … Did not play football.

1999 (Freshman): Enrolled at Indiana and tried out as a walk-on punter for the Hoosiers.

High School: Two-year starter at Lafayette HS in Lexington … Averaged 41 yards as a junior and 43 yards as a senior … First-team all-city punter both seasons … Honorable-mention all-state by the Louisville Courier-Journal as a senior … Won the Lafayette special teams award as a junior and senior … Kicked a school-record 51-yard field goal during his senior season … Coached by Don Young … Played one year of basketball and two years of baseball … A two-year academic letterman.

Personal: Full name is Ryan MCormick Byars … Born 8-20-80 in Lexington … Son of Skip and Missy Byars … Major is kinesiology.