Jeff Byers

Jeff Byers

Byers at a scrimmage in Denver in August 2011.
No. 62
Position:	Center
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1985-11-07) November 7, 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth:	Fremont, Nebraska
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:	Loveland (CO)
College:	Southern California
Undrafted:	2010
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2010)* Denver Broncos (2010–2011) Carolina Panthers (2011–2014)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 22 Games started: 7 Player stats at NFL.com

Jeff Byers (born September 7, 1985) is a former American football center who played in the National Football League. He played his college football for the University of Southern California.

Byers attended Loveland High School, where he participated in basketball, track and played competitive football. In 2003, he played both offense and defense: That season, on defense as a defensive lineman, he had 203 tackles, 56 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, 14 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries (with a touchdown). On offense, as a center he recorded 34 pancake blocks in one game and never allowed a sack in his career. Loveland won the Class 4A state championship in 2003. He was named the 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year, as the nation's top high school football player.

Although Byers arrived at USC as a center, the Trojans already had then-sophomore Ryan Kalil who kept the position for three seasons; as a result, he moved to left guard. As a freshman, Byers started 4 and played in all 13 games during the 2004 season, as the Trojans went on to win the National Championship.

In the spring before the 2005 season, Byers had hip surgery and missed the entire season under a medical redshirt. He started the 2006 season as a reserve in the opening game against Arkansas, but suffered a back sprain in subsequent week that required surgery. He missed the rest of the season.