High School: Teamed with fellow Delaware recruit Jarryd Moyer at Manheim Central High School for coach Mike Williams...led 2003 team to 15-0 record, the District III title, and the state AAA title...earned first team All-State honors and was named the Lancaster-Lebanon League Lineman of the Year in 2003 as a center...first team All-State by Pennsylvania Football News...had 107 tackles, two sacks, and returned an interception for a touchdown in 2003 as a defensive lineman...voted Best All-Around Male of Senior Class...played in prestigious Big 33 Game vs. Ohio All-Stars...earned second team All-Lancaster Lebanon League honors as a center as a junior in 2002 for team that went 8-3...backup center and defensive end in 2001 for team that went 13-1 and lost in state AAA semifinal game...played outfield one season for baseball team.

At Delaware: One of team’s top offensive linemen...versatile performer with good size and speed...two-year letterwinner who can play either center or tackle...one of seven Blue Hen offensive linemen with starting experience...has appeared in 15 career games with nine starts...projected to open season as starter at right tackle...2005: Started all nine games that he played in, sitting out early-season games vs. West Chester and Holy Cross due to a hamstring injury...started six games at left tackle and three at center...helped pave the way for All-American running back Omar Cuff and offensive attack that ranked third in the Atlantic 10 and 20th in NCAA I-AA in rushing offense (119.64)...named Blue Hen Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week in 25-15 loss at Maine...team went 6-5 for head coach K.C. Keeler...2004: Earned varsity letter as a true freshman for team that went 9-4, won the Atlantic 10 title, and advanced to the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals...joined running back Omar Cuff as the only two true freshmen to see action for the Blue Hens...saw action in six games - all in a reserve role...was pressed into action in the second game of the season when starting offensive tackle Paul Thomson went out with an injury vs. Towson...became first true freshman to see action on the offensive line for Delaware since Steve Butcher in 1951...Thomson returned the next week and Byrne saw action in just five other games - all as a blocking tight end/running back in short yardage situations.

Personal: Michael Timothy Byrne...born Oct. 17, 1986...son of Richard and Sheri Byrne-Long...honor student as a psychology and criminal justice major at Delaware...ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American candidate...named to 2005 Atlantic 10 Academic Honor Roll...father is an air traffic controller and mother is a massage therapist...oldest of three children...younger siblings Adam and Allison are twins...has worked as a bus boy during the summers.