Bhayshul Tuten Season 2023

Awards & Honors
• 2023 Sporting News & College Football Network All-American kick returner
• 2023 Phil Steele Fourth Team All-American kick returner
• 2023 All-ACC Second Teamall-purpose back
• 2023 All-ACC Third Team running back

2023: Played in all 13 games, making 13 starts ... rushed for 863 yards on 173 attempts, scoring 10 touchdowns while averaging 5.0 yards per carry ... caught 27 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns ... returned 19 kicks for 550 yards and two touchdowns ... was one of five FBS players to record two-plus kick return touchdowns ... recorded 1,633 all-purpose yards ... tallied 136 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the Military Bowl vs. Tulane (Dec. 27) ... set a career high at Virginia Tech in rushing touchdowns (three), charting 78 rushing yards at Boston College (Nov. 11) ... led the Hokies in rushing yards (57), attempting 11 carries at Louisville (Nov. 4) ...  recorded his second 100-yard rushing game of the season (118, 18 carries) vs. Syracuse (Oct. 26), finding the end zone on the ground for his third consecutive outing ... made an 11-yard reception ... wore Coach Beamer’s No. 25 jersey vs. Wake Forest (Oct. 14) ... ran 13 times for 30 rushing yards ... hauled in four catches totaling 47 receiving yards, including a 30-yard reception ... set a Virginia Tech career high in all-purpose yards (210) at Florida State (Oct. 7), highlighted by his 99-yard kickoff return that brought the Hokies within 22-17 at the start of the third quarter ... totaled 29 rushing yards, including his 5-yard touchdown run ... finished with 25 receiving yards ... was named ACC Specialist of the Week ... recorded his first 100-yard rushing game in a Virginia Tech uniform, finishing with 109 yards from 24 carries vs.  Pitt (Sept. 30) ... Led the Hokies with 146 all-purpose yards, totaling 37 receiving yards ... Caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Kyron Drones before halftime ... was named ACC Running Back of the Week ... led the Hokies in both rushing yards (88), all-purpose yards (133) and receptions (five) at Marshall (Sept. 23) ... racked up 45 receiving yards ... contributed four plays of 10+ yards, including his 49-yard rush during the second quarter (season long) ... charted 45 rushing yards on 11 carries against Rutgers (Sept. 16), including his 1-yard touchdown run that trimmed Tech's deficit to 21-16 with 14:18 remaining in the fourth quarter ... paced the Hokies in all-purpose yards (113), notching 64 kick return yards and 45 receiving yards vs. Purdue (Sept. 9) ... caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Grant Wells with 5:54
remaining in the second quarter, sparking 17 unanswered points by Tech’s offense to close the half ... achieved a career long
with his 35-yard kickoff return.


2022 at North Carolina A&T: Rushed for 1,363 yards and 13 touchdowns on 208 carries as a sophomore...His rushing performance was the fifth-best single-season rushing performance in A&T history...Broke the school and conference records for consecutive 100-yard games in a season, while adding 31 catches...Earned FCS third-team All-America honors, as well as All-Big South-first team honors.

2021 at North Carolina A&T: Played in 11 games with one start ... Rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns on 37 carries to average 5.8 yards per carry ... Caught 10 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown ... Returned five punts for 11 yards, and returned 18 kickoffs for 330 yards to lead the Aggies kickoff return yards ... Ranked eighth in the Big South in all-purpose yards per game (71.5) ... Ranked fifth in kickoff return yards per game (18.3) ... Showed his worth early by rushing for 54 yards on seven carries at Duke on Sept. 10 ... His effort earned him Big South freshman of the week honors on Sept. 13 ... Had a breakout performance against North Alabama on Oct. 9 ... Had 166 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns on 11 touches, including 60 yards rushing and a touchdown on six carries ... His performance also included the game-winning 60-yard TD reception from Jalen Fowler in the 38-34 win ... Earned Big South freshman of the week on Oct. 11 after the outing ... Had 158 all-purpose yards on 10 touches in A&T's 21-18 win at Charleston Southern on Nov. 6, including 108 yards receiving on three catches ... In the game, he had a 92-yard catch and run that set up a 1-yard touchdown from Kashon Baker ... It was the longest play from scrimmage for the Aggies on the season. 

High School: Played high school football at Paulsboro (N.J.) under legendary head coach Glenn Howard ... Finished his career with 3,768 yards rushing and 77 touchdowns on 429 carries for an average of 8.8 yards per carry ... Also caught 35 passes in his career for 437 yards and (12.5 ypc) seven touchdowns ... Also returned three kicks and one punt for a touchdown ... Made the Phil Simms North/South All-Star Game ... Named the Jersey Times offensive player of the year in 2020 ... Had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons as a junior and senior ... Ran the eighth-fastest 60-meter time in South Jersey history in 2021 at 7.03.