25 Jay Boyd
25 - Jay Boyd
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Viera, Fla.
High School: Viera HS
Position: DB
Major: Sports Science
gp 4
tk 13.0
sac -
int 2
ffum -

2018: Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team (DB & Return Specialist)

2017: All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team return specialist... Earned All-SAC honors on special teams for a second straight season... Finished third in the league in kickoff returns averaging 24.7 yards per return... His 664 combined total return yards are the most in the league and 31st in the nation... In the defensive secondary, he finished with 58 tackles, including two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and six passes defended, including a pair of interceptions... Made 11 tackles in 2OT win at Newberry (Oct. 14)... Made 10 tackles at Limestone (Sep. 16)... Tallied nine tackles and a pass break-up in upset win over No. 12 Wingate (Nov. 11)... Six tackles and an interception which he returned for 26 yards against Lenoir-Rhyne (Sep. 30)... Two tackles with two pass break-ups and an interception against Mars Hill (Oct. 7)... Seven tackles and a pass breakup at Carson-Newman (Oct. 28)... Forced a fumble against Shorter (Sep. 9)... His seven kickoff returns for 171 yards against Catawba (Oct. 21) are both the second most in school history... Season-long 65-yard return at UNC Pembroke (Sep. 25)... Five kickoff returns for 93 yards at Carson-Newman and four returns for 93 yards against Mars Hill.

2016: Don Hansen Football Gazette All-America honorable mention... Football Gazette All-Region (DB & RS)... Football Gazette Region Freshman of the Year... South Atlantic Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year... All-South Atlantic Conference First Team (Return Specialist)... All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team (Defensive Back)... Led the SAC with five interceptions, which were tied for the second most in school history... Played in 10 games where he posted 44 tackles, including six for loss, with three pass break-ups, forced a fumble and recovered another... On special teams, he paced the Pioneers on kickoff returns, averaging a SAC-best 25.95 yards per return (37th in NCAA II), including his 95-yard return for a touchdown in Tusculum's 38-28 road win over Catawba (Nov. 5)... His 95-yard return was the third longest in program history and for his efforts was named the SAC Special Teams Player of the Week... Made a season-high eight tackles, including seven solo stops at Mars Hill (Oct. 29)... Posted two interceptions in homecoming win over Limestone (Oct. 22)... Made five tackes and returned an interception for 33 yards at Newberry (Sep. 24)... Recorded six tackles each against Lenoir-Rhyne (Sep. 17), Wingate (Oct. 8) and North Greenville (Oct. 15)... Made a season-best two tackles for loss at Wingate... Named a national finalist for the Cliff Harris Award.

High School: Graduated from Viera (Fla.) HS... Coached by Kevin Mays... Class 7A All-State first team defense... Class 7A Defensive MVP... Class 7A District Champion... Class 7A Region Champions... Class 7A State Runner-up... 2014 Stats: 11 INT, 110 tackles, 12 touchdowns.

Personal: Full name is Jamyson Boyd... Born Feb. 4, 1998 in Greenwood, S.C... Majoring in sports science with a minor in coaching... Favorite book: "Touching Spirit Bear"; Favorite movie: "Shottas"; Favorite song: "Where I'm From"; Favorite sports teams: Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Yankees; Jay can't go a week without: Talking to people; Favorite athlete: Sean Taylor; Favorite color: Black; Favorite sport other than football: Baseball; Person Jay most admires: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Toughest opponent Jay has ever played against: Trevor Merritt; What people don't know about Jay: He loves to bowl; When he was a kid, Jay tried to be like: Michael Jordan.

Recent Games
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 3 2
Assists 10 4
Tackles 13.0 6.0
Tackles per game 3.3 3.0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 2 2
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 North Greenville L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Shorter W, 61-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Limestone W, 37-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 North Greenville L, 13-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Shorter W, 61-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Limestone W, 37-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 North Greenville L, 13-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Shorter W, 61-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Limestone W, 37-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 North Greenville L, 13-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Shorter W, 61-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Limestone W, 37-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 35-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0 - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37 - - - - - -
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28 - - - - - -
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11 - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 North Greenville L, 13-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Shorter W, 61-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Limestone W, 37-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 35-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 North Greenville L, 13-3 2 45 22.5 26 0 - - - - -
Sep 8 at Shorter W, 61-14 2 54 27.0 30 0 - - - - -
Sep 14 Limestone W, 37-10 1 40 40.0 40 0 - - - - -
Sep 22 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 35-10 3 86 28.7 41 0 1 5 5.0 5 0
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 North Greenville L, 13-3 1 - - - 45 45
Sep 8 at Shorter W, 61-14 1 - - - 54 54
Sep 14 Limestone W, 37-10 1 - - - 40 40
Sep 22 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 35-10 1 - - 5 86 91
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0 - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37 - - - - - -
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28 - - - - - -
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11 - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 North Greenville L, 13-3 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Shorter W, 61-14 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Limestone W, 37-10 0 - - 0 - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 35-10 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 North Greenville L, 13-3 1 5 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 8 at Shorter W, 61-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Limestone W, 37-10 2 3 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 23 0 - - -
Sep 22 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 35-10 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Mars Hill W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Newberry W, 14-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Catawba L, 55-37 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Carson-Newman W, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at VMI L, 20-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Wingate L, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 23 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 9 - - - - - - 1 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - 2 2
2018-19 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - 3 2
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 9 - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - -
2018-19 4 - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 4 - - - - - - - 0
Total 23 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 20 519 25.9 1 95 1 17 17.0 0 17
2017-18 27 667 24.7 0 65 1 -3 -3.0 0 0
2018-19 8 225 28.1 0 41 1 5 5.0 0 5
Total 55 1411 25.7 1 95 3 19 6.3 0 17
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 9 - - 17 519 536 59.6
2017-18 10 - - -3 667 664 66.4
2018-19 4 - - 5 225 230 57.5
Total 23 - - 19 1411 1430 62.2
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 6 0.7 - - 1 0 0 0 - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 6 0.3 - - 1 0 0 0 - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 9 30 12 42.0 4.7 - - 4.5 8 1 1 6 5 69 3 -
2017-18 10 30 28 58.0 5.8 - - 1.0 4 1 - - 2 26 4 -
2018-19 4 3 10 13.0 3.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 23 1 -
Total 23 63 50 113.0 4.9 - - 5.5 12 2 1 6 9 118 8 -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 4 - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 4 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total 8 225 28.1 0 41 1 5 5.0 0 5
Conference 4 126 31.5 0 41 1 5 5.0 0 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 85 28.3 0 40 - - - - -
Away 5 140 28.0 0 41 1 5 5.0 0 5
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 94 31.3 0 40 - - - - -
Losses 5 131 26.2 0 41 1 5 5.0 0 5
-
August 2 45 22.5 0 26 - - - - -
September 6 180 30.0 0 41 1 5 5.0 0 5
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 4 - - 5 225 230 57.5
Conference 2 - - 5 126 131 65.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 2 - - - 85 85 42.5
Away 2 - - 5 140 145 72.5
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 2 - - - 94 94 47.0
Losses 2 - - 5 131 136 68.0
-
August 1 - - - 45 45 45.0
September 3 - - 5 180 185 61.7
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - 0 - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - 0 - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 4 3 10 13.0 3.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 23 1 -
Conference 2 2 4 6.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 23 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 3 8 11.0 5.5 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 23 1 -
Away 2 0 2 2.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 2 4 6.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 23 - -
Losses 2 1 6 7.0 3.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
-
August 1 1 5 6.0 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
September 3 2 5 7.0 2.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 23 - -