Javonta Boyd

Height:
6-2
Weight:
300
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
St. Petersburg, Fla.
High School:
Northeast
Prev School:
Butler County CC

CAREER: A force up front who saw significant playing time as a senior following a reserve role in 2011.

2012 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): A Midseason All-Big 12 pick by Phil Steele and CBSSports.com… Carded a pair of tackles against Missouri State, including his first career tackle for loss… Made on stop for a one-yard loss against Miami… Came away with a career best four stops against North Texas, including 1.5 for loss… Tallied two stops at Oklahoma with his first career sack and forced fumble… Made three stops against Kansas, including a nine-yard sack… Tallied two tackles against Texas Tech, including 0.5 for a loss… Registered four tackles at Baylor.

2011 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Appeared in five games and recorded a total of three tackles... Had one stop each in wins over Baylor, Texas Tech and Kansas.

2010: Redshirted.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Helped lead the Grizzlies to an 8-3 record and a Region VI and Jayhawk Conference runner-up finish... Was the 43rd rated junior college player in the nation according to Rivals.com... Finished his sophomore season with 54 tackles including 5 tackles for loss... Coached by Troy Morrell.

HIGH SCHOOL: The No. 58 player in the state of Florida and the 30th defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com... Played both tight end and defensive tackle for Northeast and starred as a center for the Viking basketball team.

PERSONAL: Javonta Leron Boyd was born September 10, 1988... Son of Soutrone Boyd... Majoring in education.