Tajh Boyd

Football Player

Tajh Boyd was born in Hampton, Virginia, United States on September 25th, 1990 and is the Football Player. At the age of 33, Tajh Boyd biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
September 25, 1990
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Hampton, Virginia, United States
Age
33 years old
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Profession
American Football Player, Canadian Football Player
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Tajh Boyd Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 33 years old, Tajh Boyd has this physical status:

Height
185cm
Weight
101kg
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Tajh Boyd Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Tajh Boyd Career

After being redshirted for the 2009 season, Boyd spent the 2010 season as the backup quarterback to Kyle Parker. He finished the season completing 33-of-63 passes for 329 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions.

Boyd took over as the starter in the 2011 season. Boyd led the Tigers to a 10–4 record, winning the ACC Championship and setting up a game against West Virginia in the Orange Bowl. Although the Tigers lost the Orange Bowl in record fashion, 70–33, Boyd had a highly successful year. He finished the year completing 298-of-499 passes for 3,828 yards and 33 passing touchdowns. He also ran for 218 yards and five touchdowns. He was also mentioned as a possible 2012 Heisman Trophy candidate.

During his second year as a starter in the 2012 season, Boyd helped lead the Tigers to an 11–2 record, completing 287-of-427 passes for 3,896 yards, 36 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. On November 17, 2012 in a game against NC State, he broke the ACC record for most touchdowns in a game. Boyd threw five touchdown passes and ran for three more, collecting eight total touchdowns and racking up 529 all-purpose yards. After the season, he was named the ACC Player of the Year and AFCA 1st team All-American. In the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl game against the LSU Tigers, Boyd completed 36 of 50 pass attempts for 346 yards and two passing touchdowns as well as a rushing touchdown and was named the game's MVP.

As a senior in 2013, the Tigers went 11–2, with Boyd completing 283-of-413 passes for 3,851 yards, 34 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. On November 14, 2013 Boyd set the ACC career passing touchdowns record. In his final collegiate game against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2014 Orange Bowl, Boyd helped lead the Tigers to a 40–35 victory, completing 31-of-40 passes for 378 yards and five passing touchdowns. He also had 127 rushing yards and a touchdown. His performance set an Orange Bowl record for total yards in a game.

Boyd finished his career with school records for passing yards with 11,904 and passing touchdowns with 107. He is currently the all-time leader in both of those categories.

Professional career

Boyd was selected in the sixth round with the 213th overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. Boyd was released by the team on August 30, 2014.

Boyd played in the Fall Experimental Football League with the Boston Brawlers.

Boyd signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers on March 6, 2015, and was released by the team on August 18, 2015.

Boyd signed a contract on September 12, 2015 to join the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. He was released by the team on October 16, 2015.

Boyd signed a contract on November 7, 2015 with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL. He was released by the team on June 19, 2016.

Coaching career

On July 19, 2021, Boyd announced in an interview that he would return to Clemson as an assistant coach working with the offense.

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As head coach Jamey Chadwell remembers the 19-year-old footballer's for his "giving heart": 'He lit up the room,' she says.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 13, 2023
A medical examiner found that Liberty University football player Tajh Boyd died by suicide. Boyd, a 19-year-old freshman offensive lineman from Chesapeake, Virginia, died last week. The Western District Medical Examiner Office determined that Boyd took his own life as reported by CBS 6 News and 10 WAVY.

Tajh Boyd, a freshman football player at Liberty University, died suddenly just weeks before his 20th birthday

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 7, 2023
Tajh Boyd, a football player at Liberty University in Virginia, has died just weeks before his 20th birthday. 'We're sad to hear the death of Tajh Boyd, one of our student athletes,' head coach Jamey Chadwell and athletic director Ian McCaw declared in a department statement.' Boyd, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound freshman from Chesapeake, Virginia, was not identified with a cause of death. Our thoughts and prayers are with Tajh's family, his colleagues and acquaintances, our football coaching staff, as well as our entire athletics group and the greater Liberty University community.' During these difficult times, we mourne together as a family and will seek guidance, protection, and wisdom from the Lord.'
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