Defensive line, Mississippi State, to 2012
Josh Boyd
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 300 lb
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, MS
- Born
- Aug 3, 1989, in Philadelphia, Mississippi
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Josh Boyd played defensive line at Mississippi State (to 2012). The Green Bay Packers took Boyd in round 5, No. 167 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
The teams
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 8 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2012 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 7 |
| On file | 45 | 80 | 125 | 18 | 8.5 | 10 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mississippi State | 97 | DL | ||
| 2010 | Mississippi State | 97 | DL | ||
| 2011 | Mississippi State | 97 | DL | ||
| 2012 | Mississippi State | 97 | DL | 6′3″ | 300 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 28–13).
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ |
| Weight | 310 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.14 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 sW |
| Vertical jump | 26½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′8″ |
| Bench press | 32 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.16 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.64 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AAF | Birmingham Iron * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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