Tajh Boyd
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Quarterback, Clemson, 2009–⁠13

Tajh Boyd

Number
No. 10
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Hampton, VA
Born
Sep 25, 1990, in Hampton, Virginia

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Tajh Boyd played quarterback at Clemson (2009–⁠13). The New York Jets took Boyd in round 6, No. 213 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,896
Passing yards, 2012 (Clemson, 11–⁠2)
Best game
428 yards
At Wake Forest, week 9, 2012: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 213
Round 6, 2014 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

455passing yards, career highat Syracuse, 20135touchdown passes, career highseven times; last vs. Ohio State, 2013127rushing yards, career highvs. Ohio State, 20133rushing touchdowns, career highvs. NC State, 2012

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 2011

All-America: AFCA 2012

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2010Clemson336352.43295.243
2011Clemson29849959.73,8287.73312
2012Clemson28742767.23,8969.13613
2013Clemson28341368.53,8519.33411
Career9011,40264.311,9048.510739

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Clemson23331.4110
2011Clemson1422181.5524
2012Clemson1865142.81027
2013Clemson1544002.61048
Career5051,1652.32648

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Clemson10QB
2010Clemson10QB
2011Clemson10QB
2012Clemson10QB
2013Clemson10QB6′1″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Clemson4810.2667th (n=144)0.22126.151%0.240.14

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Clemson 13 games, 3,851 passing yards, 34 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaW 38–⁠3518302703042
Sep 7vs.South Carolina StateW 52–⁠1314231690010
Sep 19atNC StateW 26–⁠1424372443038
Sep 28vs.Wake ForestW 56–⁠717243113069
Oct 5atSyracuseW 49–⁠14202745552−5
Oct 12vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠1430443341033
Oct 19vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠511737156128
Oct 26atMarylandW 40–⁠2728413041124
Nov 2atVirginiaW 59–⁠10242937731−25
Nov 14vs.Georgia TechW 55–⁠3120263404143
Nov 23vs.The CitadelW 52–⁠621282885020
Nov 30atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠3119272250216
Jan 3 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 40–⁠35314037852127
2012 Clemson 13 games, 3,896 passing yards, 36 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.AuburnW 26–⁠1924342081158
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 52–⁠2719232293012
Sep 15vs.FurmanW 41–⁠72029310205
Sep 22atFlorida StateL 37–⁠4920362373144
Sep 29atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠3128383673142
Oct 6vs.Georgia TechW 47–⁠3126413972263
Oct 20vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠1712211601127
Oct 25atWake ForestW 42–⁠1327384285027
Nov 3atDukeW 56–⁠2016233445372
Nov 10vs.MarylandW 45–⁠1018262613013
Nov 17vs.NC StateW 62–⁠48304442652103
Nov 24vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠2711241831226
Dec 31 ✦vs.LSUW 25–⁠2436503462022
2011 Clemson 14 games, 3,828 passing yards, 33 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.TroyW 43–⁠19203026431−3
Sep 10vs.WoffordW 35–⁠271829261309
Sep 17vs.AuburnW 38–⁠2430423864030
Sep 24vs.Florida StateW 35–⁠3022353443019
Oct 1atVirginia TechW 23–⁠313322041128
Oct 8vs.Boston CollegeW 36–⁠1416262831037
Oct 15atMarylandW 56–⁠4526382704137
Oct 22vs.North CarolinaW 59–⁠382746367508
Oct 29atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠31234029512−1
Nov 12vs.Wake ForestW 31–⁠2827433432227
Nov 19atNC StateL 13–⁠37213423802−10
Nov 26atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠3411298311−23
Dec 3vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠1020292403028
Jan 4 ✦vs.West VirginiaL 33–⁠7024462502232
2010 Clemson 7 games, 329 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.North TexasW 35–⁠1014700–
Sep 11vs.PresbyterianW 58–⁠2149872125
Oct 16vs.MarylandW 31–⁠71113007
Nov 6vs.NC StateW 14–⁠13–––––5
Nov 20atWake ForestW 30–⁠1048370113
Nov 27vs.South CarolinaL 7–⁠2910187300−18
Dec 31 ✦vs.South FloridaL 26–⁠311323112211

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 10–⁠20).

DrillCombine 2014
Height6′0⅝″
Weight222 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.84 s
10-yard split1.69 sW
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump8′10″
3-cone drill7.33 s
20-yard shuttle4.23 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).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2015CFLWinnipeg Blue Bombers *
2015CFLMontreal Alouettes

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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