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77 Tommy Boynton

  • Position OL
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 300
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • High School Mandarin

Biography

2017-18: Played in nine games, starting eight at left tackle … Was on the field for a total of 645 snaps (635 offensive, 10 special teams) … Played a season-high 89 snaps against Arkansas State.

2016-17: Redshirted … Member of the Eagle Honor Roll for fall 2016 and spring 2017... Named to 2016-17 Sun Belt Honor Roll.

2015-16: Started all 13 games for the Eagles at right tackle … Played 69 snaps in his first start at West Virginia … Played a season-high 86 snaps in the win at UL Monroe … Played 73 snaps against Texas State and 78 against Troy in back-to-back weeks … Played all 76 snaps in the GoDaddy Bowl win … Played 773 snaps on offense and eight on special teams for a total of 781 snaps on the season … Helped pave the way for the nation’s No. 1 rushing offense … Made the school’s honor roll in the spring … Named to the 2015-16 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA. 

2014-15: Played seven games … Helped create holes for the Eagle running game that ran for 564 yards against Savannah State and 613 yards against Georgia State … Member of the Eagle Honor Roll and the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for 2014-15.

HIGH SCHOOL: A first-team all-state offensive lineman who was an anchor for the Mustangs in 2013 … League coaches tabbed him for First-Team All-Gateway Conference accolades as both a junior and senior … Recognized by the Florida Times-Union on its All-First Coast First-Team offense two consecutive years … Voted Offensive MVP by Mustang coaches … Played all three positions on the line … Recorded 34 pancake blocks, allowing only one sack on the season … Selected to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 5 First Team … Earned Class 8A Elite Team Honorable Mention honors as a junior … A three-year letterwinner and starter who was voted most improved after his sophomore season … Selected all-state honorable mention as a junior … Named team captain as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born Thomas W. Boynton on September 13 in Jacksonville, FL … Son of Tom Boynton and Carla Collins-Torres … Youngest of three with two older sisters, Amy and Carrie.

MAJOR: Management

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Historical Player Information

  • 77

    2014Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 305 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2015Sophomore

    OL
    6'4" 300 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2017Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 300 lbs
    77