81 Jarrett Boykin
  • Position
  • Class
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Split End
  • Sophomore
  • 215 lbs.
  • Butler
  • Matthews, N.C.

Showed flashes of outstanding play while learning the ropes at split end last year as a true freshman … Has big hands and can make the difficult catch … Improved his route running … Got stronger during the off-season … Moved into the starting lineup midway through the season and contributed 21 catches over the Hokies’ last six games … His 14.7-yards per catch average was tops on the team … Accounted for the only two touchdown catches by the wide receivers.

2008: Turned in a 35-inch vertical jump during freshman testing … Led the team in receiving yards with 441 and was second in catches with 30 … Saw brief action in the opener against ECU … Caught his first collegiate pass – a 3-yard grab – in the Furman game … Played 26 snaps against Georgia Tech … Made his first start at UNC in a three-receiver set … Caught two passes for 33 yards … Turned in a pair of big catches for 58 yards during the win at Nebraska … Played 15 snaps in that game … Had two catches for 22 yards in the WKU game … Caught two passes for 19 yards at BC … Posted four catches for 89 yards in the FSU game with a long catch of 41 yards … Made three catches for 13 yards in the Maryland game … Had a 38-yard highlight-reel grab during the Miami game … Registered the first TD catch of the season by a wide receiver when he grabbed a 19-yard scoring toss from Sean Glennon against Duke … Finished the game with four catches for 67 yards … Added another touchdown catch in the Virginia game on a 3-yard toss from Tyrod Taylor … Had a season-best six catches for 65 yards … Caught one pass for a 6-yard gain versus BC in the ACC title game … Snared two balls for 28 yards against Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl … Was an Iron Hokie during the off-season … Posted a 36 1/2-inch vertical jump … Caught a pass for 5 yards in the first scrimmage of the spring … Hauled in a pass for a 26-yard gain during the Maroon-White game … Also blocked a punt.

High School: A first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press his senior year for Coach Mike Newsome … Rated the No. 81 wide receiver in the country by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. … Ranked the No. 114 wide receiver in the country by SuperPrep … Listed as the No. 26 player in the Tar Heel State by rivals.com … Ranked the No. 21 player in the state of North Carolina by scout.com … Rated the No. 31 prospect in North Carolina by SuperPrep … Averaged 20.9 yards per catch as a senior … Caught 60 balls for 1,252 yards and 17 scores his final year … Also rushed for 276 yards and eight scores … Had 476 yards receiving as a junior.

Personal: Jarrett Boykin … Born 11/4/89 in Chattanooga, TN … Son of Aretha and Harold Harrison … Enrolled in university studies.


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Receiving
SeasonGPGSAttYdsAvgLongTD
20081483044114.7412
200913104083520.9645
Career271870127618.2647