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James Boyd

Penn State · Safety · 1998-2000

COV
76
TAK
77
RNG
64

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Boyd was a first-team all-conference pick in 2000.

Boyd was the No. 94 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 8th-highest safety rating at Penn State since 1990 and No. 34 among all safeties of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2000
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2001
    • No. 94 overall pick, NFL Draft

Penn State Teammates

  1. 93Larry Johnson2000-02RB
  2. 90Paul Posluszny2003-06LB
  3. 90Tamba Hali2002-05EDGE
  4. 83Michael Haynes1999-2002EDGE
  5. 80Alan Zemaitis2001-05S
  6. 80Jimmy Kennedy2001-02EDGE
  7. 74Bryant Johnson1999-2002WR
  8. 72Justin Kurpeikis1998-2000EDGE
  9. 70Bhawoh Jue1998-2000CB
  10. 70Bryan Scott1999-2002CB

Full Penn State all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Ed ReedMiami · 1998-2001S
  2. 95Sean TaylorMiami · 2001-03S
  3. 93Mike DossOhio State · 1999-2002S
  4. 91Roy WilliamsOklahoma · 1998-2001S
  5. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  6. 88Troy PolamaluUSC · 1999-2002S
  7. 86Antrel RolleMiami · 2001-04S
  8. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (James Boyd (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.