Jarrett Boykin

Jarrett Boykin Jr. (born November 4, 1989) is a former American football and Canadian football wide receiver and current coach.

He played college football at Virginia Tech.

Boykin was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, and Buffalo Bills.

Boykin most recently spent parts of two seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Boykin was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

His father died when he was an infant.

He attended Butler High School in Matthews, North Carolina.

As a junior, he had 22 receptions in seven games for 476 yards and three touchdowns.

Additionally, he served on special teams as both the kickoff and punt returner.

In his final year at Butler, Boykin had 60 receptions for 1,252 yards and 17 touchdowns.

He also had 176 yards rushing and eight touchdowns, and continued his special teams roles.

He was named an all-state selection by the Associated Press.

Boykin was ranked as a three-star prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.

He was well recruited coming out of high school, receiving scholarship offers from Virginia Tech, Appalachian State, Illinois, and South Carolina.

His height was six foot two inches, and his weight was listed as 191 lb. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds and had a 3.25 GPA.

Boykin ultimately decided to play college football at Virginia Tech, where he made an immediate impact.

During the freshman testing, he accomplished a 35-inch vertical jump.

During his first spring practice, he caught a ball for 26 yards and blocked a punt.

He caught the first touchdown pass of his college career against Duke University on a throw by Sean Glennon.

It was the first touchdown of the season by a wide receiver.

At the end of the year, Boykin lead the team with 441 receiving yards and was second on the team with 30 receptions.

Going into his sophomore year with the Hokies, Boykin had three receptions against the Alabama Crimson Tide for 19 yards.

He had arguably his best game of the season against Duke when he had 144 yards on six catches.

During the game against rival Virginia Cavaliers, Boykin did not have a reception but did recover a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown.

He finished the season with 40 catches for 835 yards and an average of 20.9 yards per catch, with five receiving touchdowns.

Boykin started every game in his junior year and caught six passes for 102 and one touchdown in the season opener against Boise State.

He caught a season-best eight receptions 177 yards against Central Michigan and had eight more against Wake Forest for 63 yards and a touchdown.

He finished the season with 53 catches, 847 yards, and six touchdowns.

In the final season of his career as a Hokie, Boykin started off with two catches for 16 yards and a touchdown against Appalachian State.

The next game, he became Virginia Tech's all-time record holder in receptions, with four catches against East Carolina University.

He missed the game against Marshall due to injury, but returned to break the team record for receiving yards against Miami.

He went on to have a career-high 10 catches for 106 yards against the North Carolina Tar Heels.

He finished his last year starting all 13 games, becoming the career leader in receptions and receiving yards.

He had 61 receptions and 761 yards on the season.

Boykin was invited to the NFL Combine, but was projected to go undrafted.

It was said he had good size to be in the NFL, good balance and body control, and outstanding leaping ability.

However, he was also said to be slow off of blocks and had average suddenness to get out of coverage with inconsistent hands.

Boykin was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted rookie; but after spending a few days on the Jaguars' roster, he was cut in May 2012.

Boykin made the Packers roster as an undrafted free agent in 2012.