'09 MS DL Josh Boyd (Mississippi State Verbal)

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Philadelphia (MS) Philadelphia High School

Ht: 6-foot-4
Wt: 280 lbs
Class: 2009 (High School)

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Boyd is expected to be one of the top prospects from the state of Mississippi for the 2009 class.

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12/21

By S. Robertson. Alabama, Mississippi State, and Southern Miss have all offered.

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Scout.com: Boyd picks up offers from OM and Michigan

By Yancy Porter
Mississippi Scout
Posted Feb 19, 2008

One of the top defensive line prospects in the South resides in in a small town in Mississippi called Philadelphia.

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2/18

By Trieu...Arizona and UNC have offered, joining UConn, Minnesota, Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa.

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3/7

By A Wallace.

Michigan is Josh Boyd's lone Big Ten interest as he admits he's a big SEC fan. "I love the SEC," Boyd said. "I never really followed one school, but I like the SEC overall. They have hard-nosed players and good coaches. Also the players and coaches in the SEC seem to have a lot of integrity." Don't expect Boyd to be making a decision any time soon. Hw wants to take all his official trips.
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5/13

Holds nine offers and claims no favorites. Has taken unofficials to USM, Miss State, and Alabama. Wants to visit FSU, LSU, Michigan, Auburn, and Ole Miss this summer.

Lineman Boyd getting plenty of attention : Football Recruiting : GoVolsXtra.com

Josh Boyd plans to visit plenty of college campuses before he begins to narrow his list of schools.

The defensive lineman from Philadelphia (Miss.) High School has scholarship offers from Tennessee, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Florida State, Michigan and Southern Miss.

Boyd, 6-foot-3, 270 pounds, said this summer he plans to visit as many of the schools that have offered him as possible.

“I want to get to see the schools before I make a decision,” he said. “I want to see what everything has to offer me before I rush into a decision.”

Boyd hasn’t learned much yet about UT. He said he’s spoken to defensive ends coach Steve Caldwell, who offered Boyd a scholarship.

“He said they like the way I play,” he said. “They want me to come down and see more about the school.”

Right now Boyd knows he’s an important commodity. The Vols have placed a high priority on signing defensive linemen in their 2009 class.

“That’s a pretty big factor,” Boyd said, “if I were to choose to go there knowing they need defensive linemen. I might see a little early playing time.”

He said he hasn’t seen enough of the Vols to be familiar with their style of play.

Boyd has noticed their past success.

“I just think of it as a well-put-together program,” he said. “It’s a nice school and a good place to go.”

Boyd said he hears from many people in his community encouraging him to choose Ole Miss, Mississippi State or Southern Miss.

He said he hasn’t grown up cheering for any particular school and doesn’t expect the outside pressure to influence his decision.

“I wasn’t a fan of anything” he said. “It’ll just be me looking at the schools and picking the one that’s best for me.”

Boyd said he will begin visiting schools after he and his head coach, Teddy Dyess, create a schedule for his summer visits.

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6/3

From the FSU site. LSU and Troy are the latest to offer, and Josh says he liked the fact LSU offered them because they are such a powerhouse. He will not make his choice until late in the process.

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6/10

By S Robertson. Boyd said he had a good time at the Mississippi State camp this weekend, and hung out with verbals Cox and Russell. His mom wants him to stay close to home. He mentions Mississippi State and LSU, but says he is still looking at Tennessee, Auburn, Floirida State, Alabama and Michigan.

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7/1

Committed to Coach Croom.

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7/1

By S Robertson. Committed to Mississippi State. Boyd says he pretty much knew that was where he was going, but wanted to see a few other places first. Fletcher Cox and Tyler Russell, whom Josh is friends with, both were factors in him choosing the Bulldogs.