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4 John Boyles

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 240
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Traverse City, Mich.
  • High School Episcopal (Va.)

Biography

CAREER: Played in 34 games with 19 starts at linebacker ... Recorded 91 career tackles with 10 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, along with two forced fumbles.

2024: Started all 12 games at linebacker ... Had 35 tackles with five tackles for loss and two sacks ... In the season opener at Gardner-Webb (8/29) had four tackles, including a sack ... At Western Carolina (10/5) had four tackles, with one tackle for loss ... Against ETSU (10/26) had four tackles and a tackle for loss ... In the win at Samford (11/2) had four tackles, two of which were for a loss, along with a sack ... At Furman (11/9) had three tackles ... Against The Citadel (11/16) forced a fumble ... At South Carolina (11/23) had a season-high six tackles ... Named to the SoCon Fall All-Academic Team ... Named CSC Academic All-District ... 2023: Missed the majority of the season due to injury ... Played in the win over Furman (11/18) with two tackles and a pass break-up that led to an interception ...  Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2022: Played in ten games with seven starts at linebacker ... Recorded 36 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and forced one fumble ... After two tackles in the opener at Chattanooga (9/3), led the team in tackles against Elon (0/10) with eight ... At Virginia Tech (9/17) had five tackles ... At Kennesaw State (9/24) recorded three tackles, including a tackle for a loss of eight yards ... Added three tackles against Mercer (10/1) ... At Samford (10/8) had three tackles, with a tackle for loss of seven yards ... Against The Citadel (10/15) had six tackles ... At Western Carolina (11/5) had four tackles ... Against VMI (11/12) lone tackle was a sack of Seth Morgan in the first quarter that resulted in a forced fumble that Wofford recovered ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team and Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ...  2021: Saw action in six games with 13 total tackles ... Had two tackles against Kennesaw State (9/18) ... At VMI (9/25) had two tackles and shared a sack in the second quarter ... At ETSU (10/2) had five tackles ... Added two tackles against Furman (10/9) ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team and the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2020-21: Played in all five games with five total tackles ... Recorded one tackle in the season opener against Mercer (2/20) ... Against VMI (3/27) had three tackles, including a tackle for loss ... Added a tackle against The Citadel (4/3) ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ..

HIGH SCHOOL: .Played two seasons at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia for coach Mark Moroz ... During his senior season played five games at linebacker with 25 tackles and played six games at wide receiver with 18 receptions for 241 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Named first team All-IAC and voted team MVP, along with second team VISAA All-State honors ... Played in five games at linebacker as a junior with 34 tackles and ten tackles for loss, earning All-IAC honors ... As a freshman and sophomore, he played at Elk Rapids High School ... Earned All-Conference honors at punter as a freshman  ...  Also lettered four seasons in basketball along with two letters in lacrosse ...

PERSONAL: Son of Peter and Anne Boyles ... A finance major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 57

    2020Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'3" 230 lbs
    57
  • 4

    2021Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'3" 235 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022Junior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 230 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Senior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 235 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2024Fifth Year

    Linebacker
    6'3" 240 lbs
    4