Norfolk State University Athletics

2021 (Sophomore)
Started all 11 games as NSU’s nickelback … Amassed 32 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one interception on the year … Also forced one fumble, had one fumble recovery and broke up four passes … Notched a season-high six tackles on two occasions, against both Wake Forest and Hampton … Recorded four tackles, 1.5 for loss, forced a fumble and broke up a pass at St. Francis … Intercepted a pass in the win at Howard … Had four tackles and one breakup in back-to-back games, against Morgan State and N.C. Central … Also recovered a fumble in the NCCU game.

2020 (COVID)
NSU did not play due to COVID-19.

At Liberty
Played in 11 games as a true freshman at Liberty … Made 23 tackles (11 solo), half for loss, with one fumble recovery and one forced fumble … Made four tackles against Hampton and New Mexico State and three against Rutgers … Forced a fumble against Hampton and recovered one against NMSU.

High School
Was a four-star recruit by ESPN.com and three-star recruit by 247 Sports … Was a two-time All-Tidewater selection … Also earned all-region and all-state honors his senior year at Ocean Lakes … Rated the No. 4 senior in Hampton Roads and one of the top 10 recruits in the state by Rivals (seventh) and 247 Sports (10^th) in the class of 2019 … As a junior, made 45 tackles with three interceptions and 18 pass breakups while attending Bishop Sullivan Catholic.

Personal
Tayvion Land was born on Oct. 30, 2000 … Son of Detron and Jessica Land … Goes by “Tank” … Majoring in engineering.

Land’s Career Highs
Tackles: 6 (2, last at Hampton, 10-2-21)
TFL: 1.5 (at St. Francis, 9-25-21)
INT: 1 (at Howard, 10-23-21)
PBU: 1 (4x, last at N.C. Central, 11-6-21)
FF: 1 (at St. Francis, 9-25-21)
FR: 1 (at N.C. Central, 11-6-21)