2011 (Junior)
Earned first-team All-MEAC and Boxtorow.Com HBCU All-America honors in his first season with the team … played in all 12 games and started in 11 (all except the Bethune-Cookman contest) … led the team with 68 receptions, the most by a Spartan in the Division I era … the 68 catches are also the second-most in school history behind James Roe’s 77 in 1994 … averaged 5.7 catches per game, third-most in the MEAC and 25th in the nation … his 750 yards were second-most in the conference … caught at least one pass in every game and had three games with at least 100 yards receiving … caught four passes for 30 yards and a score in his NSU debut against Virginia State … burst onto the scene with eight catches for 100 yards at West Virginia, which included a season-long 56-yard reception … grabbed nine balls for 101 yards and a touchdown at Charleston Southern … logged seven receptions covering 84 yards against S.C. State … caught a season-high 10 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown at Delaware State … made three receptions for 70 yards, including a 49-yard TD on a screen pass, in the victory over Hampton … caught six passes against both Bethune-Cookman and North Carolina A&T … made seven catches for 78 yards at Savannah State … suffered a dislocated finger in the MEAC title-clinching win at Morgan State … was held to one catch for negative-4 yards in that one … played despite the injury, but was limited to three catches for 25 yards in the playoff game at ODU.
At Virginia Tech (Freshman/Sophomore)
Spent three years at Virginia Tech (2008-10) ... played in 25 career games with the Hokies, starting three times ... made 11 catches for 105 yards with one touchdown grab during his tenure at Tech ... missed the first four games of 2010 due to a knee injury suffered in the preseason ... had two catches for 10 yards on the year ... played in 13 games and started three times as a redshirt freshman in 2009 ... had eight catches for 88 yards and one TD for the year ... started the opener against Alabama ... was also a starter on the kickoff return and punt return/block teams … caught an 8-yard touchdown pass in the Marshall game and finished with two catches for 13 yards … made a key 21-yard catch during the Hokies’ first touchdown drive against Nebraska ... caught two passes for 34 yards during the UNC game … as a true freshman in 2008, had one reception for seven yards against East Carolina ... saw action in the first three games of the year before injuring his knee and missing the rest of the season ... received a medical redshirt.
High School
Ranked the No. 29 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times…rated the No. 27 athlete in the country by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc.…ranked the No. 65 athlete in the country by rivals.com and the No. 24 player in the state of Virginia…ranked the No. 74 wide receiver in the country by SuperPrep…ranked the No. 15 player in the state by scout.com…totaled close to 1,600 yards of offense (1,200 yards passing and 370 yards rushing) his junior season, accounting for 12 touchdowns…helped Landstown to the Virginia AAA Group 6 state title in 2004…high school coach was Steve Canter, who was NSU quarterbacks coach from 2010-11.
Personal
Xavier Boyce was born on Aug. 17, 1990...son of Glenda Boyce and the late Glen Boyce Sr.…majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Boyce's Career Receiving Statistics
|
YEAR
|
GP
|
Rec
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TDs
|
Lg
|
Avg/G
|
|
2011 |
12 |
68 |
750 |
11.1 |
4 |
56 |
62.5 |
|
2010*
|
9
|
2
|
10
|
5.0
|
0
|
6
|
1.1
|
|
2009* |
13 |
8 |
88 |
11.0 |
1 |
21 |
6.8 |
|
2008*
|
3
|
1
|
7
|
7.0
|
0
|
7
|
2.3
|
|
Totals
|
37
|
79
|
855
|
10.8
|
5
|
56
|
23.1
|
Boyce’s Career Highs
Rec.: 10 (vs. Delaware State, 10-8-11)
Rec. Yards: 124 (vs. Delaware State, 10-8-11)
TD: 1 (5x, last vs. Hampton, 10-15-11)
Long Rec.: 56 (vs. West Virginia, 9-10-11)
* - Stats from Virginia Tech
