As a result of he performed in 21 video games in his first two years of school soccer, Brady Boyd took a deliberate redshirt season in 2023. Although principally out of sight to followers, the receiver from Southlake Carroll wasn’t out of thoughts to the Texas Tech soccer crew.
Boyd began the regular-season finale at Texas and the Pink Raiders’ Independence Bowl victory towards California, catching 5 passes within the two video games. Within the period of the four-game redshirt window, a man can play a bit of and never lose a 12 months of eligibility.
On Friday, the 6-foot-1, 195-pound junior confirmed up once more, catching 12-yard and 4-yard landing passes within the Pink Raiders’ first spring scrimmage. He caught the primary TD move as an outdoor receiver with the primary crew, Tech coach Joey McGuire mentioned, and the second as a slot receiver with the second crew.
Such is his versatility. He was even prepped because the Pink Raiders’ second-team quarterback final season when Behren Morton was deemed out for the Brigham Younger recreation.
“He might play all 4 positions,” McGuire mentioned of the receiver spots. “Put him inside and outdoors on both facet of the ball.”
The Tech receiving corps underwent a makeover within the offseason. Xavier White accomplished his eligibility, and exiting through the NCAA switch portal have been Jerand Bradley (Boston School), Myles Value (Indiana), Loic Fouonji (Vanderbilt) and J.J. Sparkman (North Texas).
In through the portal got here Josh Kelly from Washington State and Caleb Douglas from Florida.
Kelly, who spent 4 seasons at Fresno State and one at Washington State, posted five-year profession highs of 61 catches for 923 yards and eight touchdowns final season. In Friday’s scrimmage, after the protection restricted the offense to a subject aim within the first 4 collection Friday, McGuire mentioned, Kelly and the offense counterpunched.
“It obtained going as a result of we began getting the ball to Josh Kelly,” McGuire mentioned. “Man, he made some superb performs. And extra than simply catches. He made routine catches, however he made some actually nice strikes in area. He obtained us going, and so the offense actually obtained rolling.”
Each of Boyd’s landing receptions got here within the scrimmage-ending red-zone section. The offense gained that portion with three TDs, the opposite a 20-yard landing reception by Trey Jackson, the Pink Raiders’ true freshman tight finish from Dallas South Oak Cliff.
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