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Boyce, Brandon
Jersey Number 55
Brandon Boyce
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas School
Bio
2016: Reserve defensive tackle ... in 13 games, has compiled 24 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 quarterback sack, one caused fumble and one QB pressure ... has played 327 career snaps ... has 2+ tackles in six games including a career-high five stops at Virginia in 2015 ... in the program’s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, led the team with a squat lift of 515 pounds.
2015: Played in all 13 games ... finished with 24 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 quarterback sack, one caused fumble and one QB pressure ... had 2+ tackles in six games including a season-high five stops at Virginia ... added 1.0 TFL and one caused fumble against the Cavaliers ... first collegiate sack came at Tulane ... one of five Duke freshmen to earn varsity letter, joining Ben Humphreys, Jeremy McDuffie, Marquies Price and T.J. Rahming ... on the field for 327 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Played for head coach Rocco Casullo during senior year at St. Thomas Aquinas ... played for head coach Roger Harriott for three years at University School ... ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 43 defensive tackle in the country and charted by ESPN.com at No. 61 among defensive tackle prospects ... two-time first team all-state selection (4A in 2013; 7A in 2014) ... a second team 3A all-state selection as a sophomore ... during final campaign, helped St. Thomas Aquinas to a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 7A state championship with a 31-0 victory against Osceola ... tallied nine tackles, including 4.5 TFL, and a fumble recovery in the title tilt ... squad finished the year with a 14-1 overall record ... team stood No. 12 in the final MaxPreps Xcellent25 national poll ... part of a defense that held opponents to 34 total points over the last 12 games (2.83 points per contest) ... during junior year, tallied 87 tackles with 22.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks and four caused fumbles ... selected to the FloridaHSFootball.com Class 4A All-State Elite Team following junior campaign ... in 2013, went 10-3 and claimed the 4A District 7 championship with a 4-0 mark ... as a sophomore, booked 68 tackles with 16.5 TFL ... added 5.0 sacks and three caused fumbles during sophomore campaign, when University School went 13-0 and claimed the FHSAA 3A state championship with a 24-17 victory against Madison County ... during freshman year, played in six games as the Suns finished 12-1 and advanced to the second round of the FHSAA 3A playoffs.
PERSONAL: Son of Rosemarie Marquez and Darnell Boyce … born March 1, 1997.
2015: Played in all 13 games ... finished with 24 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 quarterback sack, one caused fumble and one QB pressure ... had 2+ tackles in six games including a season-high five stops at Virginia ... added 1.0 TFL and one caused fumble against the Cavaliers ... first collegiate sack came at Tulane ... one of five Duke freshmen to earn varsity letter, joining Ben Humphreys, Jeremy McDuffie, Marquies Price and T.J. Rahming ... on the field for 327 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Played for head coach Rocco Casullo during senior year at St. Thomas Aquinas ... played for head coach Roger Harriott for three years at University School ... ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 43 defensive tackle in the country and charted by ESPN.com at No. 61 among defensive tackle prospects ... two-time first team all-state selection (4A in 2013; 7A in 2014) ... a second team 3A all-state selection as a sophomore ... during final campaign, helped St. Thomas Aquinas to a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 7A state championship with a 31-0 victory against Osceola ... tallied nine tackles, including 4.5 TFL, and a fumble recovery in the title tilt ... squad finished the year with a 14-1 overall record ... team stood No. 12 in the final MaxPreps Xcellent25 national poll ... part of a defense that held opponents to 34 total points over the last 12 games (2.83 points per contest) ... during junior year, tallied 87 tackles with 22.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks and four caused fumbles ... selected to the FloridaHSFootball.com Class 4A All-State Elite Team following junior campaign ... in 2013, went 10-3 and claimed the 4A District 7 championship with a 4-0 mark ... as a sophomore, booked 68 tackles with 16.5 TFL ... added 5.0 sacks and three caused fumbles during sophomore campaign, when University School went 13-0 and claimed the FHSAA 3A state championship with a 24-17 victory against Madison County ... during freshman year, played in six games as the Suns finished 12-1 and advanced to the second round of the FHSAA 3A playoffs.
PERSONAL: Son of Rosemarie Marquez and Darnell Boyce … born March 1, 1997.
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