J. T. Floyd

J. T. Floyd
Michigan Wolverines — No. 8
Cornerback Junior
Major: General studies
Date of birth: December 8, 1989 (1989-12-08) (age 22)
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Career history
High school: J. L. Mann High School
 College(s):
Bowl games
2012 Sugar Bowl
Career highlights and awards

James Thomas "J. T." Floyd III (born December 8, 1989) is a cornerback for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He was a 2011 honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection.

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High school

He was a first team All-State defensive back as a junior and first team All-state wide receiver as a senior.[1]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
J. T. Floyd
CB		 Greenville, South Carolina Mann (SC) 5 ft 11.75 in (182.25 cm) 179.5 lb (81.4 kg) 4.615 Jan 31,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 75 (S)   Rivals: 20 (SC)  ESPN: 75 (ATH), 29 (SC)
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

College

Made his career debut against Western Michigan on September 5, 2009 as a redshirt freshman for the 2009 Wolverines.[1][2] For the 2010 team his 66 tackles ranked sixth in the conference per game for the 2010 Big Ten Conference football season.[2] Floyd notched a key forced fumble in the opening game against Connecticut on September 4.[3] He made his first interception in the 28–24 September 11, 2010 rivalry game victory against Notre Dame.[2][4] He posted 7 solo tackles and six assists on October 2, 2010 against Indiana and then posted 10 solo tackles and 3 assists the following week in the Paul Bunyan Trophy game against Michigan State on October 9. Floyd accumulated no statistics in the final five games of the season.[2][5] He suffered ankle ligament damage on Tuesday November 2 during practice that required season-ending surgery.[6]

Floyd did not recover from his injury in time for spring practice and found himself battling for a starting position prior to his fourth-year junior season.[7] He switched from #12 to #8 (formerly worn by Jonas Mouton) prior to the 2011 season.[1] He made his second interception the against Notre Dame on September 10, 2011 in the first night game at Michigan Stadium.[8][9] He added another interception against Illinois on November 12.[10] The interception came when Michigan was protecting a 17–7 lead in the fourth quarter.[11] He was an honorable mention 2011 All-Big Ten Conference selection by both the coaches and the media for the 2011 Wolverines.[12][13]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "J.T. Floyd 8". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/floyd_jt00.html. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Team: Michigan: Year: 2011 Thru 11/26/11: Player: J.T. Floyd". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2011-11-26. http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/playerDetail.jsp?yr=2011&org=418&player=8. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  3. ^ Carty, Jim (2010-09-04). "At Michigan, a Day of Record Numbers". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/sports/ncaafootball/05michigan.html. Retrieved 2011-11-30. 
  4. ^ "Michigan 28 (2-0, 1-0 away); Notre Dame 24 (1-1, 1-1 home)". ESPN. 2010-09-11. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302540087. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  5. ^ "J.T. Floyd Game By Game Stats (2010)". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/381786/year/2010/jt-floyd. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  6. ^ Bigelow, Pete (2010-11-03). "Michigan cornerback J.T. Floyd lost for season with ankle injury". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/michigan-cornerback-jt-floyd-lost-for-season-with-ankle-injury/. Retrieved 2011-11-30. 
  7. ^ Meinke, Kyle (2011-08-15). "Michigan football player J.T. Floyd fighting to reclaim starting cornerback job after ankle injury". AnnArbor.com. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/michigan-i-think-theres-a/. Retrieved 2011-11-30. 
  8. ^ "Notre Dame 31 (0-2, 0-1 away); Michigan 35 (2-0, 2-0 home)". ESPN. 2011-09-10. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312530130. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  9. ^ "Michigan scores with 2 seconds left, stuns Irish". ESPN. 2011-09-10. http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312530130. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  10. ^ "(24) Michigan 31 (8-2, 4-2 Big Ten); Illinois 14 (6-4, 2-4 Big Ten)". ESPN. 2011-11-12. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313160356. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  11. ^ Knight, Jim (2011-11-12). "Game balls: They go to Fitzgerald Toussaint, J.T. Floyd and others". AnnArbor.com. http://annarbor.com/sports/um-football/game-balls-they-go-to-fitzgerald-toussaint-jt-floyd-other-others/. Retrieved 2011-11-30. 
  12. ^ "Molk Named Top Offensive Lineman to Headline Big Ten Awards". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-11-28. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112811aam.html. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  13. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2011 All-Big Ten Teams and Select Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2011-11-28. http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112811aad.html. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 

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