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2025 Catamount Football Roster

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1 Patrick Boyd Jr.

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • High School Fort Lauderdale HS

Biography

2025 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games with six starts at running back … Led the Catamounts with 420 rushing yards on 90 carries, averaging 38.2 yards per game and 4.7 yards per carry … Added 34 catches for 322 yards for 9.5 yards per catch and 29.3 receiving yards per game … Scored three touchdowns, one rushing and two through the air out of the backfield … Rushed for a career-high 142 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown in the season-opener against Gardner-Webb (Aug. 30), adding three catches for 21 yards and a pair of kickoff returns for 31 yards for a career-best 194 all-purpose yards … Added double-digit rushes five times on the year … Recorded 84 all-purpose yards in the win at Wofford (Oct. 4), rushing for 40 yards with 44 receiving yards … Ran 11 times for 68 yards in the home win over Furman (Oct. 11) … Caught seven passes for a career-best 93 receiving yards against Mercer (Nov. 8), adding 17 rushing yards for 110 all-purpose yards.

2024 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in five games as a reserve in the offensive backfield, converting from wide receiver to running back … Finished the year with 201 yards on the ground, 37 receiving yards, and 20 yards on kick returns, finishing with 201 all-purpose yards …  Did not see action in the first six games of the year before making his season debut at Furman (Oct. 19), rushing three times for 41 yards … Rushed 11 times for 37 yards at ETSU (Nov. 9), adding three catches for 17 yards … Posted a career-high 59 yards rushing against VMI (Nov. 16), scoring his first collegiate touchdown … Added a kickoff return for 20 yards for a career-best 79 all-purpose yards against the Keydets … Rushed a career-high 16 times at Samford (Nov. 23), adding four catches in the road win over the Bulldogs … Rushed six times for 56 yards and caught three passes for 32 yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game … Scored on a 48-yard touchdown romp for the Purple Squad.

2023 (Freshman): Saw game action in four games, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut at home against Charleston Southern (Sept. 23), recording his first career reception for seven yards … Caught three passes for a combined 48 yards, adding two kick returns for 41 total yards … Averaged 16 yards per catch including a career-long 36 yards … Caught a career-best two passes for a career-high 41 yards in the home win over ETSU (Nov. 11) … Returned two kickoffs for 41 yards against Mercer (Oct. 28).

Prior to Western Carolina: Took snaps at wide receiver, running back, and quarterback as a prep, adding two scores on special teams … In 10 games, caught 33 passes for 475 yards and four touchdowns, while rushing for 559 yards on 68 carries with six scores on the ground … Also tossed a pair of TD passes … Played for head coach Richard Dunbar … Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.

Personal: Is the son of Laqueisa Bradley-Boyd and Patrick Boyd Sr.

Career Highs:
Rushes - 16, at Samford (11/23/24)
Rushing Yards -  142, GARDNER-WEBB (8/30/25)
Rushing TDs - 1, twice - MR: GARDNER-WEBB (8/30/25)
Receptions – 7, MERCER (11/8/25)
Receiving Yards – 93, MERCER (11/8/25)
Kick Returns – 2, twice - MR: GARDNER-WEBB (8/30/25)
Kickoff Return Yards – 41, vs. Mercer (10/28/23)
Long Kick Return – 24 yards, vs. Mercer (10/28/23)

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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2023Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 160 lbs
    88
  • 10

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 170 lbs
    10
  • 1

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 170 lbs
    1