Signed by Green Bay on May 14, 2012, after participating in the Packers’ rookie orientation camp on a tryout basis…Signed by Jacksonville as a non-drafted free agent on May 4, but was waived on May 7...A four-year letterman for the Hokies, he finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in receptions (184) and receiving yards (2,884)…Played in 54 games with 45 starts and caught 18 TD passes…Posted 11 games with 100-plus receiving yards during his career…Started all 13 games he played in as a senior in 2011, catching a single-season school-record 61 passes for 761 yards (12.5 avg.) and five TDs…Became Tech’s all-time leader in receptions with a team-high four grabs for 48 yards (12.0 avg.) at East Carolina (Sept. 10)…Caught a team-best seven passes for 120 yards (17.1 avg.), including a 60-yard TD in the fourth quarter, vs. Miami (Oct. 8)…Broke the school’s career receiving yardage mark with a 12-yard grab late in the first half against the Hurricanes…Posted seven receptions for 149 yards (21.3 avg.) and a score at Wake Forest (Oct. 15)…Made a career-high 10 catches for 106 yards (10.6 avg.) vs. North Carolina (Nov. 17)…Broke Ernest Wilford’s single-season reception record with three grabs for 58 yards (19.3 avg.) in the ACC title game vs. Clemson (Dec. 3)…Started all 14 games as a junior in 2010 and led the Hokies with 53 catches for a career-best 847 yards (16.0 avg.) and a career-high six TDs…Hauled in three passes for 118 yards (39.3 avg.), including a career-long 69-yard TD catch, vs. East Carolina (Sept. 18)…Had a clutch 39-yard catch-and-run for the deciding TD during the final minutes of a 41-30 win at North Carolina State (Oct. 2)…Caught a season-high eight passes for 117 yards (14.7 avg.) vs. Central Michigan (Oct. 9)…Gained 85 yards on three receptions (28.3 avg.) at North Carolina (Nov. 13)…Caught five passes for 84 yards (16.8 avg.) in the Orange Bowl vs. Stanford (Jan. 3)…Played in all 13 games with 10 starts as a sophomore in ’09…Led the team with 40 catches for 835 yards (20.9 avg.), including a career-high four 100-yard receiving games…Had five receiving TDs and another TD on a fumble recovery…Posted 144 yards on six grabs (24.0 avg.) at Duke (Oct. 3)…Scored on a season-long 64-yard pass at Maryland (Nov. 14), finishing the contest with three catches for 118 yards (39.3 avg.)…Recorded a career-high 164 receiving yards and a TD on six catches (27.3 avg.) vs. North Carolina State (Nov. 21)…Hauled in four passes for 120 yards (30.0 avg.) in the Chick-fil-A Bowl win over Tennessee (Dec. 31)…Led the team in receiving yards (441) and was second in catches (30) as a true freshman in 2008 when he appeared in all 14 games with eight starts…Caught four passes for 89 yards (22.3 avg.) at Florida State (Oct. 25)…Posted his first career TD catch on a 19-yard scoring grab vs. Duke (Nov. 22), finishing the game with four catches for 67 yards (16.8 avg.)…Had a season-high six catches for 65 yards (10.8 avg.) and a TD vs. Virginia (Nov. 29)…Was a teammate of fellow Packers rookie Jaymes Brooks with the Hokies…Earned his degree in apparel, housing and resource management…Was a first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior at Butler High in Charlotte, N.C. …Caught 60 passes for 1,252 yards (20.9 avg.) and 17 TDs as a senior…Added 276 rushing yards and eight TDs on the ground…Posted 476 receiving yards as a junior…Also returned punts and kickoffs…Participated in the “Relay For Life” at Virginia Tech to benefit the American Cancer Society…Worked at the yogurt chain TCBY in Blacksburg for two years in college…Hobbies include drawing, fishing and playing basketball…Lists favorite athletes as Michael Jordan and Larry Fitzgerald and favorite recording artists as Wiz Khalifa, Wale and J. Cole…His father passed away when he was a baby…Cousin, DeAngelo Lloyd, played DE at the University of Tennessee and went to training camp with the Packers as a non-drafted free agent in 2001...Was a teammate of Dallas Cowboys S Eddie Whitley from Little League through college…Single, lives in Charlotte, N.C. …Given name Jarrett Boykin Jr.; born in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Signed by Green Bay on May 14, 2012, after participating in the Packers’ rookie orientation camp on a tryout basis…Signed by Jacksonville as a non-drafted free agent on May 4, but was waived on May 7...A four-year letterman for the Hokies, he finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in receptions (184) and receiving yards (2,884)…Played in 54 games with 45 starts and caught 18 TD passes…Posted 11 games with 100-plus receiving yards during his career…Started all 13 games he played in as a senior in 2011, catching a single-season school-record 61 passes for 761 yards (12.5 avg.) and five TDs…Became Tech’s all-time leader in receptions with a team-high four grabs for 48 yards (12.0 avg.) at East Carolina (Sept. 10)…Caught a team-best seven passes for 120 yards (17.1 avg.), including a 60-yard TD in the fourth quarter, vs. Miami (Oct. 8)…Broke the school’s career receiving yardage mark with a 12-yard grab late in the first half against the Hurricanes…Posted seven receptions for 149 yards (21.3 avg.) and a score at Wake Forest (Oct. 15)…Made a career-high 10 catches for 106 yards (10.6 avg.) vs. North Carolina (Nov. 17)…Broke Ernest Wilford’s single-season reception record with three grabs for 58 yards (19.3 avg.) in the ACC title game vs. Clemson (Dec. 3)…Started all 14 games as a junior in 2010 and led the Hokies with 53 catches for a career-best 847 yards (16.0 avg.) and a career-high six TDs…Hauled in three passes for 118 yards (39.3 avg.), including a career-long 69-yard TD catch, vs. East Carolina (Sept. 18)…Had a clutch 39-yard catch-and-run for the deciding TD during the final minutes of a 41-30 win at North Carolina State (Oct. 2)…Caught a season-high eight passes for 117 yards (14.7 avg.) vs. Central Michigan (Oct. 9)…Gained 85 yards on three receptions (28.3 avg.) at North Carolina (Nov. 13)…Caught five passes for 84 yards (16.8 avg.) in the Orange Bowl vs. Stanford (Jan. 3)…Played in all 13 games with 10 starts as a sophomore in ’09…Led the team with 40 catches for 835 yards (20.9 avg.), including a career-high four 100-yard receiving games…Had five receiving TDs and another TD on a fumble recovery…Posted 144 yards on six grabs (24.0 avg.) at Duke (Oct. 3)…Scored on a season-long 64-yard pass at Maryland (Nov. 14), finishing the contest with three catches for 118 yards (39.3 avg.)…Recorded a career-high 164 receiving yards and a TD on six catches (27.3 avg.) vs. North Carolina State (Nov. 21)…Hauled in four passes for 120 yards (30.0 avg.) in the Chick-fil-A Bowl win over Tennessee (Dec. 31)…Led the team in receiving yards (441) and was second in catches (30) as a true freshman in 2008 when he appeared in all 14 games with eight starts…Caught four passes for 89 yards (22.3 avg.) at Florida State (Oct. 25)…Posted his first career TD catch on a 19-yard scoring grab vs. Duke (Nov. 22), finishing the game with four catches for 67 yards (16.8 avg.)…Had a season-high six catches for 65 yards (10.8 avg.) and a TD vs. Virginia (Nov. 29)…Was a teammate of fellow Packers rookie Jaymes Brooks with the Hokies…Earned his degree in apparel, housing and resource management…Was a first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior at Butler High in Charlotte, N.C. …Caught 60 passes for 1,252 yards (20.9 avg.) and 17 TDs as a senior…Added 276 rushing yards and eight TDs on the ground…Posted 476 receiving yards as a junior…Also returned punts and kickoffs…Participated in the “Relay For Life” at Virginia Tech to benefit the American Cancer Society…Worked at the yogurt chain TCBY in Blacksburg for two years in college…Hobbies include drawing, fishing and playing basketball…Lists favorite athletes as Michael Jordan and Larry Fitzgerald and favorite recording artists as Wiz Khalifa, Wale and J. Cole…His father passed away when he was a baby…Cousin, DeAngelo Lloyd, played DE at the University of Tennessee and went to training camp with the Packers as a non-drafted free agent in 2001...Was a teammate of Dallas Cowboys S Eddie Whitley from Little League through college…Single, lives in Charlotte, N.C. …Given name Jarrett Boykin Jr.; born in Chattanooga, Tenn.
