Budha Boyd

Appeared in nine games at cornerback, recording 11 tackles and three pass breakups ... posted season-high five tackles against Utah. Played in 10 games ... recorded 17 total tackles, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery ... had a 36 yard fumble return for a touchdown in the opening game of the season against San Diego. Redshirted. Under head coach Victor Galli at Pittsburg High School in the Bay Area, Boyd earned 46 tackles (33 solo) with two interceptions, eight pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble while adding 13 receptions for 209 yards and three touchdowns on the other side of the ball during his senior season ... postseason accolades include first-team All-Bay Valley for the second time in addition to All-Bay Area Newsgroup, first-team All-Bay Area by West Coast Preps and honorable mention All-Metro praise from the San Francisco Chronicle ... Pittsburg went 12-3 in 2022, capturing the Bay Valley League title and played in two championship games in the CIF-North Coast Section playoffs, beating Clayton Valley Charter 13-3 for its second straight Division 1 title and falling to De La Salle 30-23 in the Division Open/1 final ... Pirates went on to place second in the California state Division 1-A playoffs, losing to Liberty of Bakersfield 48-20 ... as a junior, Boyd made 22 tackles (14 solo), four pass breakups, one fumble recovery and four interceptions ... received offers from Southern Utah and Portland State before electing to continue his academic and athletic careers at Cal Poly.