J._T._Floyd

J. T. Floyd

J. T. Floyd

American football player (born 1989)

James Thomas "J. T." Floyd III (born December 8, 1989) is a cornerback who played his redshirt senior season for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 2012. He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection for the 2011 and 2012 teams.

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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]

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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] Floyd finished among the conference leaders in passes defended/game (.77, t-5th).[14] Floyd started 12 games in 2012, recording 48 tackles and 5 pass break ups.[15] He was also a 2012 All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by both the coaches and the media for the 2012 Wolverines.[16][17]

Coach Brady Hoke has suspended J.T. Floyd for undisclosed reasons, and he will not travel with the team to the January 1, 2013 Outback Bowl.[18]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "J.T. Floyd 8". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Team: Michigan: Year: 2011 Thru 11/26/11: Player: J.T. Floyd". National Collegiate Athletic Association. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  3. [3]
    Carty, Jim (September 4, 2010). "At Michigan, a Day of Record Numbers". The New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Michigan 28 (2-0, 1-0 away); Notre Dame 24 (1-1, 1-1 home)". ESPN. September 11, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  5. [5]
    "J.T. Floyd Game By Game Stats (2010)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  6. [6]
    Bigelow, Pete (November 3, 2010). "Michigan cornerback J.T. Floyd lost for season with ankle injury". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  7. [7]
    Meinke, Kyle (August 15, 2011). "Michigan football player J.T. Floyd fighting to reclaim starting cornerback job after ankle injury". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  8. [8]
    "Notre Dame 31 (0-2, 0-1 away); Michigan 35 (2-0, 2-0 home)". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  9. [9]
    "Michigan scores with 2 seconds left, stuns Irish". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  10. [10]
    "(24) Michigan 31 (8-2, 4-2 Big Ten); Illinois 14 (6-4, 2-4 Big Ten)". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  11. [11]
    Knight, Jim (November 12, 2011). "Game balls: They go to Fitzgerald Toussaint, J.T. Floyd and others". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  12. [12]
    "Molk Named Top Offensive Lineman to Headline Big Ten Awards". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  13. [13]
    "Big Ten Announces 2011 All-Big Ten Teams and Select Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  14. [14]
    "2011 Big Ten Football: Leaders". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
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    "Michigan Statistics". Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  16. [16]
    "Lewan, Hagerup Win Top Position Awards at Big Ten Banquet". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 26, 2012. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  17. [17]
    "Big Ten Announces 2012 All-Big Ten Teams and Select Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. November 26, 2012. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  18. [18]
    "Michigan suspends 3 players for Outback Bowl". Sports Illustrated. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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