Toure Boyd

Former junior college transfer who redshirted in his first season with the Garnet & Black in 2015… looks to compete for playing time in the Gamecock secondary… has two years of eligibility remaining.

2015: Saw action in one game, playing briefly against UCF… hampered by an ankle injury throughout the season… petitioned for a medical redshirt.

2014: Junior college transfer who played safety at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. for one year under head coach Rob Hadaway… recorded 80 tackles, two interceptions and broke up 10 passes… also blocked four kicks for the Panthers, who finished 6-5… garnered all-conference honors… considered a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and ESPN… rated a four-star prospect, the fifth-best JUCO player in California, the third-best JUCO safety in the country and the 21st-best junior college player overall, according to 247Sports… selected South Carolina over Arizona, Southern Miss, Utah and Washington State.

2013: Enrolled at College of the Desert (Palm Desert, Calif.) in the spring and played football in the fall for the Roadrunners.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) High School in 2012… helped the Cougars to an 11-2 record under head coach Nick Balz in 2011… originally planned to attend Boise State.

PERSONAL: Toure James Boyd was born February 21, 1994… is majoring in sociology… grew up in Birmingham, Ala. before moving to California as a teenager.