Troy University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Kaylon Geiger
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- Paschal HS
- Prev School:
- Navarro College
2019 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
2019 All-Sun Belt First Team
2019 (Junior): Named the Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year and named to the All-Sun Belt First Team … Finished second in the league in receptions, yards (during regular season) and yards per game … His 77 receptions ranked as the third most in a season in Troy history while his 873 yards finished just shy of the top 10 … Tied the school record after topping the 100-yard mark in five different games; total ranked 13th nationally … Caught 12 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown at Coastal Carolina; the receptions total was fifth most in a game in Troy history … Fourth nationally (at least 95 targets) with receptions on 77.8 percent of his targets; 77 catches on 99 targets … Found the end zone twice on just four catches in Troy’s win over South Alabama … Caught seven or more passes on six different occasions … Topped the 100-yard mark against Campbell, Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern … Averaged 22.1 yards on nine kickoff returns and also returned four punts … Finished the year with four rushes for 36 yards; scored a rushing touchdown against Arkansas State … Averaged 93.6 all-purpose yards per game … Came up big on third downs with nine of his 11 catches resulting in a first down, including a pair of touchdowns … Help Troy set a school record with 11 total individual 100-yard receiving games
Navarro College: Led the JUCO ranks with 70 catches as a sophomore at Navarro College while ranking second nationally with 954 receiving yards and sixth with 86.7 yards per game … Finished 35th nationally averaging 13.6 yards per catch and 37th with five touchdown receptions … Ranked 17th nationally averaging 123.1 all-purpose yards per game … Averaged 29.4 yards on 13 kickoff returns, including a 99-yard return for a touchdown … Named second team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference … Finished his career with seven or more catches in eight career games and six games with 100-plus receiving yards … Ranks third in Navarro history with 100 career receptions and fifth with 1,451 career receiving yards … As a freshman, led Navarro with 497 receiving yards while ranking second with three touchdowns and third with 30 receptions
High School: Earned honorable mention all-district honors following his junior season at Paschal High School … Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports out of high school … Member of the school record 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams … Also played basketball
Personal: Full name is Kaylon Trevell Geiger … Son of Tiffiny Johnson … Has two brothers, Marqua and Montres … Born Nov. 1, 1997, in Fort Worth, Texas ... Majoring in social science
