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