Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Johnathan Boring
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 306
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lexington, S.C.
- High School:
- Lexington HS
2016 (Senior): Sat out the season due to injury ... Redshirted
2015 (Junior): Started six games at right tackle and one game at left guard … Finished the season with 16 knockdown blocks and allowed just one sack in over 500 snaps … Recorded two great blocks and an 85 grade in 88 snaps in Troy’s triple-overtime game at Appalachian State … Season-high five knockdown blocks at Wisconsin with a 92 grade … Key part of an offensive line that blocked for 1,000-yard rusher Brandon Burks; just the eighth in Troy history … Troy’s offensive line ranked second in the league in fewest sacks allowed (not counting Georgia Southern, who attempted just 129 passes all season)
2014 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games on special teams and took snaps on the offensive line in five games … Finished the year with 27 snaps played, including a season-high seven against Duke and Georgia … Also played against UAB, Appalachian State and Georgia State
2013 (Freshman): Played in 11 games during his true freshman season … Played 48 total offensive snaps with 33 coming against Savannah State; recorded a knockdown block and graded out at 94 percent … Played six snaps against Mississippi State and nine snaps against Ole Miss … Saw time on special teams on the field goal and extra point units
High School: Earned all-state honors as a junior and senior ... Rated as the 161st best offensive lineman in the nation by 247Sports … Helped lead Lexington to an 11-1 record his junior year and a number eight ranking in the state by Max Preps… Played center, guard and tackle during his high school career … Selected to play in the 2012 Shrine Bowl (North Carolina vs. South Carolina) … Also competed in track & field, throwing the shot put and discus ... Played basketball for the Wildcats
Personal: Full name is Johnathan Michael Boring ... Son of Tanya and Mike Boring ... Born Sept. 19, 1994, in Auburn, Ala. ... Has one brother, Matthew, and two sisters, Kaylyn and Kara Beth ... Father and his uncle played football at Auburn ... Majoring in global business
