Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
William Lloyd
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rosedale, Miss.
- High School:
- West Bolivar HS
- Prev School:
- East Mississippi CC
**2015 All-Sun Belt Newcomer Team**
2015 (Junior): Named to the Sun Belt All-Newcomer Team after finishing second on the team with 73 tackles and nine tackles for loss … Third on the team with 3.5 sacks to go along with a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble … Started all 12 games at the Will linebacker … Opened the season with 15 tackles at NC State, the most tackles in a debut by a Trojan in school history and the seventh most overall in a game in Troy history … Recorded at least two tackles in all 12 games and had five or more stops in seven games … Led Troy with nine tackles and two tackles for loss against Idaho … Had two tackles for loss, including a sack and a forced fumble in Troy’s victory over ULM … Recorded a tackle for loss in seven different games … Key piece in Troy’s passing defense that ranked 29th nationally and third in the Sun Belt with just 199.1 passing yards allowed per game … Helped lead a Troy defense that was fifth-most improved unit in the country in yards per play allowed (-1.13), third-most improved in opponent 3rd down percentage (-14.62) and sixth-most improved in tackles for loss (2.59)
East Mississippi CC: Helped lead East Mississippi CC to back-to-back NJCAA National Championships in 2013 and 2014; the Lions were a perfect 24-0 during his career … Recorded 72 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, five sacks, an interception, nine pass break ups and recovered three fumbles as a sophomore … East Mississippi held opponents to 7.6 points, 181.3 yards of total offense and 44.8 rushing yards during his sophomore campaign … As a freshman, recorded 27 tackles and three tackles for loss … The Lions held opponents to just 9.8 points, 142.1 yards of total offense and 59.2 rushing yards his freshman season
High School: Named the Mississippi 2A Player of the Year following his junior season; helped lead the Eagles to a 15-1 record and the Mississippi state championship … Finished the year with 140 tackles and 636 rushing yards … Earned first team all-state honors as a junior and senior at West Bolivar High School … As a senior, helped lead the Eagles to an 11-3 record as he finished with 139 tackles; was a two-way star as he rushed for 821 yards and eight touchdowns and had 245 yards and three touchdowns as a receiver … Finished his sophomore season with 133 tackles … Three-time all-district selection
Personal: Full name is William Ju’Fon Lloyd … Son of Debbie Tucker and Willie Lloyd, Sr. … Has a brother, Willie Lloyd, Jr., and two sisters, Na’Tashia Lewis and Monique Lewis … Born Oct. 24, 1994, in Bessemer, Ala. … Majoring in marketing
