Whatever happened to these 30 forgotten college football superstars?

16. Tajh Boyd, quarterback, Clemson

Tajh Boyd was one of the polarizing quarterback prospects of the 2014  NFL Draft. In contrast, many lauded Boyd’s on-the-field play as one of the ACC’s and Clemson’s all-time winningest quarterbacks (Boyd won 32 games as the starter).

Still, others considered Boyd to be unrefined as a prospect in need of development. The argument was that Boyd did not have skills that skills could transfer to the NFL. Those factors ended with Boyd taken in the sixth round of the NFL draft.

It is fair to argue that Boyd did not get an opportunity in the NFL, but that does not diminish the fact that Tajh Boyd was the quarterback that began to raise the level of Clemson football. Boyd, a three-year starter, won ten or more games every year.

Before Boyd’s first year as a starter (2011), The Tigers had not won ten games since 1990. Boyd led the Tigers to two Orange Bowl, winning the game in 2013. Boyd led the Tigers to the 2011 ACC title and was a two-time first-team All-ACC selection.

Boyd was the ACC Offensive Player of the Year on his way to becoming a first-team  All-American in 2012. The Virginia native would finish his career as Clemson’s all-time leader in passing yards (11,904) and touchdowns (107).