Boris Anyama

Position:
Linebacker
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 232
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Stafford, Texas
High School:
Stafford

2013 (Junior): Played in seven games, making four starts at linebacker. . . recorded 19 tackles (9 solo). . . started the first two games, making seven tackles in the season opener at Arkansas (8/31/13). . . left the Kansas State game (9/7/13) with a leg injury and missed the next four games. . . later the games against Troy (11/7/13) and at Georgia State (11/16/13). . . came back to start the season finale at South Alabama (12/7/13), making a career-high nine tackles (6 solo). . . started in the New Orleans Bowl against Tulane recording a stop. . . earned third letter.

2012 (Sophomore): Played in nine games on special teams and as a reserve linebacker. . . made 21 tackles (14 solo), five coming on special teams. . . missed four games during the middle of the season (FIU, Tulane, North Texas, Arkansas State) with a knee injury. . . made a career-high seven tackles (six solo) in win at Troy (9/8/12) and came back the next week to make five stops (three solo) at Oklahoma State (9/15/12). . . made three tackles in win over East Carolina in the New Orleans Bowl. . . earned second letter.

2011 (Freshman): Saw action in 11 games playing mostly on special teams, missing only the FIU contest (10/1). . . led the special teams with 16 (12 solo). . . made two or more tackles five times. . . made a career-best four solo stops with a forced fumble, all coming on special teams, in the New Orleans Bowl win over San Diego State. . . named to the 2011-12 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0.

2010 (Redshirt): Redshirted as a member of the receiving unit. . . named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

High School: Earned three letters in football and track and two letters in basketball. . . played quarterback, running back, linebacker and defensive back. . . earned 2009 First Team All-District 26-3A honors at running back and second team accolades at defensive back

Personal: Born Sept. 13, 1991 in Houston, Texas. . . son of Callistus and Augusta Anyama. . . is one of five children having three brothers (Best, Shelter & Easy) and one sister (Ivory). . . is a member of the Dean’s List at UL. . . biology major.