Liberty Flames freshman offensive lineman Tajh Boyd, 19, died Saturday.

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Liberty Athletics has issued the following statement on Boyd’s death:

“It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the loss of one of our student-athletes, Tajh Boyd. Tajh joined our Liberty Football family as recently as January and his impact on the program will be felt for years to come.

When you come to the Mountain, you immediately become a part of the Liberty University family and something truly special. We thank God for bringing Tajh into our Liberty Athletics community and we will always remember him as a Flame. Tajh will be missed dearly.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Tajh’s family, his teammates and friends, our football coaching staff, as well as our entire athletics department and the greater Liberty University community. We grieve together as a family and will seek guidance, comfort and understanding from the Lord during these difficult times.”

Boyd signed with Liberty as part of the 2023 recruiting class and was on campus going through team practices during training camp this month. A 6’5″, 320 pound offensive lineman, Boyd is from Chesapeake, Virginia where he attended Oscar Smith High School.