Adds depth at the defensive end position ... Young player with good physical frame and tools ... Looks to compete for playing time this season ... Named Tomorrow's Team Player of the Week by the coaching staff for the Florida (9/2) and the East Carolina (10/28) games ... 2006 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Prep: Four-year letterwinner for Coach Ken Sears at St. Paul's High School ... Finished with 35 tackles, 13 assists and eight sacks playing in just seven games due to effects from Hurricane Katrina ... Named all-district, all-metro and all-parish ... District 4-5A Most Valuable Player ... St. Tammany Parish Most Valuable Player ... Honorable Mention All-State by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... Named to the Times Picayune's "Best of Rest" ... Team finished 6-1 his senior season, winning the district title and making the playoffs for first time in five years ... As a junior, team was 6-4 ... Posted 50 tackles, 35 assists, 13 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 19 quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries ... Named all-district ... Also lettered four years in wrestling and is a three-time state champion ... A three-star rating by rivals.com ... A two-star rating by Scout.com ... All-Southeast Region by PrepStar ... Rated a 3 by The Forrest Davis Football Recruiting Annual ... Named to the rivals.com Louisiana Top 25 ... A member of the Louisiana Hot 30 by Scout.com ... No. 33 rated defensive end by rivals.com ... Personal: Son of Mike and Charlemaine Boyce ... Majoring in buisness administration with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and small business management ... Born Oct. 19, 1987.