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Jersey Number 10
Kaylon Geiger Sr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- Paschal
Bio
2021 SEASON (SENIOR)
Shined in his lone season as Red Raider, quickly becoming Texas Tech’s second-leading receiver … caught 44 passes for 533 yard and a touchdown after earning the start at outside receiver in all 13 games … averaged 41.0 yards per game and 12.1 yards per catch … targeted 67 times on the season with 45 of those going for completions, a 67.2 percentage … known for his speed and quickness, which allowed for 12 carries for 98 yards on the ground … also returned four kicks for 95 yards, averaging 23.8 yard an attempt … caught at least two passes in all but one game on the year with the lone exemption being against Stephen F. Austin (9/11) … recorded seven catches of 20 yards or longer, five of at least 30 yards and two of 50-plus yards … inserted into 616 snaps offensively, which marked the most on the offense for a non-offensive lineman … utilized 51 times on special teams as well with 48 coming as a kickoff returner and the other three on punt coverage … CAREER NUMBERS: concluded his collegiate career with 184 receptions for 2,158 yards and nine touchdowns between his two seasons at Troy and his final year as a Red Raider … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: was 13th in the league for both receiving yards per game (43.6) and receptions per game (3.3) and then 15th in total receiving yards (533) … was tied for third in the league with three catches of at least 50 yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: combined for only four touches the first two weeks of the season with three catches for 11 yards and a carry for one yard in the win over Houston (9/4) … rebounded to record a pair of 100-yard performances in each of the next two games against Florida International (9/18) and at Texas (9/25) … finished with six catches for 121 yards in the win over FIU and then five grabs for 100 yards and a touchdown against Texas … marked the 10th and 11th time in his career to reach 100 yards in a game, which was among the active FBS leaders late in the season … touchdown against Texas came on a 75-yard strike down the left sideline from Henry Colombi, marking the longest reception of his career … caught at least five passes in each of the next two weeks as well at West Virginia (10/2) and against TCU (10/9) … finished with six receptions for 79 yards in the win over the Mountaineers, which included a crucial 42-yard haul on Texas Tech’s final drive in the fourth quarter that led to Jonathan Garibay’s game-winning field goal … proceeded to catch five passes for 85 yards the next week against TCU … had three catches for 37 yards, while also carrying twice for 15 yards in the win at Kansas (10/16) … broke loose for a 30-yard carry against Kansas State (10/23), the longest of his career … combined for nine catches and 91 yards the final four weeks of the season with his best performance coming in the regular-season finale at Baylor (11/27) … finished with two receptions for 44 yards against the Bears, while also rushing twice for 29 yards … also had two catches at Oklahoma (10/30) and against Oklahoma State (11/20), resulting in 22 and 11 yards each … caught three passes for 14 yards in between those two contests in the win over Iowa State (11/13) … wrapped his collegiate career with four catches for nine yards and then three carries for 18 yards in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in over Mississippi State (12/28) … his three carries in the victory marked a career high … AWARDS AND HONORS: honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches … preseason candidate for the Biletnikoff Award presented to the nation’s top receiver regardless of position.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Elected to play his final collegiate season at Texas Tech following two years at Sun Belt member Troy … was a two-time All-Sun Belt selection over Troy career, finishing with 1,625 receiving yards and eight touchdowns off 141 catches … saw action in 23 games over his two seasons with 19 starts … averaged 70.7 receiving yards per game and 11.5 yards per catch over his Troy career … recorded an impressive nine 100-yard games in only two seasons … carried eight times for 52 yards and a touchdown during that span … also a factor in the return game with 23 attempts as a kick returner for a 23.7 yards average … longest kick return over his career was 61 yards … inserted for punt return duty five times, averaging 5.2 yards an attempt … 2020 SEASON (SENIOR): started and played in all 11 games for the Trojans en route to earning All-Sun Belt second team accolades … led the team in almost every main receiving category – receptions, receiving yards, and yards per game … caught 64 passes for 752 yards and three touchdowns on the year, averaging 68.4 yards per game … carried four times for 16 yards as well … served as one of Troy’s primary kick returners, averaging a team-leading 24.7 yards per return with his longest attempt going 61 yards … closed the season ranked second in the Sun Belt for receptions per game (5.8), third in kick return average (24.7) and fifth for receiving yards per game, total receiving yards and all-purpose yards per game (102.3) … ranked 27th in the FBS for kick return average and 30th for receiving yards … began his season with two catches for 22 yards to go along with two carries for 19 yards at Middle Tennessee (9/19) … followed with six catches for 17 yards at BYU (9/26) before breaking the 100-yard mark in back-to-back contests against Texas State (10/10) and Eastern Kentucky (10/17) … hauled in seven passes in each of those next two games, finishing with 121 receiving yards and a touchdown versus Texas State and 100 yards through the air against Eastern Kentucky … approached the 100-yard mark again against Georgia State (10/24), posting five catches for 88 yards … followed with eight catches for a season-high 126 yards the next week at Arkansas State (10/31) … saw increased time as a kick returner starting against Georgia Southern (11/7) with four returns for 70 yards to go along with six catches for 49 yards … returned four kicks again the next week versus Middle Tennessee (11/21), finishing with 84 yards while also notching four receptions for 34 yards … found the end zone the next two weeks through the air with three catches for 41 yards and a touchdown at Appalachian State (11/28) and then seven grabs for 51 yards and a score at South Alabama (12/5) … hit the 100-yard mark again in the finale against Coastal Carolina (12/12), totaling a season-high nine catches for 103 yards … also returned two kicks for 94 yards in the game, which included a career-long 61 yard burst … 2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): quickly adapted to the FBS level, earning Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year accolades and All-Sun Belt first team honors in debut season at Troy … hauled in 77 passes for 873 yards and five touchdowns on the season, while adding four carries for 36 yards and another score … factor in the return game with nine kick returns at a 22.1 yards per attempt average … added four punt returns for 15 yards at a 3.8 yards per attempt average … was second in the Sun Belt for receptions, receiving yards per game and receiving yards (during the regular season) … his 77 receptions on the year ranked third all-time in Troy single-season history … finished just outside the top 10 on the school’s single-season receiving yards list … tied the school record after topping the 100-yard mark in five different games … that total ranked 13th nationally in the FBS … known for a key target on third downs with nine of his 11 catches resulting in a first down, including a pair of touchdowns … helped the Trojans set a school record with 11 total individual 100-yard receiving games … posted at least five receptions in nine games on the year and had at least three grabs in all 12 games … reached the 100-yard mark in three of his first four games as a Trojan, finishing with 104 yards on five catches versus Campbell (8/31), 118 yards on six grabs against Southern Miss (9/14) and 111 yards on eight catches versus Arkansas State (9/28) … first career touchdown as a Trojan came in the Southern Miss game on a 57-yard strike, the longest reception of his tenure … also found the end zone against Arkansas State … had seven catches for 55 yards during that stretch at Akron (9/21) … limited to four catches for only 22 yards and 29 yards at Missouri (10/5) and versus South Alabama (10/16) … performance against the Jaguars featured a career-high two receiving touchdowns … hauled in seven catches for 47 yards at Georgia State (10/26) before recording the best outing of his career the following week at Coastal Carolina (11/2) … set career highs with 12 catches for 145 yards against the Chanticleers while also finding the end zone once … followed with the final 100-yard performance of his career the next week against Georgia Southern (11/9) … on receiving end of seven catches for 100 yards in the win … closed the regular season with eight catches for 61 yards at Texas State (11/16), six receptions for 44 yards at Louisiana (11/23) and three grabs for 27 yards versus Appalachian State (11/29).
NAVARRO COLLEGE
Developed into one of the top junior college wide receivers in the country during his first two collegiate seasons at Navarro College … led the JUCO ranks with 70 catches a sophomore, while ranking second nationally with 954 receiving yards during the 2018 campaign … was sixth in the country after averaging 86.7 yards per game … also ranked 17th in all-purpose yards per game (123.1), 35th for yards per catch (13.6) and 37th for touchdown receptions (5) … averaged an impressive 29.4 yards over his 13 kickoff returns, which included a 99-yard touchdown scamper … tabbed a second team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference selection … finished his JUCO career with seven or more catches in eight games with six games of at least 100 receiving yards … closed tenure ranked third all-time in Navarro history with 100 career receptions and fifth with his 1,451 career receiving yards … led Navarro with 497 receiving yards as a freshman in 2017, while also ranking second with three touchdown grabs and third with 30 receptions.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Paschal High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex … was an honorable mention All-District 4-6A honoree following his junior season in 2015 … considered a three-star prospect coming out of high school by 247Sports … was also a member of the school’s basketball and track and field programs … helped set the school record in both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays during prep career.
PERSONAL
Kaylon Geiger Sr. … son of Tiffiny Johnson … has two brothers, Marqua and Montres … born in Fort Worth, Texas … had a son, Kaylon Geiger Jr., born in August 2021 ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.
Shined in his lone season as Red Raider, quickly becoming Texas Tech’s second-leading receiver … caught 44 passes for 533 yard and a touchdown after earning the start at outside receiver in all 13 games … averaged 41.0 yards per game and 12.1 yards per catch … targeted 67 times on the season with 45 of those going for completions, a 67.2 percentage … known for his speed and quickness, which allowed for 12 carries for 98 yards on the ground … also returned four kicks for 95 yards, averaging 23.8 yard an attempt … caught at least two passes in all but one game on the year with the lone exemption being against Stephen F. Austin (9/11) … recorded seven catches of 20 yards or longer, five of at least 30 yards and two of 50-plus yards … inserted into 616 snaps offensively, which marked the most on the offense for a non-offensive lineman … utilized 51 times on special teams as well with 48 coming as a kickoff returner and the other three on punt coverage … CAREER NUMBERS: concluded his collegiate career with 184 receptions for 2,158 yards and nine touchdowns between his two seasons at Troy and his final year as a Red Raider … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: was 13th in the league for both receiving yards per game (43.6) and receptions per game (3.3) and then 15th in total receiving yards (533) … was tied for third in the league with three catches of at least 50 yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: combined for only four touches the first two weeks of the season with three catches for 11 yards and a carry for one yard in the win over Houston (9/4) … rebounded to record a pair of 100-yard performances in each of the next two games against Florida International (9/18) and at Texas (9/25) … finished with six catches for 121 yards in the win over FIU and then five grabs for 100 yards and a touchdown against Texas … marked the 10th and 11th time in his career to reach 100 yards in a game, which was among the active FBS leaders late in the season … touchdown against Texas came on a 75-yard strike down the left sideline from Henry Colombi, marking the longest reception of his career … caught at least five passes in each of the next two weeks as well at West Virginia (10/2) and against TCU (10/9) … finished with six receptions for 79 yards in the win over the Mountaineers, which included a crucial 42-yard haul on Texas Tech’s final drive in the fourth quarter that led to Jonathan Garibay’s game-winning field goal … proceeded to catch five passes for 85 yards the next week against TCU … had three catches for 37 yards, while also carrying twice for 15 yards in the win at Kansas (10/16) … broke loose for a 30-yard carry against Kansas State (10/23), the longest of his career … combined for nine catches and 91 yards the final four weeks of the season with his best performance coming in the regular-season finale at Baylor (11/27) … finished with two receptions for 44 yards against the Bears, while also rushing twice for 29 yards … also had two catches at Oklahoma (10/30) and against Oklahoma State (11/20), resulting in 22 and 11 yards each … caught three passes for 14 yards in between those two contests in the win over Iowa State (11/13) … wrapped his collegiate career with four catches for nine yards and then three carries for 18 yards in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in over Mississippi State (12/28) … his three carries in the victory marked a career high … AWARDS AND HONORS: honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches … preseason candidate for the Biletnikoff Award presented to the nation’s top receiver regardless of position.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Elected to play his final collegiate season at Texas Tech following two years at Sun Belt member Troy … was a two-time All-Sun Belt selection over Troy career, finishing with 1,625 receiving yards and eight touchdowns off 141 catches … saw action in 23 games over his two seasons with 19 starts … averaged 70.7 receiving yards per game and 11.5 yards per catch over his Troy career … recorded an impressive nine 100-yard games in only two seasons … carried eight times for 52 yards and a touchdown during that span … also a factor in the return game with 23 attempts as a kick returner for a 23.7 yards average … longest kick return over his career was 61 yards … inserted for punt return duty five times, averaging 5.2 yards an attempt … 2020 SEASON (SENIOR): started and played in all 11 games for the Trojans en route to earning All-Sun Belt second team accolades … led the team in almost every main receiving category – receptions, receiving yards, and yards per game … caught 64 passes for 752 yards and three touchdowns on the year, averaging 68.4 yards per game … carried four times for 16 yards as well … served as one of Troy’s primary kick returners, averaging a team-leading 24.7 yards per return with his longest attempt going 61 yards … closed the season ranked second in the Sun Belt for receptions per game (5.8), third in kick return average (24.7) and fifth for receiving yards per game, total receiving yards and all-purpose yards per game (102.3) … ranked 27th in the FBS for kick return average and 30th for receiving yards … began his season with two catches for 22 yards to go along with two carries for 19 yards at Middle Tennessee (9/19) … followed with six catches for 17 yards at BYU (9/26) before breaking the 100-yard mark in back-to-back contests against Texas State (10/10) and Eastern Kentucky (10/17) … hauled in seven passes in each of those next two games, finishing with 121 receiving yards and a touchdown versus Texas State and 100 yards through the air against Eastern Kentucky … approached the 100-yard mark again against Georgia State (10/24), posting five catches for 88 yards … followed with eight catches for a season-high 126 yards the next week at Arkansas State (10/31) … saw increased time as a kick returner starting against Georgia Southern (11/7) with four returns for 70 yards to go along with six catches for 49 yards … returned four kicks again the next week versus Middle Tennessee (11/21), finishing with 84 yards while also notching four receptions for 34 yards … found the end zone the next two weeks through the air with three catches for 41 yards and a touchdown at Appalachian State (11/28) and then seven grabs for 51 yards and a score at South Alabama (12/5) … hit the 100-yard mark again in the finale against Coastal Carolina (12/12), totaling a season-high nine catches for 103 yards … also returned two kicks for 94 yards in the game, which included a career-long 61 yard burst … 2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): quickly adapted to the FBS level, earning Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year accolades and All-Sun Belt first team honors in debut season at Troy … hauled in 77 passes for 873 yards and five touchdowns on the season, while adding four carries for 36 yards and another score … factor in the return game with nine kick returns at a 22.1 yards per attempt average … added four punt returns for 15 yards at a 3.8 yards per attempt average … was second in the Sun Belt for receptions, receiving yards per game and receiving yards (during the regular season) … his 77 receptions on the year ranked third all-time in Troy single-season history … finished just outside the top 10 on the school’s single-season receiving yards list … tied the school record after topping the 100-yard mark in five different games … that total ranked 13th nationally in the FBS … known for a key target on third downs with nine of his 11 catches resulting in a first down, including a pair of touchdowns … helped the Trojans set a school record with 11 total individual 100-yard receiving games … posted at least five receptions in nine games on the year and had at least three grabs in all 12 games … reached the 100-yard mark in three of his first four games as a Trojan, finishing with 104 yards on five catches versus Campbell (8/31), 118 yards on six grabs against Southern Miss (9/14) and 111 yards on eight catches versus Arkansas State (9/28) … first career touchdown as a Trojan came in the Southern Miss game on a 57-yard strike, the longest reception of his tenure … also found the end zone against Arkansas State … had seven catches for 55 yards during that stretch at Akron (9/21) … limited to four catches for only 22 yards and 29 yards at Missouri (10/5) and versus South Alabama (10/16) … performance against the Jaguars featured a career-high two receiving touchdowns … hauled in seven catches for 47 yards at Georgia State (10/26) before recording the best outing of his career the following week at Coastal Carolina (11/2) … set career highs with 12 catches for 145 yards against the Chanticleers while also finding the end zone once … followed with the final 100-yard performance of his career the next week against Georgia Southern (11/9) … on receiving end of seven catches for 100 yards in the win … closed the regular season with eight catches for 61 yards at Texas State (11/16), six receptions for 44 yards at Louisiana (11/23) and three grabs for 27 yards versus Appalachian State (11/29).
NAVARRO COLLEGE
Developed into one of the top junior college wide receivers in the country during his first two collegiate seasons at Navarro College … led the JUCO ranks with 70 catches a sophomore, while ranking second nationally with 954 receiving yards during the 2018 campaign … was sixth in the country after averaging 86.7 yards per game … also ranked 17th in all-purpose yards per game (123.1), 35th for yards per catch (13.6) and 37th for touchdown receptions (5) … averaged an impressive 29.4 yards over his 13 kickoff returns, which included a 99-yard touchdown scamper … tabbed a second team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference selection … finished his JUCO career with seven or more catches in eight games with six games of at least 100 receiving yards … closed tenure ranked third all-time in Navarro history with 100 career receptions and fifth with his 1,451 career receiving yards … led Navarro with 497 receiving yards as a freshman in 2017, while also ranking second with three touchdown grabs and third with 30 receptions.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Paschal High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex … was an honorable mention All-District 4-6A honoree following his junior season in 2015 … considered a three-star prospect coming out of high school by 247Sports … was also a member of the school’s basketball and track and field programs … helped set the school record in both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays during prep career.
PERSONAL
Kaylon Geiger Sr. … son of Tiffiny Johnson … has two brothers, Marqua and Montres … born in Fort Worth, Texas … had a son, Kaylon Geiger Jr., born in August 2021 ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.
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