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University at Albany Great Danes

2026 Football Roster

17 Sam Boyer

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Williamsburg, Va.
  • Highschool Lafayette

Biography

Before UAlbany
  • Holy Cross
    • Spent four seasons with the Crusaders program from 2022 to 2025, contributing as a linebacker and key special teams performer
    • Member of three Patriot League Championship teams (2022, 2023, 2024)
    • Appeared in all 12 games as a senior in 2025, compiling 29 tackles and scoring a touchdown after returning a blocked punt in a 42-7 victory against Georgetown (Nov. 22)
    • Selected as the team's Special Teams MVP as a junior in 2024 after appearing in all 12 games and recording seven tackles
    • Played in eight games as a sophomore in 2023, logging four tackles (1.0 TFL) and a 14-yard kickoff return
    • Earned the team's Shield Award as a freshman in 2022, appearing in a win over Bucknell and recording a tackle for loss
    • Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll twice (2024, 2025) and inducted into the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
  • High School
    • Four-year varsity letter winner at Lafayette High School, starring as a linebacker and running back under coaches Andy Linn, Matt McLeod, and John Byron
    • Named Virginia Male Athlete of the Year (2022) and 3A Regional Defensive Player of the Year (2021) 
    • Earned First Team All-Tidewater defense and Second Team All-Region offense honors during his prep career 
    • Led Lafayette to the 2020 Class 3A Virginia State Championship, recording 100 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and six touchdowns over his career 
    • Multi-sport standout who earned team captain honors in football and lacrosse while also competing as a sprinter and thrower in track & field 
    • Captured the 2022 Class 3A Indoor Shot Put State Championship 
    • Member of the National Honor Society and Math Honor Society
 
Personal
  • From Williamsburg, Va. 
  • Son of Joe and Cathe Boyer 
  • Has two older brothers, Alex and Chase 
  • Volunteered as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters

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