MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A missing former University of Memphis football player was found after a car crash on Tuesday in Georgia, according to a spokesman with the city of West Memphis.
West Memphis police said they were searching for Jeremy Boyland Jr., 19. They said he was last seen around 11 p.m. Saturday, March 11, in the Cordova, Tenn., area.
“We know he’s been in an accident," Boyland's family members told the city of West Memphis. "We are not sure why and who in GA. All we know is there has been extensive damage to his car.”
At the time, West Memphis police said he was driving a 2005 Nissan Altima with tinted windows with Tennessee tag BDN-9051.
No further details were immediately made available.
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West Memphis, Arkansas, law enforcement said Tuesday they are searching for a missing former University of Memphis Tigers football player.
Investigators said 19-year-old Jeremy Boyland Jr. was last seen about 11 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2022, in the Cordova, Tennessee, area.
They said Boyland was driving a 2005 Nissan Altima with tinted windows with Tennessee license plate BDN-9051.
Boyland is 6’2” tall and 238 pounds, and was wearing dark grey shorts and a navy blue hoodie.
According to the Memphis Tigers Athletics website, Boyland was listed as freshmen linebacker from Bartlett High School in the 2021 roster. He entered the transfer portal in December and is not listed in the 2022 Spring roster.
Anyone with information on where Jeremy Boyland Jr. can be found is asked to call police.
The University of Memphis Athletics released the following statement: “Our thoughts are with Jeremy Boyland and his family during this time. He has not been part of our program since December. We hope for his safe return to his family.”
