NIL OPPORTUNITIES
- Joined the Mocs in the summer of 2023
- Georgia Southern transfer with four years of eligibility
2024 (Sophomore)
- Played in eight games.
-Â Two tackles with a half sack at Tennessee.
- A.D. Honor Roll.
2023 (RS Freshman)
- Registered one game played seeing action in the win over The Citadel.
- Contributed on the scout team.
- A.D. Honor Roll.
2022 (Freshman - Georgia Southern)
- Redshirted...early enrollee in January 2022.
Prior to College
-Â Played for Coach Robin Bacon at Spring Valley High in Columbia, S.C.
- First team All-State selection as a senior by the South Carolina Football Coaches for the 5A group.
- Registered more than 60 tackles, including 11 for loss and eight sacks as a senior…selected for the South Carolina Shrine Bowl team…also chosen for the Touchstone Energy Cooperative’s North-South All-Star Game.
- Also played basketball and participated in track & field.
Personal
- Born October 7...full name is Kyode Asin Tayo...place of birth was Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Son of Cheveralyn Townsend...two siblings, Caryn Townsend and Cy Tayo.
- Majoring in Management.
