B.J. Nard

Height:
6-2
Weight:
186
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bakersfield, CA
High School:
Frontier HS

After a redshirt year and missing first two seasons due to injury, played in all 11 games as a sophomore in 2015, his fourth year with the Mustangs, and started all 12 games as a junior in 2016 ... granted a medical redshirt and will be a sixth-year senior this fall ... begins fall camp No. 1 on the preseason depth chart at boundary safety.

2016 -- Earned fourth career interception in win at Portland State ... fourth on the team with 59 tackles (43 solo), matching his career high with nine stops in playoff game against San Diego, en route to third-team All-Big Sky Conference honors ... also earned team's most valuable defensive back award ... eight more tackles against both North Dakota and Weber State ... 3.5 tackles for lost yardage, including a sack in season opener at Nevada ... among the leaders in the Big Sky with four forced fumbles and recovered a fumble against Montana ... single pass breakups against Eastern Washington and Northern Colorado ... made one tackle in 2017 Spring Game.

2015 -- Intercepted three passes in first game at Cal Poly following a three-year wait, leading Mustangs to season-opening victory at Montana ... those were his only three interceptions of the year ... notched 62 total tackles (36 solo) ... combined on a tackle for lost yardage against Arizona State ... season-high nine tackles against Northern Iowa and eight more against Arizona State ... earned pass breakups against Montana and UC Davis ... notched pair of tackles in 2016 Spring Game.

2014 -- Missed entire sophomore season due to knee injury suffered in August 2013 ... played in 2015 Spring Game, collecting a pair of tackles.

2013 -- Missed entire redshirt freshman season after injuring a knee in 2013 Fall Camp ... did not play in 2014 Spring Game as he continued his rehabilitation.

2012 -- Redshirt ... recorded five tackles in 2013 Spring Game.

High School -- Under head coach Rich Cornford at Frontier High School in Bakersfield, Nard earned All-Area honors twice and All-Southwest Yosemite League accolades three times, including Co-Most Valuable Defensive Player as a senior ... also recruited by Army, was a versatile player in his senior season, rushing for 302 yards and three touchdowns in three late-season games, including runs of 72 and 76 yards, catching 38 passes for 580 yards and three scores, notching 59 total tackles (45 solo) as a defensive back (including 17 against Stockdale), intercepting four passes (two in playoff game against Hoover) and averaging 53.3 yards on four kickoff returns (including a 95-yard return for a touchdown against Bakersfield) ... Frontier was 5-6 overall but reached the second round of the CIF-Central Section Division II playoffs ... played in the Bakersfield Arene Bowl All-Star Game and ran 11 yards for a touchdown ... as a junior, caught 50 passes for 736 yards and eight touchdowns and earned 83 total tackles (65 solo), including 14 in a playoff game against Lemoore, en route to first-team All-SWYL honors as a wide receiver ... in his sophomore season, caught 25 passes for 401 yards and a pair of touchdowns and recorded 52 total tackles (32 solo) and two interceptions (both against Stockdale), earning first-team All-SWYL accolades as a defensive back ... Frontier was 11-2 overall in 2009, reaching the semifinals of the CIF-Central Section Division II playoffs ... also lettered in track and field, competing in the sprints and high jump, as well as in basketball, averaging 8.8 points and 3.6 rebounds as a sophomore ... member of the Good Guys Club and BEST.

Personal -- Son of Benny and Earlene Nard ... two brothers, Deonta and Steve, and five sisters, Vera, Raychel, Bianca, Nya and Tryphena ... enjoys dancing, working out, family time, drawing and hanging out with friends as hobbies ... member of Associated Students Inc. and Black Student Union ... nickname is Future, one of his favorite rap artists ... first name, BJ, is not an acronym; it is his two-letter first name that doesn't stand for anything ... born February 5, 1994, in Michigan ... experience industry management major with a concentration in sports management.