Defensive backs Jah Jah Boyd, Paul Omodia and Justin Eaglin are off Colorado’s roster, the program confirmed Saturday prior to their game against Texas Tech.
The moves became official a full 12 days after head coach Deion Sanders said a few players had been removed from the team, on September 22.
At the time, Sanders said it was never a single incident that led to the dismissals. However, he addressed the team as a group after the Northwestern loss saying he had seen players laughing on the sideline in the the midst of their losing effort.
Sanders said he wouldn’t tolerate conduct that hurt the team. All three played in the secondary, and all three came to Colorado through the transfer portal this offseason.
Boyd, Omodia and Eaglin
Boyd, a third-year defensive back from Philadelphia, was the most visible of the three this season. He had 13 tackles in three games, including a team-high eight and a forced fumble against Weber State, a performance that earned him a spot on PFF’s national team of the week.
Boyd transferred from Indiana, where an injury kept him out as a freshman in 2024. He played in four games there last season, with eight tackles and a forced fumble. At Roman Catholic High School he was the Philadelphia Catholic League MVP as a senior, and he holds the school’s single-season record for receiving touchdowns.
Omodia, a fourth-year defensive back from Richmond, Texas, transferred from Lamar, where he started all 13 games last season, made the all-conference team and led the Southland Conference with 14 forced incompletions. He began his career at Illinois State.
Eaglin, a fifth-year defensive back from Fayetteville, North Carolina, came with one season of eligibility left and the most college experience of the three. He was a second-team All-Sun Belt cornerback at James Madison last season, with five interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) in 14 games and 11 starts.
Against Weber State, Eaglin had two tackles and Omodia had one.
What it leaves
The departures thin Colorado’s secondary, though its two most productive players remain: safeties Randon Fontenette and Naeten Mitchell are Colorado’s top two tacklers, with 30 and 28.
