He received an invitation to the annual U.S. Army National Combine in January 2009, but initially could not afford the travel costs to San Antonio, Texas.

With help from special-education students and counselor, Dawn Seeger, Floyd baked brownies and sold them at school for weeks to raise the money.

[3] He chose Florida over eight other major Division I FBS college football programs, including Miami, Ohio State and USC.

Arriving in Gainesville as the highest-rated football recruit since wide receiver Percy Harvin in 2006, Floyd was one of seven true freshmen to make a start for the Florida Gators in 2010.

After three seasons for the Gators, Floyd totalled 115 tackles (26 of them for loss), 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one pass defended and blocked three field goals.

As a freshman in 2010, Floyd earned a starting spot and contributed with two tackles, including one for loss, in the Gators' win over Penn State in the 2011 Outback Bowl.

After Florida's loss in the 2013 Sugar Bowl, Floyd announced his decision to forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the NFL Draft.

[5] As of late January 2013, Floyd was projected to be a late-first round selection, and the fourth defensive tackle off the board, according to Sports Illustrated.

In 2014, Floyd finished the season with the most quarterback hurries among Vikings defensive tackles with 20, per Pro Football Focus, despite playing just 587 snaps.

[19] In November 2018, Floyd filed a $180 million medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. James Andrews for causing him debilitating muscle and nerve damage after performing an unpermitted knee surgery on him in September 2016.

[20][21] After Floyd retired from playing football, he returned to his hometown of Philadelphia and quickly realized his interest in coaching after accepting an offer to be the defensive coordinator for Benjamin Franklin High School in 2019.

Two years later, he accepted an offer from Dan Mullen to be a volunteer student assistant at Florida, Floyd's alma mater.