Miles Boykin
Miles Boykin (born October 12, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.
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No. 80 – Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Tinley Park, Illinois | October 12, 1996||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Providence Catholic (New Lenox, Illinois) | ||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Early years
Boykin grew up in Tinley Park, Illinois where he grew up playing little league football for the Tinley Park Bulldogs organization. Boykin attended Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Illinois. He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[1][2]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Notre Dame in 2015, Boykin played in 12 games in 2016 and had six receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2017, he had 12 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns. He was named the MVP of the 2018 Citrus Bowl after recording three receptions for 102 yards and the game-winning touchdown.[3][4] As a junior in 2018, Boykin had 59 receptions for 872 yards and eight touchdowns. After the season, he entered the 2019 NFL Draft.[5][6]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3 3⁄4 in (1.92 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
33 1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9 7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.42 s | 4.07 s | 6.77 s | 43.5 in (1.10 m) |
11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
12 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[7] |
Boykin was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[8] He scored a receiving touchdown in his NFL debut in the Ravens' 2019 season opener against the Miami Dolphins.[9] He recorded a career-high three receptions and his second touchdown in Week 4 against the Cleveland Browns.[10] He recorded a career-high 55 yards including a 50-yard catch in Week 7 against the Seattle Seahawks.[11] He recorded his third touchdown against the New York Jets in Week 15.[12]
References
- James, Tyler (July 3, 2014). "WR Miles Boykin makes three commitments in as many days for Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune.
- Long, Beth (August 6, 2014). "Providence's Miles Boykin commits to Notre Dame". Chicago Sun-Times.
- Reedy, Joe; Press, Associated (January 2, 2018). "Notre Dame WR Miles Boykin comes up big in Citrus Bowl win over LSU". Houston Chronicle.
- Pope, LaMond (April 19, 2018). "Notre Dame's Miles Boykin wants to be known for more than one catch". chicagotribune.com.
- Pope, LaMond (January 6, 2019). "Notre Dame wide receiver Miles Boykin declares for the NFL draft". chicagotribune.com.
- Berardino, Mike. "Notre Dame football receiver Miles Boykin to enter NFL Draft". Indianapolis Star.
- "Miles Boykin Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- Downing, Garrett (April 26, 2019). "Third Round (93): Ravens Trade Up to Take Notre Dame WR Miles Boykin". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- "Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins - September 8th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- Scott, J.P. (September 30, 2019). "Irish in the NFL: Miles Boykin scores again". Slap the Sign. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- Alexander, Mookie (October 20, 2019). "Sloppy Seahawks lose another home game, Ravens win 30-16". Field Gulls. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- Stevens, Miles (December 13, 2019). "4 studs, 2 duds from Ravens' win over Jets in Week 15". Ravens Wire. Retrieved December 22, 2019.