Player Dossier

2015-2018

Texas

Kris Boyd

DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Gilmer, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kris Boyd shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

68%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

68

Solid production for a defensive back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

60

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Texas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Texas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Player Story

Kris Boyd built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Gilmer, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Kris Boyd's career was his defensive production: 172...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9571

Gilmer · Gilmer, TX

Committed To
Texas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 3
Overall
No. 217
NFL Team
Minnesota Vikings

Kris Boyd, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Texas. Kris Boyd shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
172
TFL
6.5
Sacks
1
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
36

Quick Answers

Kris Boyd quick answers

Latest team and position
Texas · DB
Career Tackles
172
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Texas
Top game
Maryland
Recruit profile
4-star · Gilmer · Texas
High school pipeline
Gettysburg Area · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 7 · Pick 3 · Minnesota Vikings
Latest roster
No. 2 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
67 tackles · DB 61st (top 8%) · Big 12 29th (top 7%) · National 331st (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonTexas50-0--050
2016 Regular SeasonTexas11481.50-5032.1
2017 PostseasonTexas133-0-1044.3
2017 Regular SeasonTexas13540.50-14044.3
2018 PostseasonTexas14410--060.3
2018 Regular SeasonTexas14633.51116060.3

Related Context

Kris Boyd played DB for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kris Boyd recorded 172 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Texas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Texas paired 23.5 primary output with 36.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 36.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Postseason · Texas

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

36.7

Usage

6.3

Consistency

51.8

Best Game by takeover score

Maryland

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Maryland: 4. Tulsa: 1. USC: 2. TCU: 3. Kansas State: 1. Oklahoma: 2. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma State: 1.5. West Virginia: 3. Texas Tech: 0. Iowa State: 3. Kansas: 1. Oklahoma: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 4 by 26.7. Maryland: 5 by 60.8. Tulsa: 6 by 35. USC: 5 by 40.8. TCU: 3 by 42.5. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma: 2 by 28.3. Baylor: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma State: 4 by 31.7. West Virginia: 6 by 55. Texas Tech: 8 by 33.3. Iowa State: 5 by 50.8. Kansas: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.4 · Games = 10 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses2.4 · Games = 4 · +1.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Maryland

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Maryland

Result
Wed 1/2@ GeorgiaW 28-2143100
Sat 12/1@ OklahomaL 27-3962001
Fri 11/23@ KansasW 24-1743001
Sun 11/18vs Iowa StateSplash gameW 24-1054101
Sun 11/11@ Texas TechW 41-3486000
Sat 11/3vs West VirginiaSplash gameL 41-4266003
Sun 10/28@ Oklahoma StateL 35-38420.5001
Sat 10/13vs BaylorW 23-1754000
Sat 10/6@ OklahomaSplash gameW 48-4522101
Sat 9/29@ Kansas StateW 19-1444001
Sat 9/22vs TCUSplash gameW 31-1632003
Sun 9/16vs USCSplash gameW 37-14550011
Sun 9/9vs TulsaW 28-2165001
Sat 9/1@ MarylandSplash gameL 29-3452112

Player Story

Kris Boyd story

Kris Boyd built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Gilmer, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Kris Boyd's career was his defensive production: 172 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 399 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kris Boyd's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Texas

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonTexas00
2016 Regular SeasonTexas7.5253.87.5
2017 PostseasonTexas17.530.64.110
2017 Regular SeasonTexas17.530.64.10
2018 PostseasonTexas23.536.76.36
2018 Regular SeasonTexas23.536.76.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Maryland

Week 1 · L 29-34

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Texas Tech

Week 13 · L 23-27 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

81.1 takeover

Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.

#3

vs Iowa State

Week 12 · W 24-10 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Iowa State

Week 5 · W 17-7 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

67.2 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.

#5

vs West Virginia

Week 10 · L 41-42 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

56.9 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Texas

23.5 primary output · 36.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage

60.3

#2

2018 Regular Season · Texas

60.3

23.5 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Texas

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

11

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games