Usage Score
3.6
Player Dossier
2019-2023Charlotte
Derek Boykins
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Concord, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derek Boykins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
11.3
Consistency
50
Season Value
17.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- South Carolina • Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Scouting Read
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Derek Boykins, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina. Derek Boykins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.
Derek Boykins played LB for South Carolina and Charlotte. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derek Boykins recorded 40 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Charlotte.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Carolina, Charlotte.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2023 Regular Season · Charlotte
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
11.3
Usage
3.6
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. Florida: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Losses0.5 · Games = 2
All Games0.5 · Games = 2
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Florida
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
South Carolina
2019
Opening stop
- 2
Charlotte
2020-2023
Final stop
Season Progression
20192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 12.5 | 2.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Charlotte | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Charlotte | 3 | 21.1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Charlotte | 0 | 12.5 | 2.3 | -3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Charlotte | 1 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida Atlantic
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.
#2
Florida International
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#3
Illinois
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.
#4
Florida
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#5
Georgia State
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 2.7 usage
38.4
#2
2022 Regular Season · Charlotte
38.3
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Charlotte
28.3
3 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8825
Archbishop Hoban · Akron, OH
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
40
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.