Player Dossier

2019-2023

South Carolina

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.

Usage Score

3.6

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

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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.

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

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

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

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. Florida: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Losses0.5 · n=2
All Games0.5 · n=2

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Florida

Result
Sat 9/23@ FloridaL 7-2211100
Sat 9/9@ MarylandL 20-3822000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    South Carolina

    2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Charlotte

    2020-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina012.52.7
2020 Regular SeasonCharlotte00
2021 Regular SeasonCharlotte321.163
2022 Regular SeasonCharlotte012.52.3-3
2023 Regular SeasonCharlotte111.33.61

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.

Quick Answers

Derek Boykins quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
40