Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Indiana
Devan Boykin
DB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Greensboro, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Devan Boykin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- NC State • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
Devan Boykin built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Greensboro, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with Indiana and NC State. The clearest part of Devan Boykin's career was his...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Devan Boykin, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Indiana. Devan Boykin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 177
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 12
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Devan Boykin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · DB
- Career Tackles
- 177
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Indiana
- Top game
- Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ragsdale · NC State
- High school pipeline
- Ragsdale · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 87th (top 9%) · Big Ten 59th (top 8%) · National 403rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 9 | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 17.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 17.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | Indiana | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Indiana | 16 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 59.2 |
Related Context
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Devan Boykin played DB for NC State and Indiana. Across 6 tracked seasons, Devan Boykin recorded 177 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Indiana paired 18 primary output with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across NC State, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Indiana
Games
16
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
26.9
Usage
7.2
Consistency
50.5
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Oregon: 0. Alabama: 4. Old Dominion: 2. Kennesaw State: 1. Indiana State: 1. Illinois: 1. Iowa: 0. Oregon: 0. Michigan State: 0. UCLA: 4. Maryland: 1. Penn State: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Purdue: 1. Ohio State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 4 by 16.7. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 7 by 69.2. Old Dominion: 1 by 24.2. Kennesaw State: 4 by 26.7. Indiana State: 3 by 22.5. Illinois: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 4 by 16.7. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 7 by 69.2. Maryland: 4 by 26.7. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 2 by 18.3. Purdue: 7 by 39.2. Ohio State: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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First Half1.1 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · Games = 8 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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16 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/20 | vs Miami | W 27-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 1/10 | vs Oregon | W 56-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 1/1 | vs AlabamaSplash game | W 38-3 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | W 13-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Purdue | W 56-3 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Wisconsin | W 31-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Penn State | W 27-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Maryland | W 55-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs UCLASplash game | W 56-6 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Michigan State | W 38-13 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Oregon | W 30-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Iowa | W 20-15 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Illinois | W 63-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/12 | vs Indiana State | W 73-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Kennesaw State | W 56-9 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Old DominionSplash game | W 27-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Devan Boykin story
Devan Boykin built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Greensboro, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with Indiana and NC State. The clearest part of Devan Boykin's career was his defensive production: 177 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 6 interceptions across 54 career games in the available record. That gives Devan Boykin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
NC State
2020-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 4 | 14.9 | 2.3 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 4.5 | 16.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 4.5 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 8 | 27.7 | 6.3 | 3.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | -8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Indiana | 18 | 26.9 | 7.2 | 18 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Indiana | 18 | 26.9 | 7.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 20 Alabama
Week 1 · W 38-3 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 98 UCLA
Week 9 · W 56-6 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Clemson
Week 9 · W 24-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Duke
Week 7 · L 3-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 5 · W 30-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Indiana
18 primary output · 26.9 efficiency · 7.2 usage
59.2
#2
2025 Regular Season · Indiana
59.2
18 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · NC State
40.7
8 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
11
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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