Usage Score
6.9
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 24.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
24.4
Consistency
35.7
Season Value
23.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- NC State • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Scouting Read
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Devan Boykin, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Indiana. Devan Boykin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
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 14 primary output with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2025 Postseason · Indiana
Games
16
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
6.9
Consistency
35.7
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Oregon: 0. Alabama: 4. Old Dominion: 0. Kennesaw State: 1. Unknown: 1. Illinois: 1. Iowa: 0. Oregon: 0. Michigan State: 0. UCLA: 3. Maryland: 1. Penn State: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Purdue: 0. 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 4.2. Kennesaw State: 4 by 26.7. Unknown: 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 59.2. Maryland: 4 by 26.7. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 2 by 18.3. Purdue: 7 by 29.2. Ohio State: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 15
First Half0.9 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 8 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.9 · Games = 16
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
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 State | 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 UCLA | 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 Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Kennesaw State | W 56-9 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Old Dominion | W 27-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
NC State
2020-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2020202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 3 | 13.6 | 2.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 4.5 | 16.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 1.5 | 9.8 | 2.8 | -3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 7 | 26.8 | 7.2 | 5.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | -7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Indiana | 14 | 24.4 | 6.9 | 14 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Indiana | 14 | 24.4 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Alabama
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#2
Clemson
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#3
UCLA
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
#4
Pittsburgh
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#5
Boston College
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Indiana
14 primary output · 24.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
23.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Indiana
23.1
14 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · NC State
22.4
7 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8644
Ragsdale · Jamestown, NC
- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
177
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 54 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.