Usage / Role
51%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Oklahoma State
DeAndre Boykins
S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Beaufort, SC, USA
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Impact Production
39
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- North Carolina • Oklahoma State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
DeAndre Boykins built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Beaufort, SC wearing No. 15, spending time with North Carolina and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of DeAndre Boykins' career was his...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
DeAndre Boykins, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · North Carolina. DeAndre Boykins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 69
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
DeAndre Boykins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma State · S
- Career Tackles
- 69
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · North Carolina
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Central Cabarrus · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Central Cabarrus · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 60 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State to Florida International | P4 to G5/FCS | 75.2 | Jan 14, 2026 |
| 2025 | North Carolina to Oklahoma State | P4 to P4 | 76.6 | Apr 20, 2025 |
DeAndre Boykins played S for North Carolina and Oklahoma State. Across 5 tracked seasons, DeAndre Boykins recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
North Carolina paired 16.5 primary output with 31.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 9.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 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 North Carolina, Oklahoma State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · North Carolina
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
9.2
Usage
2
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UConn: 1. Pittsburgh: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Boston College: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UConn: 2 by 18.3. Pittsburgh: 0 by 10. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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First Half1 · Games = 2 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 2 · -1 vs First Half
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs UConn
Player Story
DeAndre Boykins story
DeAndre Boykins built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Beaufort, SC wearing No. 15, spending time with North Carolina and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of DeAndre Boykins' career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with North Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but DeAndre Boykins' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 56 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina and Oklahoma State.
The arc is straightforward: DeAndre Boykins moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
North Carolina
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Oklahoma State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 16.5 | 31.9 | 8.2 | 16.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | -16.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | North Carolina | 2 | 9.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 2 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | — | — | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 7 · W 38-35 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Miami
Week 6 · W 27-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 13 · L 27-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.
#4
vs UConn
Week 1 · L 14-27 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida A&M
Week 1 · W 56-24
2
Havoc Plays
54 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · North Carolina
16.5 primary output · 31.9 efficiency · 8.2 usage
60.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · North Carolina
37.7
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · North Carolina
21.9
2 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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