Player Career

DeAndre Boykins Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    North Carolina

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina05.21
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina16.531.98.216.5
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina0-16.5
2024 PostseasonNorth Carolina29.222
2024 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina29.220
2025 Regular SeasonOklahoma State0-2

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Oklahoma State to Florida InternationalP4 to G5/FCS75.2Jan 14, 2026
2025North Carolina to Oklahoma StateP4 to P476.6Apr 20, 2025

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

1

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