Player Dossier

2023-2025

Michigan State

Evan Boyd

WR • 6'3" • 208 lbs • East Lansing, MI, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Evan Boyd reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

21

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

8

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

27

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Central Michigan • Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Player Story

Evan Boyd built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from East Lansing, MI wearing No. 8, spending time with Central Michigan and Michigan State. The clearest part of Evan Boyd's career was...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8237

East Lansing · East Lansing, MI

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Evan Boyd, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Evan Boyd reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
356
Receptions
24
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Evan Boyd quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
356
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 10 games
Best season
2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Top game
Ball State
Recruit profile
3-star · East Lansing · Central Michigan
High school pipeline
East Lansing · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 8 · Sophomore
2025 Receiving yards rank
54 receiving yards · WR 766th (top 70%) · Big Ten 167th (top 60%) · National 1,306th (top 60%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2023 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan0-00-
2024 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan821302271.1
2025 Regular SeasonMichigan State2354051

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Michigan State to Iowa StateP4 to P479.1Jan 9, 2026
2025Central Michigan to Michigan StateG5/FCS to P479.1Jan 6, 2025

Evan Boyd played WR for Central Michigan and Michigan State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Evan Boyd recorded 356 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Central Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Central Michigan paired 302 primary output with 72.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 96.7 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 Central Michigan, Michigan State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

27

Efficiency

96.7

Usage

6.7

Consistency

67.3

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 14. Indiana: 40

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half14 · Games = 1 · -26 vs Second Half
Second Half40 · Games = 1 · +26 vs First Half

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

100 vs Indiana

Result
Sat 10/18@ IndianaL 13-382402020022
Sat 10/4@ NebraskaL 27-381141414014

Player Story

Evan Boyd story

Evan Boyd built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from East Lansing, MI wearing No. 8, spending time with Central Michigan and Michigan State. The clearest part of Evan Boyd's career was his receiving role: 24 catches, 356 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 10 career games in the available record. That gives Evan Boyd's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Central Michigan

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Michigan State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan0
2024 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan30272.217.8302
2025 Regular SeasonMichigan State5496.76.7-248

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ball State

Week 4 · W 37-34 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

78

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Central Connecticut

Week 1 · W 66-10

78

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ No. 1 Indiana

Week 8 · L 13-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

40

Receiving Yards

74.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs San Diego State

Week 5 · W 22-21

51

Receiving Yards

67.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ Illinois

Week 3 · L 9-30

38

Receiving Yards

66.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan

302 primary output · 72.2 efficiency · 17.8 usage

71.1

#2

2025 Regular Season · Michigan State

51

54 primary · 96.7 efficiency · 6.7 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games