Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Western Michigan
Eric Boyden
TE • 6'4" • Hamilton Square, NJ, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Eric Boyden reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Eric Boyden built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a tight end from Hamilton Square, NJ wearing No. 89, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Eric Boyden's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Eric Boyden, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Eric Boyden reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 242
- Receptions
- 30
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Eric Boyden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 242
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Notre Dame · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Notre Dame · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 89 · Class 2015
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33.2 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 8 | 19 | 179 | 1 | 56.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 6 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 49.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Eric Boyden played TE for Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Eric Boyden recorded 242 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 179 primary output with 49.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 54.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2014 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
10
Efficiency
54.7
Usage
8.6
Consistency
79.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 11. Virginia Tech: 7. Ohio: 15. Eastern Michigan: 7. Central Michigan: 9. Northern Illinois: 11
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 2 by 36.7. Virginia Tech: 4 by 11.7. Ohio: 1 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 46.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 60. Northern Illinois: 1 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins10.3 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses9.7 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio
Player Story
Eric Boyden story
Eric Boyden built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a tight end from Hamilton Square, NJ wearing No. 89, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Eric Boyden's career was his receiving role: 30 catches, 242 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Eric Boyden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 3 | 20 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 179 | 49.5 | 12.1 | 176 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 60 | 54.7 | 8.6 | -119 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | -60 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 6 · L 20-47 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
59
Receiving Yards
89.5 takeover
59 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 11 · L 32-35 · Conference game
52
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 9 · W 42-21 · Conference game
15
Receiving Yards
71.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Northern Illinois
Week 14 · L 21-31 · Conference game
11
Receiving Yards
53.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Ball State
Week 8 · L 17-38 · Conference game
26
Receiving Yards
51.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 57.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
179 primary output · 49.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage
56.3
#2
2014 Regular Season · Western Michigan
49.2
60 primary · 54.7 efficiency · 8.6 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Western Michigan
33.2
3 primary · 20 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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