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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2015Pittsburgh
Tyler Boyd
WR • 6'2" • Clairton, PA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Tyler Boyd reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Tyler Boyd built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Clairton, PA wearing No. 23, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Tyler Boyd's career was his receiving role: 254...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 55
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Tyler Boyd, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Tyler Boyd reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,361
- Receptions
- 254
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
Tyler Boyd quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,361
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Clairton · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Lord Botetourt · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 2 · Pick 24 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 926 receiving yards · WR 47th (top 5%) · ACC 2nd (top 1%) · National 47th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 8 | 173 | 1 | 86.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 77 | 1,001 | 8 | 86.6 |
| 2014 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 9 | 112 | 0 | 89.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 69 | 1,149 | 8 | 89.5 |
| 2015 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 12 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 80 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 85 | 873 | 6 | 80 |
Related Context
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Tyler Boyd played WR for Pittsburgh. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tyler Boyd recorded 96 passing yards, 520 rushing yards, and 3,361 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 1,261 primary output with 91.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 91.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
97
Efficiency
91.8
Usage
42.4
Consistency
66.3
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 112. Delaware: 18. Boston College: 72. Florida International: 50. Iowa: 153. Akron: 72. Virginia: 63. Virginia Tech: 86. Georgia Tech: 137. Duke: 140. North Carolina: 160. Syracuse: 126. Miami: 72
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 9 by 83. Delaware: 2 by 60. Boston College: 5 by 96. Florida International: 4 by 83.3. Iowa: 10 by 100. Akron: 6 by 80. Virginia: 3 by 100. Virginia Tech: 6 by 95.6. Georgia Tech: 9 by 100. Duke: 7 by 100. North Carolina: 5 by 100. Syracuse: 7 by 100. Miami: 5 by 96
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins70.7 · Games = 6 · -48.9 vs Losses
Losses119.6 · Games = 7 · +48.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/2 | vs Houston100 receiving yards · High volume | L 34-35 | — | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun 11/30 | @ Miami | W 35-23 | — | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Syracuse100 receiving yards | W 30-7 | — | 7 | 126 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 49 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ North Carolina100 receiving yards | L 35-40 | — | 5 | 160 | 27.5 | 32 | 1 | 50 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Duke100 receiving yards | L 48-51 | — | 7 | 140 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 48 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Georgia Tech100 receiving yards · High volume | L 28-56 | — | 9 | 137 | 14 | 15.20 | 0 | 23 |
| Thu 10/16 | vs Virginia Tech | W 21-16 | — | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 1 | 53 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Virginia | L 19-24 | — | 3 | 63 | 14.2 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Akron | L 10-21 | — | 6 | 72 | 11.7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Iowa100 receiving yards · High volume | L 20-24 | — | 10 | 153 | 13.1 | 15.30 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Florida International | W 42-25 | — | 4 | 50 | 8.6 | 12.50 | 1 | 19 |
| Fri 9/5 | @ Boston College2+ TD | W 30-20 | — | 5 | 72 | 13.6 | 14.40 | 2 | 41 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Delaware | W 62-0 | — | 2 | 18 | 8.8 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
Player Story
Tyler Boyd story
Tyler Boyd built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Clairton, PA wearing No. 23, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Tyler Boyd's career was his receiving role: 254 catches, 3,361 receiving yards, 21 touchdowns, and 520 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Pittsburgh. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 96 passing yards, 520 rushing yards, and 1,362 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh.
The arc is straightforward: Tyler Boyd 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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Pittsburgh
2013-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 1,174 | 80.9 | 35.9 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1,174 | 80.9 | 35.9 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 1,261 | 91.8 | 42.4 | 87 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1,261 | 91.8 | 42.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 926 | 68.9 | 44.6 | -335 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 926 | 68.9 | 44.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Bowling Green
Week 1 · W 30-27 · Postseason
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
173
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
173 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ North Carolina
Week 12 · L 35-40 · Conference game
160
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
160 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 4 · L 20-24
153
Receiving Yards
98.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
153 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Duke
Week 4 · W 58-55 · Conference game
154
Receiving Yards
96.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
154 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Duke
Week 10 · L 48-51 · Conference game
140
Receiving Yards
95.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
140 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh
1,261 primary output · 91.8 efficiency · 42.4 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
89.5
1,261 primary · 91.8 efficiency · 42.4 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Pittsburgh
86.6
1,174 primary · 80.9 efficiency · 35.9 usage
Milestones
13
100+ receiving yards
15
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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