Houston · W 28-26
No tackles.
Sam Houston · W 49-14
No tackles.
Arizona · W 34-26
6 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 5 games average 2 tackles. This one was 4 above.
Boyd-Matthews has tackles in 6 of Texas Tech’s 8 games: none against Houston and Sam Houston.
Amier Boyd-Matthews
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Dana Dimel, Scotty Walden and Joey McGuire. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Arizona — Week 9, 2026.
14 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 14 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 26 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | UTEP | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | UTEP | 11 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 62 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-7@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 53-25vs Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-37@ Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26vs No. 22 Arizona | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-26 vs Arizona, play by play
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 6 games with play by play.
How Texas Tech’s defense played that day
Arizona’s 12 drives: 7 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 11.
1 tackle, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 4 ended Cincinnati’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 4. Third quarter, down 24-15. Ended Cincinnati’s drive (int).
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 interception, 2 passes broken up. His interception on 3rd and 10 ended Oregon State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 14-7. Ended Oregon State’s drive (int).
Broke up a pass on 4th and 13. Fourth quarter, up 28-24. Ended Oregon State’s drive (downs).
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
29%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
14tackles this season14 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.2%
236 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
68.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
260 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #12 of 42 Big 12 DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 35 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Dimel, Scotty Walden and Joey McGuire.
