Avery Boyd

#9 · WR · Sr. · Georgia Tech6′3″ · 240 lb · Tallahassee, FL · Amos P. Godby

Avery Boyd: WR · Georgia Tech · #9.

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Avery Boyd

WR · Georgia Tech · Sr · #9

Moves the chains on third down. The four seasons at Georgia Tech span two head coaches: Geoff Collins and Brent Key. A game that shows it: 56 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Syracuse — Week 2, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Georgia Tech in the news

NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
Georgia Tech releases depth chartSports Illustrated Oct 27

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Georgia Tech	25	316	12.6	2	33
2023	Georgia Tech	6	81	13.5	2	31
2022	Georgia Tech	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Georgia Tech	--	--	--	--	--
Career		31	397	12.8	4	33

Season	Team
2024	Georgia Tech	1	−2
2023	Georgia Tech	--	--
2022	Georgia Tech	--	--
2021	Georgia Tech	--	--
Career		1	−2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-21vs No. 10 Florida State	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 1	W 35-12vs Georgia State	4	27	6.8	1	22
Wk 2	L 28-31@ Syracuse	4	56	14.0	0	20	Season-high 56 yds
Wk 3	W 59-7vs VMI	2	36	18.0	1	33
Wk 4	L 19-31@ No. 19 Louisville	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 7	W 41-34@ North Carolina	2	19	9.5	0	11
Wk 8	L 13-31vs No. 12 Notre Dame	1	25	25.0	0	25
Wk 9	L 6-21@ Virginia Tech	3	42	14.0	0	24
Wk 13	W 30-29vs NC State	4	45	11.3	0	23
Bowl	L 27-35vs Vanderbilt	3	24	8.0	0	20
Total		25	316	12.6	2	33

Signature game

Week 3 · 2024

W 59-7

vs VMI

2 rec · 36 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 52-point win at home against VMI.

With H. King — 275 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.2 · E. Singleton Jr. — 5 rec · 102 yds · 1 TD · 15 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Georgia State · 2nd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Haynes King pass complete to Avery Boyd for 22 yds for a TD (Aidan Birr KICK)
Week 3 · VMI · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Haynes King pass complete to Avery Boyd for 33 yds for a TD (Aidan Birr KICK)
Week 2 · Syracuse · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.71Haynes King pass complete to Avery Boyd for 19 yds to the GT 43 for a
Week 4 · Louisville · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.55Haynes King pass complete to Avery Boyd for 28 yds to the LOU 25 for a
Week 13 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.07Aaron Philo pass complete to Avery Boyd for 23 yds to the GT 48 for a
Week 9 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.00Aaron Philo pass complete to Avery Boyd for 24 yds to the VT 41 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.72Zach Pyron pass complete to Avery Boyd for 25 yds to the ND 34 for a
Week 2 · Syracuse · 2nd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +1.72Haynes King pass complete to Avery Boyd for 14 yds to the SYR 25
Week 9 · Virginia Tech · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.71Zach Pyron pass complete to Avery Boyd for 12 yds to the GT 38 for a
Week 2 · Syracuse · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.52Haynes King pass complete to Avery Boyd for 20 yds to the SYR 5 for a

Teams and coaches

2021Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

2022Georgia Tech5-7HC: Geoff Collins and Brent Key · Balanced

2023Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning

2024Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 36 (#336 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

36Below cohort / limited sample #336 of 466 · 2024?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (96th percentile). Concern: rush yards (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#24 / 610 · 96th pct

30.8%

Yards / catch#209 / 610 · 66th pct

13.2

TD rate#223 / 610 · 62nd pct

7.7%

Catch rate#236 / 610 · 61st pct

92.3%

EPA / target#302 / 610 · 51st pct

0.88

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#292 / 541 · 45th pct

12.6

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#275 / 541 · 41st pct

Receptions#324 / 541 · 39th pct

Rec yards#344 / 541 · 37th pct

316

Long catch#447 / 541 · 16th pct

Rush yards#272 / 299 · 9th pct

-2

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	3.3	36.0	12.0	0.7
Road4g	2.5	36.2	16.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.4	29.1	14.0	0.3
Weeks 8+3g	2.7	37.3	16.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

Pass share

45.6%

408 pass / 486 run

Plays / game

68.8

13 games

Team sack rate

2.2%

415 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

25 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

36 · #336 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #336 at the position.

Avery Boyd

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Style of play

Fans

Georgia Tech in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

25 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

Five seasons at Georgia Tech

2020