Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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DeAndre Boykins
Senior defensive back on Florida International's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Beaufort, SC
CFB Index 71 · #83 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Oklahoma State → Florida International for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 181 nationally · Signed with North Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Florida International's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to North Carolina in 2021.
- Transferred from Oklahoma State to Florida International in 2026.
DeAndre Boykins
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2022: ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against South Florida, Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
20214 games
- Signed with North Carolina4-star out of Central Cabarrus
2025
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coaches2021
Florida International
2024
Florida International
2026era →
Willie Simmons
Florida International
Played under 3 different head coaches: Butch Davis, Mike MacIntyre, and Willie Simmons. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida International
2025Oklahoma State
2026Florida International
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021North Carolina6-7HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning
2022North Carolina9-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2024North Carolina6-7HC: Freddie Kitchens · Run-leaning
2026Florida International1-1HC: Willie Simmons · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (91st percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
71 · #83 of 493 safeties
Former four-star. Now #83 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 60 | 42 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 54 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 33–20
vs Buffalo
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tony Adams’s 2021 season.
Matches Tony on
Weight
Tackle volume
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Hayes's sophomore season at Kansas State (2022).
92%match
Matches Josh on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like DeAndre Boykins
The secondary · Florida International
- #1Shamir Sterlin62 tackles · 2025
- #4Wesley Miller53 tackles · 2025
- #3Demetrius Hill19 tackles · 2025
- #7Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine17 tackles · 2025
- #2DeAndre Boykins2 games · 2026
14 more on the roster · Florida International team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology