#83

Devonte Boyd

Wide receiver for UNLV. 2017: 34 catches, 612 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · UNLV · #83

6′1″ · 185 lb · Henderson, NV

UNLV 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for UNLV. 2017: 34 catches, 612 receiving yards, 3 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at UNLV, 3,242 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 136 yds at San José State.San José State · L 24-302016

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

UNLV

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014

Bobby Hauck

UNLV

2015–2017

Tony Sanchez

UNLV

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bobby Hauck → Tony Sanchez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014UNLV2-11HC: Bobby Hauck · Balanced

2015UNLV3-9HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-leaning

2016UNLV4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-heavy

2017UNLV5-7HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (99th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (89th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#4 / 539 · 99th pct

Yards / catch#57 / 539 · 89th pct

18.0

Rec yards#147 / 539 · 73rd pct

612

Receptions#229 / 539 · 57th pct

Rec TDs#204 / 539 · 55th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.4	63.2	17.7	0.4
Road6g	2.8	49.3	19.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	69.2	22.1	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	39.4	14.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UNLV	34	612	18.0	3	--
2016	UNLV	45	746	16.6	4	--
2015	UNLV	54	904	16.7	7	--
2014	UNLV	65	980	15.1	4	--
Career		198	3,242	16.4	18	--

Season	Team
2017	UNLV	--	--	--	--	--
2016	UNLV	--	--	--	--	--
2015	UNLV	--	--	--	--	--
2014	UNLV	1	5	--	--	--
Career		1	5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2017

W 26–16

at Fresno State

5 rec · 62 yds

With J. Stanton — 155 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.8 · 38 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · B. Presley — 5 rec · 54 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 40-43vs Howard	4	105	26.3	1	46	Season-high 105 yds
Wk 2	W 44-16@ Idaho	2	103	51.5	1	94
Wk 4	L 21-54@ Ohio State	3	48	16.0	0	24
Wk 5	W 41-13vs San José State	5	105	21.0	0	53
Wk 6	L 10-41vs San Diego State	3	32	10.7	0	15
Wk 7	L 30-34@ Air Force	3	22	7.3	0	10
Wk 9	W 26-16@ Fresno State	5	62	12.4	0	19
Wk 10	W 31-23vs Hawai'i	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 11	L 21-31vs BYU	4	58	14.5	1	16
Wk 12	W 38-35@ New Mexico	2	28	14.0	0	15
Wk 13	L 16-23@ Nevada	2	33	16.5	0	22
Total		34	612	18.7	3	94

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology