Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Israel Boyce
Junior safety on South Florida's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Douglasville, GA · Douglas County HS
CFB Index 24 · #483 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred West Virginia → South Florida 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
3★
CB recruit
No. 990 nationally · Signed with West Virginia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on South Florida's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to West Virginia in 2024.
- Transferred from West Virginia to South Florida in 2026.
Israel Boyce
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Israel Boyce has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Florida International — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Signed with West Virginia3-star out of Douglas County
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 · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick, and Brian Hartline. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
2025West Virginia
2026South Florida
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024West Virginia6-7HC: Chad Scott · Run-leaning
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
24 · #483 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #483 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 29 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
at Army
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mumu Bin-Wahad’s 2025 season.
Matches Mumu on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kennedy Urlacher's sophomore season at USC (2025).
Matches Kennedy on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Israel Boyce
Background
A transfer safety from West Virginia who joined the Bulls in January of 2025…played in 20 games and posted 40 tackles in two seasons playing for the Mountaineers…logged a career-best seven tackles in the final game of 2025 vs. No. 7-ranked Texas Tech. 2025 (WEST VIRGINIA): Played in all 12 games...
The secondary · South Florida
- #5Ayden Jackson74 tackles · 2025
- #2Tavin Ward60 tackles · 2025
- #3Za'Quan Bryan37 tackles · 2025
- #9Israel Boyce29 tackles · 2025
- #8Amarion Fortenberry13 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology