#23

Tyler Boyd

Former wide receiver at Pittsburgh. 2015: 91 catches, 926 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Pittsburgh · #23

6′2″ · Clairton, PA

Cincinnati — drafted 2016, Rd 2, Pick 24, #55 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 126 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh

Statement game10 rec · 153 ydsvs Iowa (FBS) · L 20-24

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Pittsburgh. 2015: 91 catches, 926 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2013.
Drafted round 2 by the Cincinnati in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Pittsburgh, 2,187 receiving yards — drafted at #55 overall by Cincinnati.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 160 yds at North Carolina.North Carolina · L 35-402014

2013

Signed with Pittsburgh4-star out of Clairton

2016

Drafted by Cincinnatiround 2, pick 55

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#126 national

CFB

College

Pittsburgh

2014–2015

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #55

Cincinnati · 2016

Featured in The Canon

#84

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Coaching lineage · 2014–2015

2 coaches

2014

Paul Chryst

Pittsburgh

2015

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Chryst → Pat Narduzzi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

CincinnatiEntering 11th NFL season

#55Rd 2 · Pick 24

CincinnatiEntering 11th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2015 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Pittsburgh6-7HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2015Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (99th percentile). Strength: receptions (98th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (16th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#3 / 247 · 99th pct

349

Receptions#11 / 521 · 98th pct

Rec yards#47 / 521 · 91st pct

926

Rec TDs#74 / 521 · 83rd pct

Long catch#225 / 521 · 56th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 247 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#436 / 521 · 16th pct

10.2

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	7.2	80.0	13.6	0.6
Road7g	7.9	75.1	9.9	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.8	74.8	9.4	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	7.3	79.5	13.5	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2015	Pittsburgh	91	926	10.2	6	--
2014	Pittsburgh	78	1,261	16.2	8	--
Career		169	2,187	12.9	14	--

Season	Team
2015	Pittsburgh	40	349	257	7	--
2014	Pittsburgh	12	63	442	162	--
Career		52	412	699	169	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 24-7@ Akron	11	95	8.6	0	26
Wk 3	L 24-27@ Iowa	10	131	13.1	1	36	Season-high 131 yds
Wk 5	W 17-13@ Virginia Tech	5	48	9.6	0	11
Wk 6	W 26-19vs Virginia	7	54	7.7	1	22
Wk 7	W 31-28@ Georgia Tech	8	68	8.5	2	18	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 23-20@ Syracuse	12	93	7.8	0	24
Wk 9	L 19-26vs North Carolina	10	89	8.9	0	19
Wk 10	L 30-42vs Notre Dame	3	84	28.0	1	51
Wk 11	W 31-13@ Duke	3	38	12.7	0	21
Wk 12	W 45-34vs Louisville	11	103	9.4	1	35
Wk 13	L 24-29vs Miami	5	70	14.0	0	36
Bowl	L 28-44@ Navy	6	53	8.8	0	15
Total		91	926	11.4	6	51

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