#8
Iowa State · 2026

Evan Boyd

WRJunior6' 3", 212 lbsEast Lansing, MI
Iowa State Cyclones3-3 · TDC #45
Snap share
7%
1 of 2 started · likely 2–11%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

2 plays · -1.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.48
Passing-0.48
2nd down-1.19
3rd down+0.22
Standard downs-1.19
Passing downs+0.22
BoydWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down0%
2nd down3%
3rd down4%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs3%
BoydWR/TE average
2025 charting · Michigan State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Boyd’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
1
0 caught (0%)
Avg. depth of target
17.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
—
0 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
0
of 0 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted1 targets charted

50% comp17.0 avg. depth— YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (100%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farIowa State#45 · 3-327%1605.7%
2025Michigan State#83 · 4-829%35403.8%
2024Central Michigan#123 · 4-8834%21302210.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Evan Boyd's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Evan Boyd's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

3.9 avg. game scoreBest: 3.9 at Iowa (Week 2)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Southeast Missouri StateW 38–10—no stats recorded
2@IowaL 13–163.9166.006
3Bowling GreenW 55–7—no stats recorded
4UtahL 17–31—no stats recorded
5West VirginiaW 45–42—no stats recorded
6@BYUL 10–24—no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game3.9166.006

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11611th / 1994
Yards61795th / 1980
Yards / catch6—
Touchdowns0—
Long6—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Southeast Missouri State—48~14 (4–23)129%
Wk 2 · Iowa✓ WR53~11 (3–18)121%
Season1 GS37025 (7–41)27%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
9Omari HayesWRSR17208116%+0.40
2Cody JacksonWRSR10191113%+0.61
11Dominic OverbyWRSO10212119%+0.34
89Ty ClaiborneWRSR10103010%+0.41
13Jamal Polite Jr.WRFR78819%+0.33
4Carter PabstWRSO124011%+1.27
8Evan BoydWRJR1606%-0.48
23Carson RobbinsWRSO11106%+1.39
12Braden GoellnerWRSR—————
17Jordyn BaileyWRJR—————
33Zach EskildsenWRFR—————
34Jeffrey RobertsWRFR—————
82Trevor FortenberryWRJR—————
86Ray CoffeyWRSR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Iowa State depth chart →