#27

Amier Boyd-Matthews

DB · Texas Tech · Jr. · #27

Returning to Texas Tech for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Amier Boyd-Matthews

DB · Texas Tech · Jr · #27

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Texas Tech
2023
Texas Tech
2024
Texas Tech
2025
Texas Tech

Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2023UTEP3-9HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Texas Tech26212.00.052--
2024UTEP16121.00.032--
2023UTEP11101.00.03----
2022UTEP860.00.0------
Career61494.00.0114--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 34–10

at Utah

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

Dominant 24-point win on the road against Utah.

How he plays

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Texas Tech

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Texas Tech

Returning around him

  • 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (22 in / 21 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18

DNA match

Player DNA

Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quandre Mosely’s 2021 season.

Kentucky · 2021

#2

Corey Thornton

UCF · 2021

82%
#3

Davonte Brown

UCF · 2022

80%
#4
78%
#5

Julius Wood

East Carolina · 2021

75%

Matches Quandre on

Tackle volume
Height
TFL rate

Differs from Quandre on

Weight (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Eaton's senior season at Texas State (2024).

Joshua Eaton

85%match

Texas State · 2024

#2

Micah Robinson

Tulane · 2024

All-AACNFL Rd 7
72%
#3

Jaivion Green

Stanford · 2025

68%
#4

Matagi Thompson

Hawai'i · 2025

65%
#5

Jarvis Brownlee

Louisville · 2023

65%

Matches Joshua on

Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2064

Final rank
#2064
Avg #2985.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2064 this season.