Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
#27
Amier Boyd-Matthews
Senior cornerback for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 185 lb · Phoenix, AZ
CFB Index 67 · #97 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Texas Tech 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.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
3 PBU · 2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 2 PBU, 1 tackles, at Oregon State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from UTEP to Texas Tech in 2025.
Amier Boyd-Matthews
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Dana Dimel, Scotty Walden and Joey McGuire. One game to point at: 1 tackles, 1 INT against Oregon State — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202513 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2026 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
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
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
67 · #97 of 364 corners
Unranked recruit. Now #97 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #12 of 42 Big 12 DBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 26 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | UTEP | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 11 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 63 | 51 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 33–10
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
With W. Hammond — 298 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 11 rush yds (2 car) · J. Williams — 71 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (23 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.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quandre Mosely’s 2021 season.
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).
85%match
Matches Joshua on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Amier Boyd-Matthews
The secondary · Texas Tech
- #7Brenden Jordan59 tackles · 2025
- #14Brice Pollock47 tackles · 2025
- #27Amier Boyd-Matthews26 tackles · 2025
- #4Davin Martin26 tackles · 2025
- #3Peyton Morgan11 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology