#56

E'Lla Boykin

DL · Boston College · Fr. · #56

Returning to Boston College for 2026
Fr. · Mount Olive, N.C. → Southern Wayne
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E'Lla Boykin

DL · Boston College · So · #56

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Boston College
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Boston College19162.50.0------
Career19162.50.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 66–10

vs Fordham

2 SOLO  ·  2 TOT

Dominant 56-point win at home against Fordham.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Boston College

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Boston College

Returning around him

  • 62% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 4 Boston College players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (26 in / 30 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #53

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andre Fuller Jr.’s 2025 season.

Georgia Tech · 2025

#2

Derrick Ray

Texas State · 2020

81%
#3

Nuer Gatkuoth

Colorado State · 2023

80%
#4

Aaron Hester

Florida State · 2024

80%
#5

Ta'Derius Collins

Texas State · 2025

79%

Matches Andre on

Height
TFL rate
Weight

Differs from Andre on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cael Brezina's freshman season at Iowa State (2024).

Cael Brezina

93%match

Iowa State · 2024

#2

Andre Fuller Jr.

Georgia Tech · 2025

88%
#3

Beau Goodwin

Iowa State · 2024

88%
#4

Rylan Barnes

Iowa State · 2024

84%
#5

Chris Cole

Georgia · 2024

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 8
83%

Matches Cael on

Class year
Height
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #11036

Final rank
#12346
Avg #11910.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #11036 this season.

Background

2025 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games with one start, recording 19 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, one sack and one quarterback hit ... Saw action as a reserve defensive end in his first career game for Boston College vs. Fordham (8/30), registering two tackles ... Added two tackles vs. Californi...

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