UAB · W 30-10
No tackles.
Boyce has tackles in 7 of South Florida’s 8 games: none against UAB.
Israel Boyce
Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Temple — Week 5, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 23 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 29 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 63 | 39 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-17vs Delaware State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-6@ Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-17vs Temple | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ UTSA | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-2vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 59-17
1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 42-point win at home against Delaware State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL23 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Pass share
42.1%
195 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
57.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
220 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #427 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown, Rich Rodriguez and Brian Hartline.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
