Last confirmed: Texas, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Gilmer, TX
Kris Boyd: DB · Texas · #2.
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Kris Boyd
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Four seasons at Texas, two different head coaches: Charlie Strong and Tom Herman. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 16 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 29-34@ Maryland | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-21vs Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-14vs No. 22 USC | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs No. 17 TCU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 19-14@ Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-45@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-17vs Baylor | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38@ Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 41-42vs No. 12 West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-34@ Texas Tech | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 24-10vs No. 18 Iowa State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17@ Kansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-39@ No. 5 Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 28-21@ No. 6 Georgia | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 50 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 16 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%16 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL67 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 16 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
46.1%
475 pass / 556 run
Plays / game
73.6
14 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
509 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
67 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas, 172 tackles — drafted at #217 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
His career
He has a stat line in 43 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 8th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 8th NFL season
