Sophomore defensive back on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 176 lb · Akron, OH · Archbishop Hoban
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 1868 nationally · Signed with Eastern Michigan
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore defensive back on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
Tylan Boykin
Second year in the Eastern Michigan secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against San José State, Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-54@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 5-11 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
56.1%
137 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
61.0
4 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
154 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
EMU: Pronounced TIE-linn…2025: Played in four games with one start…Recorded four tackles, including three solo stops and one assisted tackle…Posted three of his tackles in the game at Kentucky (Sept. 13)…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Archbishop Hoban High School and played under Head Coach Tim…
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