Sacramento State · W 28-17
No tackles.
Central Michigan · L 7-35
4 tackles
The other 8 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Boykin has tackles in 9 of Eastern Michigan’s 10 games: none against Sacramento State.
Tylan Boykin
Second year in the Eastern Michigan secondary. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Toledo, Week 7, 2026.
28 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
This season: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 28 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 10): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| 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 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-3vs Lindenwood | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14@ Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-23@ Akron | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34vs Toledo | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-35vs Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL28 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 8-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
55.5%
356 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
64.1
10 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
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 #417 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
