Tight end, Western Michigan, 2011–⁠15

Eric Boyden

Number
No. 89
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Hamilton Square, NJ

Eric Boyden played tight end at Western Michigan (2011–⁠15).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Western Michigan133.003
2013Western Michigan191799.4122
2014Western Michigan10606.0115
Career302428.1222

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Western Michigan89TE
2012Western Michigan89TE
2013Western Michigan89TE
2014Western Michigan89TE
2015Western Michigan89TE6′4″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Western Michigan190.46––8.8–
2014Western Michigan110.24––2.6–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Western Michigan 6 games, 10 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atPurdueL 34–⁠4321107
Sep 27atVirginia TechL 17–⁠354704
Oct 25vs.OhioW 42–⁠21115015
Nov 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 51–⁠71707
Nov 22atCentral MichiganW 32–⁠201919
Nov 28vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠31111011
2013 Western Michigan 8 games, 19 catches, 179 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atMichigan StateL 13–⁠261303
Sep 7vs.NichollsL 23–⁠27211010
Oct 5atToledoL 20–⁠47459122
Oct 12vs.BuffaloL 0–⁠331101
Oct 19vs.Ball StateL 17–⁠38326015
Oct 26atMassachusettsW 31–⁠30212011
Nov 9atEastern MichiganL 32–⁠35452015
Nov 16vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠2721508
2012 Western Michigan 1 game, 1 catch, 3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 17vs.Eastern MichiganL 23–⁠291303

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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