The IU football program picked up a commitment from NC State transfer defensive back Devan Boykin on Tuesday, multiple national outlets announced on X.
Boykin is expected to fill a void at the safety position for the Hoosiers. He could also play the rover position and has done so during his college career.
The 5-foot-10 and 195-pound Boykin started at least one game in each of his first three years in Raleigh before missing the 2024 season due to a knee injury.
The product of Greensboro, N.C. has played in 45 games from 2020 to 2023 and amassed 117 career tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, 11 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
Boykin sustained the injury in bowl practice for the 2023 Pop Tarts Bowl. He recorded 54 total tackles and 3 interceptions in 2023.
In 2022 Boykin saw action at safety and nickel. He started at nickel versus UConn, Florida State and Louisville.
In 2021 Boykin emerged in the second half of the 2021 season, and started four games at strong safety. He turned in the game of his career in a win at Boston College when he broke up a pass in the endzone to deny an Eagle score, then scored a touchdown on a ‘scoop and score’ of a bobbled punt.
As a true freshman in 2020 Boykin played for 70 snaps in a win at Virginia. He was one of just three true freshmen to start a game in 2020 for the Pack.
Boykin has one season of eligibility remaining.
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- Scholarship players by position for 2025
- IU football transfer portal activity tracker
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