NFL Combine: Miles Boykin Proves He Does Not Skip Leg Day

Notre Dame wide receiver Miles Boykin made a statement at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis today. He posted impressive numbers in a few of the drills and almost certainly boosted his draft stock.

We all know that person at the gym that neglects the lower half of their body. They wear pants more often than not. They majority of their workout focuses on their chest, back, biceps, triceps, and shoulders with some core exercises sprinkled in here and there. They use the squat rack for barbell curls and shrugs. Miles Boykin is not that person.

He proved that to everyone watching the NFL Combine in Indianapolis today.

In a league where offenses are becoming more and more pass-oriented, the workout slot for quarterbacks, wide receivers, and tight ends at the annual combine is highly anticipated.

That group took the field in Lucas Oil Stadium in front of NFL owners, general managers, and coaches this morning. Among the group was tight end Alize Mack and wide receiver Miles Boykin.

At 6-4 and 220 pounds, Boykin has the build of an NFL receiver. The knock on him was that he did not have significant production on the field until his final season at Notre Dame. Some were also concerned about his game speed and explosiveness.

At this point, there is nothing he can do change the narrative of his lack of production — unless he bumps into Marty McFly and Doc Brown somewhere and they take him back to the fall of 2016.

Actually, scratch that. No Notre Dame fan should ever revisit 2016.

As for his game speed and explosiveness, Boykin was determined to perform well at the combine to silence those doubts. And that he did.

He began the day with a broad jump of 11 feet and eight inches. If you are thinking to yourself, “Hmm, that seems like a really really good jump,” you are very correct. It was the third-longest broad jump ever recorded at the NFL Combine.

Then, Boykin posted a vertical jump of 43.5 inches, which is the second-highest jump in NFL Combine history.

Finally, the most hyped drill at the combine, the 40 yard dash. This measurement is the one that sticks out for all skill position players. For Boykin, whose game speed had been criticized, it was important that he posted a low time.

Yet again, he delivered. His first run was a 4.47, which was enough to force everyone to pay attention to his second run. In his second attempt, he posted a 4.42, which ended up being the fifth-fastest time by a wide receiver at the 2019 NFL Combine. Not too shabby for a guy who “lacks game speed.”

At this point, I would like to submit a petition to change the name of the city of Indianapolis to “Boykindianapolis.”

Miles Boykin most definitely boosted his draft stock at the combine this weekend. I believe his performance was good enough to silence anyone that previously doubted his explosiveness or speed. He now has a good chance to hear his name called as early as the second day of the NFL Draft in April.