Notre Dame Football: Comparing Miles Boykin to drafted Irish receivers

Notre Dame football has produced some good receivers in the last 10 years, but where does the newest wide receiver prospect Miles Boykin rank?

With the NFL Draft this Thursday, former Notre Dame football standout Miles Boykin will be the sixth Irish wide receiver drafted in the last 10 years.

Notre Dame has had at least one player taken in every draft since 1978, so draft success isn’t new to anyone in South Bend.

For some reason, Boykin continues to be undervalued in some draft circles. Mock drafts have placed him from as high as round three to as low as round six. A four round swing in the draft is pretty big, both in terms of status as well as resulting contract.

Granted, Boykin only had one “big” season at Notre Dame after a breakout performance in the 2018 Citrus Bowl. An incredible catch and his first career 100 yard game.

Last season, Boykin lead the team in catches, yard, and touchdowns, more than doubling both redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons combined.

Boykin’s biggest strength is his size, where at 6’4, he’d be among the tallest receivers in the NFL. Also, as shown by his vertical, he has incredible leaping ability that would give him an advantage over almost any cornerback in the league. He’d be an excellent “go up and get it” type of threat.

With Boykin’s draft stock being all over the place, and the aforementioned 4 round swing in mock drafts, it seems like even the best experts disagree on exactly where he’ll be taken. In the last 10 years, Notre Dame wideouts have gone anywhere from the first round to the sixth round.

How does Boykin compare to the previous 5 in terms of the NFL? With the help combine stats, let’s take a look.

NOTE: All combine stats are from NFL.com. I won’t be using any NFL stats since this is about players going into the draft, not what happened after they were drafted.