Notre Dame Football: Comparing Miles Boykin to drafted Irish receivers

Miles Boykin vs. TJ Jones

Combine                        Boykin                Jones
Height                               6’4                      6’0
Weight                             220                    188
Arm length                    33 1/2              30 5/8
Hands                             9 7/8                    10
40                                    4.42                    4.48
Bench                               12                       N/A
Vertical                            43.5                     33
Broad                              140                     119

TJ Jones: Round 6, pick 13, 189th overall in 2014

Jones was highly regarded going into college (a 247 Sports four star prospect ranked 87th overall) but not as highly regarded by the NFL.

During his Irish career, Jones was a top receiver for most of his time in South Bend, including during Notre Dame’s 2012 National Championship run. His best season came during his senior season, where he lead the team in catches, yards and touchdowns.

Although being 4 inches shorter and 32 pounds lighter, Jones was actually measured with a bigger hand size than Boykin did.

Boykin had a faster 40 time held the advantage in pretty much every other category.

Jones was generally looked at as someone who had a shot to make an NFL roster but would probably be a depth player at best. He was given an ESPN Scouts Inc grade of 53, which essentially boils down to a “good backup.”

Miles Boykin is the better option of the two in this situation. A huge size advantage combined combined with Boykin’s potential in the NFL. There really is no such thing as a “sure thing” in the draft, but Boykin is much closer to that point than Jones was.

Side note: it should be noted that Jones has gone on to have himself a decent career with the Detroit Lions, playing in 42 career games with 64 catches. He’s developed into a great depth receiver.

Advantage: Miles Boykin