Sports Talk Florida: Projecting Trevon Boykin As A WR Is Dangerous, Insensitive
TCU quarterback Trevon Boykin took the time to speak with reporters in Indianapolis following his on-field workout at the Combine. After answering questions about his off-the-field incident which caused him to miss the Alamo Bowl, he was subsequently peppered with questions about playing wide receiverin the NFL. Boykin is relatively inexperienced at the wide receiver position, but there is a large contingent of people who steadfastly believe thatBoykin must play wide receiver to have a career in the NFL.
Boykin has been in the Heisman Trophy discussion for each of his two years at the quarterback position, but suddenly he’s a wide receiver? For those clamoring for Boykin to play wide receiver at the next level, it’s important to realize that Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill led his team with 46 receptions for 609 yards in 2009. Boykin had 26 receptions for 204 yards in his best season at receiver.
Boykin’s career numbers at quarterback dwarf Tannehill’s, but was Tannehill asked to consider playing wide receiver in the NFL? Did Tannehill work out for NFL teams at wide receiver? The answer is no. Tannehill put up just half of Boykins’ career yardage through the air whiletesting out as a better athlete than the TCU quarterback, yet Boykin is the one being questioned about his ability to play quarterback in the NFL. While I believe that Tannehill is a quarterback that can win games for a team in the NFL, Boykin has done more than enough on the field to warrant the same respect given to Tannehill upon declaring for the 2016 NFL draft. …
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