The Seattle Times: Boykin knows to throw it to the big guy at the end

The Seattle Times: Boykin knows to throw it to the big guy at the end

BY GREGG BELL gbell@thenewstribune.com

KANSAS CITY, MO. – Trevone Boykin was playing in his first NFL game. But the undrafted rookie has been playing football long enough to realize that when you are chucking a jump-ball Hail Mary pass with no time left into the end zone, throw it to the tallest guy on the field.

That’s what he did Saturday to win the Seahawks’ preseason opener against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Boykin actually had the offense in the wrong formation from the 37-yard line, part of multiple such mistakes the former Texas Christian star made in his debut. But he knew 6-foot-6 Tanner McEvoy was the wide receiver running down the right side to the goal line, against single coverage by a far shorter defensive back.

McEvoy boxed out his defender like a basketball player — which he played at Bergen Catholic high school in Oradell, New Jersey. He leaped and snared the pass for the touchdown. Troymaine Pope ran in the two-point conversion to complete Seattle’s 17-16 comeback victory.

“I’ll take my odds with a 6-6 guy, no matter what, in that situation,” Boykin said with a wry smile.

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