Tim Boyle (American football)
Timothy Kevin Boyle (born October 3, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut and Eastern Kentucky where he went undrafted in the 2018 draft. He played for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, and the Chicago Bears.
 Boyle with the Detroit Lions in 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 7 – New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | October 3, 1994 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Xavier (Middletown, Connecticut) | ||||||||
| College: | UConn (2013–2015) Eastern Kentucky (2016–2017) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
High school career
Boyle grew up in Middlefield, Connecticut, and attended Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut, where he won three championships under head coach Sean Marinan.[1]
College career
While playing for the Connecticut Huskies, Boyle started 10 games and then transferred to Eastern Kentucky, where he started all 11 games as a redshirt senior and finished first in passing yards in the Ohio Valley Conference.[2]
College statistics
| Season | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| UConn Huskies | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 5 | 59 | 133 | 44.4 | 621 | 4.7 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 33.4 | 27 | −73 | −2.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 43 | 82 | 52.4 | 335 | 4.1 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 51.6 | 16 | −42 | −2.6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 31 | 60 | 51.7 | 281 | 4.7 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 50.8 | 6 | −7 | −1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 0 | DNP | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 12 | 201 | 327 | 61.5 | 2,134 | 6.5 | 50 | 11 | 13 | 75.2 | 19 | −40 | −2.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Totals[3][4] | 37 | 334 | 602 | 55.5 | 3,371 | 5.6 | 50 | 12 | 26 | 60.3 | 68 | -162 | -2.4 | 19 | 1 |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) |
232 lb (105 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.77 s | 1.72 s | 2.65 s | 4.49 s | 7.04 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 16 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
Boyle signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018.[6][7] After an impressive preseason, Boyle made the 53-man roster in September 2018, as the team's third string quarterback behind Aaron Rodgers and DeShone Kizer.[8]
Boyle did not play during the 2018 regular season. He saw his first professional playing time in a regular season on October 20, 2019, during a Week 7 win over the Oakland Raiders. Boyle took over for Rodgers during the final minutes of the game after victory was assured, kneeling the ball three times for −3 yards to run out the clock.[9] He saw more extended playing time five weeks later on November 24 during a lopsided loss to the San Francisco 49ers, completing his first NFL pass to backup tight end Robert Tonyan, and finished the game 3-of-4 for 15 yards.[10]
Boyle was scheduled to become a restricted free agent following the 2020 season,[11] but the team did not extend a tender to him at the start of the new league year, so he became an unrestricted free agent on March 17, 2021.[12]
Detroit Lions
On March 22, 2021, Boyle signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2,[14] and activated on November 20, making his first career start in Week 11 in place of an injured Jared Goff. He completed 15 of 23 pass attempts for 77 yards, but also threw two interceptions in a 13–10 loss to the Cleveland Browns. He made his second career start in a Week 16 game against the Atlanta Falcons with Goff sidelined due to COVID-19, completing 24 of 34 pass attempts for 219 yards and a touchdown, but also threw a loss-sealing interception with less than a minute to play on goal-to-go, losing 20–16.
On March 14, 2022, Boyle signed a one-year contract extension with the Lions.[15] He was released on August 30, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[16]
Chicago Bears
On November 30, 2022, Boyle was signed by the Chicago Bears off the Lions practice squad.[17]
New York Jets
On April 6, 2023, Boyle signed with the New York Jets.[18]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Sck | SckY | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2019 | GB | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 80.2 | 5 | −7 | −1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | GB | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | −9 | −0.7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DET | 4 | 3 | 0–3 | 61 | 94 | 64.9 | 526 | 5.6 | 3 | 6 | 63.5 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CHI | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.7 | 2 | −2 | −1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 3 | 0–3 | 66 | 106 | 62.3 | 574 | 5.4 | 3 | 8 | 54.5 | 21 | −4 | −0.2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- "Paul Augeri's news and notes: Tim Boyle impresses in first action with Packers". Middletown Press. Middletown Press. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- "Packers' Tim Boyle: Looks good in first pro action". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- "Tim Boyle – Football – University of Connecticut Athletics". uconnhuskies.com.
- "Tim Boyle – Eastern Kentucky University Athletics". ekusports.com.
- "Tim Boyle, Eastern Kentucky, QB, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- "Packers sign rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 4, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- "Undrafted rookie quarterback Tim Boyle unfazed by shaky resume". The Mountaineer. The Mountaineer. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- Hodkiewicz, Wes. "Packers keep eight receivers: Here's the 53-man roster". packers.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- "Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers – October 20th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- "Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers – November 24th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- Kruse, Zach (March 17, 2021). "Packers won't offer restricted free agent tender to QB Tim Boyle". USA Today. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- Williams, Charean (March 17, 2021). "Darious Williams only one of 26 RFAs in NFL to receive first-round tender". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- "Lions sign free agents QB Tim Boyle, K Randy Bullock & WR Breshad Perriman". DetroitLions.com. March 22, 2021.
- "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2021.
- "Lions re-sign QB David Blough and QB Tim Boyle".
- "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022.
- Hajduk, Gabby (November 30, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign QB Tim Boyle, DL Andrew Brown". ChicagoBears.com.
- Greenberg, Ethan (April 6, 2023). "Jets Sign QB Tim Boyle". NewYorkJets.com.