Boye Mafe

Boye Mafe
Minnesota Golden Gophers – No. 34
Position	Defensive end
Class	Senior
Major	Business & Marketing Education
Personal information
Born:	November 30, 1998 (age 23)
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career history
College	Minnesota (2017–2021);
Bowl games	2018 Quick Lane Bowl; 2020 Outback Bowl; 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl; 2022 Senior Bowl;
High school	Hopkins; (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
Career highlights and awards
	Second team All-Big Ten (2021);
	Stats at ESPN.com;

Boye Mafe (born November 30, 1998) is an American college football defensive end for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Early life and high school[]

Mafe grew up in Golden Valley, Minnesota and attended Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota.^[1] As a senior he was named All-Metro after recording 78 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and four sacks.^[2]^[3]

College career[]

Mafe redshirted his true freshman season.^[4] As a redshirt sophomore he recorded 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and three sacks.^[5] Mafe was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference after recording 27 tackles, 5.5 for loss, and 4.5 sacks with two passes defended and two forced fumbles in six games played in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ Greder, Andy (December 18, 2020). "Gophers defensive end Boye Mafe's stock climbing on and off field. His late mother would be proud". The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ Shaver, Randy (November 18, 2016). "KARE 11 All-Metro Team 2016: Defense". KARE.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ Foster, Brandon (May 14, 2016). "2017 Wyoming target: Boye Mafe". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ Irvin, Phil (11 November 2020). "Defensive end Boye Mafe is a potential blueprint for sustained success at Minnesota". SaturdayTradition.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ "Boye Mafe brings tremendous athletic ability to Gophers defensive line". Star Tribune. October 22, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ Baird, Nathan (July 3, 2021). "Minnesota's 'freakish' Boye Mafe out to ruin Ohio State quarterback's debut: Buckeyes' best opponents, No. 18". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ "Gophers' Boye Mafe had slow start, but he and Thomas Rush broke out vs. Colorado". St. Paul Pioneer Press. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

External links[]

Minnesota Golden Gophers bio

[1] Greder, Andy (December 18, 2020). "Gophers defensive end Boye Mafe's stock climbing on and off field. His late mother would be proud". The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[2] Shaver, Randy (November 18, 2016). "KARE 11 All-Metro Team 2016: Defense". KARE.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[3] Foster, Brandon (May 14, 2016). "2017 Wyoming target: Boye Mafe". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[4] Irvin, Phil (11 November 2020). "Defensive end Boye Mafe is a potential blueprint for sustained success at Minnesota". SaturdayTradition.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[5] "Boye Mafe brings tremendous athletic ability to Gophers defensive line". Star Tribune. October 22, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[6] Baird, Nathan (July 3, 2021). "Minnesota's 'freakish' Boye Mafe out to ruin Ohio State quarterback's debut: Buckeyes' best opponents, No. 18". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[7] "Gophers' Boye Mafe had slow start, but he and Thomas Rush broke out vs. Colorado". St. Paul Pioneer Press. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

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