Tim Boyle (American football)

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Tim Boyle
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Boyle with the Detroit Lions in 2021
No. 12 – Detroit Lions
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 (age 27)
Hartford, Connecticut
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Xavier
(Middletown, Connecticut)
College:UConn (2013–2015)
Eastern Kentucky (2016–2017)
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021
TD–INT:3–6
Passing yards:541
Completion percentage:64.9
Passer rating:63.5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Timothy Kevin Boyle (born October 3, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut and Eastern Kentucky. He played for the Green Bay Packers from 2018 to 2020.

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 Team GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg Lng TD
2013 UConn 5 59 133 44.4 621 4.7 36 0 8 33.4 27 −73 −2.7 19 0
2014 UConn 9 43 82 52.4 335 4.1 39 1 3 51.6 16 −42 −2.6 4 0
2015 UConn 11 31 60 51.7 281 4.7 25 0 2 50.8 6 −7 −1.2 4 0
2017 EKU 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[]

Pre-draft measurables
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 10–13 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 16–20.

NFL career statistics[]

Regular season[]

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
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 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 15 3 0–3 64 98 63.5 541 3.9 3 6 64.2 19 −2 −0.9 0 1 11 1 0
Source: NFL.com

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Packers' Tim Boyle: Looks good in first pro action". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tim Boyle – Football – University of Connecticut Athletics". uconnhuskies.com.
  4. ^ "Tim Boyle – Eastern Kentucky University Athletics". ekusports.com.
  5. ^ "Tim Boyle, Eastern Kentucky, QB, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Packers sign rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 4, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Undrafted rookie quarterback Tim Boyle unfazed by shaky resume". The Mountaineer. The Mountaineer. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Hodkiewicz, Wes. "Packers keep eight receivers: Here's the 53-man roster". packers.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers – October 20th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers – November 24th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  11. ^ Kruse, Zach (March 17, 2021). "Packers won't offer restricted free agent tender to QB Tim Boyle". USA Today. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Lions sign free agents QB Tim Boyle, K Randy Bullock & WR Breshad Perriman". DetroitLions.com. March 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2021.

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