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2015 RECRUITING ISSUE MILES BOYKIN WIDE RECEIVER 6-3 • 225 PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC H.S. TINLEY PARK, ILL. RANKINGS STARS NAT. POS. STATE ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 156 17 3 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 36 5 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 32 3 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 161 20 4 MEASURABLES • At the Nike Football Training Camp in Chicago last summer, had a time of 4.51 in the 40-yard dash and a 34-inch vertical leap. STATISTICS • Recorded 65 receptions for 1,035 yards (15.9 yards per catch) and 19 touchdowns as a senior for the Illinois Class 7A state champions, despite missing three games with an injury. He also threw a touch- down pass. • Totaled 51 catches for 730 yards (14.3 yards per grab) and 13 scores as a junior, while also passing for another score. • Nabbed 12 passes for 250 yards (20.8 yards per reception) and four touchdowns his sophomore season. HONORS • Named The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette 2014 Player of the Year in Illinois. • One of 27 players named to The Chicago Tribune's all-state first team. • Listed as an all-state pick by The Champaign-Ur- bana News-Gazette as a junior and senior. • Was a Chicago Sun-Times 2014 all-area selection. • Also a two-time All-Chicago Catholic League selec- tion in basketball. ALL-STAR GAMES AND CAMPS • Invited to the Semper Fidelis All-American Game Jan. 4 in Carson, Calif., but was unable to play in contest while still recovering from a hand injury. RECRUITMENT • Committed to Notre Dame on July 2, 2014. • Chose the Irish over Michigan State. • Primarily recruited by Irish offensive coordina- tor/receivers coach Mike Denbrock and secondarily recruited by outside linebackers coach Bob Elliott. • Took his official visit to South Bend for the pro- gram's Football Awards Show on Dec. 12, 2014. • Also took unofficial visits to Florida, Indiana, Michi- gan, Missouri, Ohio State and Ole Miss, plus received offers from Oregon and Virginia Tech. NOTABLE • Born on Oct. 12, 1996. • Plans to enroll in the Mendoza College of Business and major in management or marketing. • His father, George Boykin Jr., played linebacker at Chicago Vocational and then at Eastern Illinois University (1985-89). • His older brother, George III, is a pilot. 2015 PROJECTION • With the top six wideouts from 2014 returning, plus last year's freshmen Justin Brent and Corey Holmes also in the mix, a redshirt season would seem to be in the works unless he can help on spe- cial teams. THEY SAID IT Head coach Brian Kelly's Comments: "He can use his body extremely well, great catching radius, can go up to get the football, he can separate, a great matchup on the perimeter." Tom Lemming Of Prep Football Report: "I've watched him play since his freshman year, and I always thought he was going to grow into a tight end, and he hasn't done it yet. I'm not saying he is as good as Michael Floyd, but's he got those type of hands, size and strength." Providence Catholic Head Coach Mark Coglianese's Comments: "He's a thin 225. He doesn't look fast because he's got a long stride, but he just runs by people. When he was recruited, especially early on after his junior year, a lot of schools were looking at him as a tight end. They didn't think maybe he was fast enough, but he proved them wrong."