Mark Boyer
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | September 16, 1962 Huntington Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Edison (Huntington Beach) | ||||||||
| College | USC | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1985: 9th round, 229th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Mark Boyer (born September 16, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). he played college football for the USC Trojans
Early life
[edit]Boyer prepped at Edison High School in Huntington Beach.
College career
[edit]Boyer played college football at the University of Southern California. He graduated in 1985 with a bachelor of science in business administration. While at USC, Mark was a four-year letterman in football, helping lead the Trojans to a Pac-10 championship in 1984 and a win over Ohio State in the 1985 Rose Bowl.
Professional career
[edit]Boyer played tight end from 1985 to 1992 for the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets of the NFL.[1]
In 1985, Mark was selected 229th overall in the ninth round by the Colts as a tight end and played for the Colts for 5 years.[2] In 1990, he signed with the Jets as a free agent and played another 3 years. Boyer was known as a prolific blocker, helping Eric Dickerson lead the NFL in rushing in 1988 and the Jets to be a top 5 NFL rushing team in 1990 and 1991. Solid hands helped him catch 170 passes for over 1,500 yards and 6 touchdowns through 114 career games.[3] After 8 seasons in the NFL, Mark retired in 1994 due to a back injury.
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1985 | IND | 16 | 7 | 25 | 274 | 11.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | IND | 16 | 7 | 22 | 237 | 10.8 | 38 | 1 |
| 1987 | IND | 7 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | IND | 16 | 13 | 27 | 256 | 9.5 | 24 | 2 |
| 1989 | IND | 16 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 15 | 2 |
| 1990 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 40 | 334 | 8.4 | 25 | 1 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 11 | 10 | 16 | 153 | 9.6 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 19 | 149 | 7.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Total | 114 | 80 | 170 | 1,534 | 9.0 | 38 | 6 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1987 | IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mark Boyer". pro-football-reference.com. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ↑ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Mark Boyer". nfl.com. National Football League. Retrieved June 18, 2016.