BOYCE’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 6, at Houston (10/27/18)
Tackles for Loss 1, 8X, last vs. UCF (11/23/18)
Sacks 1, 3X, last vs. UCF (11/23/18)
Forced Fumble 1, at Virginia (11/21/15)
2018: Tied his career high with 24 tackles, set a new career high with 3.0 tackles for loss and matched his previous career highs with one sack in his first season on the field with the Bulls...appeared in five games…made a season-high six tackles against Houston (10/27) and Tulane (11/3)…posted tackles for loss in four of five games, including 1.0 against Cincinnati (11/10) and UCF (11/23), when he recorded his first sack of the season.
2017: Has not seen action.
2016 (DUKE): Reserve defensive tackle ... in eight games, totaled seven tackles and 1.0 sacks.
2015 (DUKE): Played in all 13 games ... finished with 24 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 quarterback sack, one caused fumble and one QB pressure ... had 2+ tackles in six games, including a season-high five stops at Virginia ... added 1.0 TFL and one caused fumble against the Cavaliers ... first collegiate sack came at Tulane ... one of five Duke freshmen to earn varsity letter, joining Ben Humphreys, Jeremy McDuffie, Marquies Price and T.J. Rahming ... on the field for 327 snaps.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, UNIVERSITY SCHOOL: Played for head coach Rocco Casullo during senior year at St. Thomas Aquinas ... played for head coach Roger Harriott for three years at University School ... ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 43 defensive tackle in the country and charted by ESPN.com at No. 61 among defensive tackle prospects ... two-time first team all-state selection (4A in 2013; 7A in 2014) ... a second team 3A all-state selection as a sophomore ... during final campaign, helped St. Thomas Aquinas to a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 7A state championship with a 31-0 victory against Osceola ... tallied nine tackles, including 4.5 TFL, and a fumble recovery in the title tilt ... squad finished the year with a 14-1 overall record ... team stood No. 12 in the final MaxPreps Xcellent25 national poll ... part of a defense that held opponents to 34 total points over the last 12 games (2.83 points per contest) ... during junior year, tallied 87 tackles with 22.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks and four caused fumbles ... selected to the FloridaHSFootball.com Class 4A All-State Elite Team following junior campaign ... in 2013, went 10-3 and claimed the 4A District 7 championship with a 4-0 mark ... as a sophomore, booked 68 tackles with 16.5 TFL ... added 5.0 sacks and three caused fumbles during sophomore campaign, when University School went 13-0 and claimed the FHSAA 3A state championship with a 24-17 victory against Madison County ... during freshman year, played in six games as the Suns finished 12-1 and advanced to the second round of the FHSAA 3A playoffs.
PERSONAL: Son of Rosemarie Marquez and Darnell Boyce … has two older brothers, Dominick (27) and Christopher (31)...born March 1, 1997... majoring in psychology... cousin, Joshua Boyce, played four seasons in the NFL for New England and Cleveland... hobbies include playing the FIFA videogame.