Signed: Miles Boykin
New Lenox (Ill.) Providence Catholic wide receiver Miles Boykin submitted his letter of intent to Notre Dame on Wednesday.
The 6-5, 225-pounder is rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 3 recruit in Illinois, the No. 17 wide receiver nationally and the No. 156 overall player in the class of 2015 by Rivals.
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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 touchdown 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
• Invited to play in Semper Fidelis All-American Game Jan. 4 in Carson, Calif., but had to decline because he was still recovering from injury.
• 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-Urbana News-Gazette as a junior and senior.
• Was a Chicago Sun-Times 2014 all-area selection.
• Also a two-time Chicago Catholic League all-conference selection in basketball.
Recruitment
• Committed to Notre Dame on July 2, 2014.
• Chose the Irish over Michigan State.
• Primarily recruited by Irish offensive coordinator/receivers coach Mike Denbrock and secondarily recruited by outside linebackers coach Bob Elliott.
• Took his official visit to South Bend for the program's Football Awards Show on Dec. 12, 2014.
• Also took unofficial visits to Florida, Indiana, Michigan, 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), whose roster included current New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and lineman John Jurkovic, who also played in the NFL and was the older brother of the late 1988-91 Notre Dame guard Mirko Jurkovic, an All-American.
• 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 special teams.
They Said It
Rivals Midwest recruiting analyst Josh Helmholdt: "He could become another Corey Robinson. He's a big, physical wide receiver that's an asset in the red zone because of his size and height. He uses his body to go up and get those jump balls.
"Throughout his high school career, he has been kind of up and down. There has been times when we have seen him go up against Division I talent where he has used his size and explosiveness very effectively. He creates a mismatch against smaller corners.
"He needs to continue to develop in creating separation down the field so he can be a threat in the intermediate passing game and be able to utilize his size."
Prep Football Report's Tom Lemming: "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. Great hands, good speed for a big guy and he can separate.
"I'm not saying he is as good as Michael Floyd, but's he got those type of hands, size and strength."
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