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University of Rhode Island

2017 Football

70 Dino Boyd

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 305
  • Year Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Newark, N.J.
  • High School West Side
  • Position OL

Biography

2017 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Started all 11 games at left tackle
  • Helped the team average 101.2 rushing yards per game
  • Part of a line protection that allowed JaJuan Lawson to complete .597 percent of his passes, the fourth-best single-season percentage in team history
  • Protection helped Rams pass for 2,573 yards, the eighth highest single-season total in team history
  • Helped provide protection for 416 total yards of offense against Villanova (11/18)
  • Helped block for a ground attack that gained 209 yards and two touchdowns at Albany (10/28)
  • Part of the line effort that helped the Rams rush for 123 yards and two touchdowns against Elon (10/21)
  • Part of the line effort that helped Rhode Island rush for 124 yards and one touchdown at Maine (10/14)
  • Part of the line effort that helped the Rams rush for 108 yards and one touchdown at Brown (9/30)
  • Helped the Rams rush for 148 yards and one touchdown against Harvard (9/16)
  • Part of blocking effort that allow just two sacks against Stony Brook (9/9)
  • Served as the anchor bearer for the season opener at Central Michigan (8/31)
  • Was part of line effort at Central Michigan that helped Rams gain 108 rushing yards while giving up just one sack in 41 pass plays (8/31)

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Played in all 11 games, making nine starts at left tackle
  • Blocked for a ground game that ran for 90 yards and one score against Towson (11/19)
  • Started at left tackle as the Rams rushed for a season-high 226 yards and two touchdowns at Elon (11/12)
  • Blocked for a ground game that ran for a season-high 180 yards and three touchdowns against Brown (10/1)
  • Helped block for a ground attack that gained 85 yards and scored two touchdowns against New Hampshire (9/24)
  • Started at left tackle as Rams rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns at Harvard (9/16)
  • Started at left tackle and was part of line that helped Rams rush for 146 yards and allow just one sack against Albany (9/10)
  • Started at left tackle and was part of line that helped Rams rush for 170 yards and allow just one sack at Kansas (9/3)

2015 (Sophomore)

  • Did not appear in any games/Redshirted

2014 (Freshman)

  • Appeared in six games, starting two games at left tackle
  • Made his collegiate debut with a start at left tackle at Villanova (10/11)
  • Helped Rams rush for 137 yards and 4.6 yards per carry at Richmond (10/18)
  • Part of line effort that helped Rhode Island rish for 200+ yards in back-to-back games against New Hampshire (208 on Nov. 8) and at Stony Brook (211 on Nov. 15) 

Before URI

  • An athletic lineman who earned All-Essex County honors
  • Led West Side High to the New Jersey state playoffs
  • He is described as a "next-level talent" for the offensive line

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 70

    2014Freshman

    OL
    6'4" 260 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2015Sophomore

    OL
    6'4" 282 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    OL
    6'4" 290 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2017Redshirt Junior

    OL
    6'4" 305 lbs
    70