Deandre Boykins

A transfer from North Carolina who arrived in Stillwater with 36 career games played and 14 career starts. 2024 (Junior at North Carolina): Played in 11 games, missing only the contests against NC Central and James Madison ... Finished the year with six tackles, recording two each against Charlotte, Georgia Tech and UConn ... Added a pass breakup against Pitt ... Had one kickoff return of 10 yards. 2023 (Redshirt at North Carolina): Missed the season due to a season-ending injury in preseason camp. 2022 (Sophomore at North Carolina): Started all 14 games at defensive back ... Tallied 67 tackles, two sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, an interception, seven pass breakups and a fumble recovery ... Made first career start and came up with four tackles and a fumble recovery against FAMU ... Recorded a season-best seven tackles in games against Duke, Georgia Tech and Oregon ... Had at least three tackles in all 14 games ... Named ACC Defensive Back of the Week after tallying four tackles, a sack and an interception at Miami ... Repeated as the league’s Defensive Back of the Week against Duke when he had seven tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry. 2021 (Freshman at North Carolina): Appeared in 11 games on special teams and at defensive back ... Made two tackles against Georgia State ... Returned a kick for 12 yards against Duke ... Had a pair of tackles against Wofford. High School: Played for coach Kenneth McClamrock at Central Cabarrus ... An early enrollee at North Carolina who was ranked as a four-star prospect ... The nation’s 175th-best player, the No. 6 athlete and No. 10 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite ... Ranked as the nation’s 72nd-best player, the No. 3 all-purpose back and the No. 4 player in the state by Rivals ... Tabbed the nation’s 230th-best player, the No. 11 safety and the No. 16 player in the state according to ESPN ... A member of the ESPN 300 ... An SI All-America candidate prior to his senior season ... Tallied 877 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns over his final two prep seasons ... Posted 1,704 all-purpose yards over three seasons and recorded seven interceptions ... A first-team All-Observer selection as a junior ... Had 48 tackles, a half sack, six tackles for loss and three interceptions that year and returned two interceptions for touchdowns ... Rushed for 603 yards and nine touchdowns and posted four 100-yard games ... 274 rushing yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore and had five tackles, three picks, and two pass breakups. Personal: Son of Shena Brooks.