Mark Boyer
{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}
{{for|the professor of geography|Mark A. Boyer}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Mark Boyer
| position = Tight end
| number = 84, 80 ,88
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|16}}
| birth_place = Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 252
| high_school = Edison
(Huntington Beach, California)
| college = USC
| draftyear = 1985
| draftround = 9
| draftpick = 229
| pastteams =
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1985|1989}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1990|1992}})
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 170
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,534
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 6
| pfr = BoyeMa00
}}
Mark Boyer (born September 16, 1962) is an American former professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL).
Early life
Boyer prepped at Edison High School in Huntington Beach.
College career
Boyer played college football for the USC Trojans. He graduated from USC in 1985 with a bachelor of science in business administration. While at USC, Mark was a four-year letterman, in football helping lead the way to a Pac-10 championship in 1984 and a win over Ohio State in the 1985 Rose Bowl.
Professional career
Boyer played tight end from 1985 to 1992 for the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets of the NFL.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoyeMa00.htm|title=Mark Boyer|accessdate=18 July 2016|publisher=Pro Football Reference|website=pro-football-reference.com}}
In 1985, Mark was drafted in the ninth round by the Colts as a tight end and played for the Colts for 5 years.{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/markboyer/2499742/profile|title=Mark Boyer|accessdate=18 June 2016|publisher=National Football League|website=nfl.com}} After 8 seasons in the NFL, Mark retired in 1994 due to a back injury.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
= Regular season =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| 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 | ||||||
| colspan="2" | Total | 114 | 80 | 170 | 1,534 | 9.0 | 38 | 6 |
= Playoffs =
References
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{{Indianapolis Colts 1985 draft navbox}}
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Category:Players of American football from Huntington Beach, California
Category:Edison High School (Huntington Beach, California) alumni
Category:Marshall School of Business alumni
Category:USC Trojans football players
Category:Indianapolis Colts players