Texas Football: 3 problematic Wildcats for the Longhorns
1) Problematic Wildcats for Texas football
A defensive back that was not just an underrated recruit for Kansas State, but a tremendously underrated player just in general across the college football landscape is the ultra-reliable and efficient sophomore cornerback Ekow Boye-Doe. This 6-foot and 170 pound corner is one of the rising stars at the position in the Big 12.
The stat line of Boye-Doe so far this season is one that proves how difficult he is to target when he is in pass coverage. In eight games played so far this season for the Wildcats, Boye-Doe continued to rise to the occasion. He’s registered 25 combined tackles (17 solo and eight assisted), one tackle for loss, no sacks, and seven pass breakups. Boye-Doe leads the team in pass breakups.
It wasn’t until this fall that Boye-Doe really got the chance to get an increased role and workload. He really did make an immediate impact for this Kansas State secondary. What’s even more impressive about the play and overall reliability of Boye-Doe this fall is the fact that he’s only missed one tackle, allowed just one passing touchdown on 22 targets in pass coverage, and allowed around a 54 completion percentage when targeted.
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The fact that Boye-Doe was targeted 22 times in pass coverage and has seven pass breakups is seriously impressive. He has been penalized twice this season, but one came in an all-around bad game for the Wildcats in a convincing 45-0 loss to Iowa State a few weeks ago. Boye-Doe is likely to be placed on either redshirt sophomore wide receiver Joshua Moore or junior Brennan Eagles, which would be a tough assignment for either Longhorn.