Education
A native of Copperas Cove, Texas, Boyce attended Copperas Cove High School.
A native of Copperas Cove, Texas, Boyce attended Copperas Cove High School.
He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian University.
He played high school football for the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs, with Robert Griffin III under center. He was named an honorable-mention all-state his senior year, after recording 42 receptions for 837 yards, and was instrumental in Copperas Cove"s 13-2 season.
He played for the A&T Bears in coppers cove, leading them to back to back championship games.
In addition to football, Boyce was also on the school"s track & field team Boyce attended Texas Christian University, where he played for the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs football team from 2009 to 2012.
During his college career, he started 33 of 39 games in which he appeared, and caught 161 passes for 2,535 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns. He is Texas Christian University"s all-time leader in touchdown receptions, second in receiving yards, and third in total receptions.
He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round, with the 102nd overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft.
New England Patriots
Boyce was drafted with a toe injury and did not participate in the Patriots" rookies-only training camp in early May. On May 24, the Patriots signed Boyce to his rookie deal worth $2.367 million over four years. Boyce only recorded nine receptions during his rookie year before being placed on injured reserve.
Boyce was waived by the Patriots on August 30, 2014 as part of final roster cuts, then signed to New England"s practice squad the next day.
After spending most of the 2014 season on the Patriots" practice squad, Boyce was called up from the practice squad on December 27 after Alfonzo Dennard was placed on season-ending injured reserve. On August 31, 2015 Boyce was waived by the Patriots and after clearing waivers was placed on the injury reserve list.
He recorded a personal-best time of 11.47 seconds in the 100 meters, He was also a member of the 4 × 100 m (4260) and 4 × 200 m (1:2874) relay squads.