Brant Boyer
American football player and coach (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brant Boyer (born June 27, 1971) is an American former professional football linebacker and coach who is the special teams coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Special teams coordinator | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 27, 1971 Ogden, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | North Summitt (Coalville, Utah) | ||||||||
| College: | Snow (1990–1991) Arizona (1992–1993) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994: 6th round, 177th pick | ||||||||
| Expansion draft: | 1995: 22nd round, 43rd pick | ||||||||
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He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL expansion draft after playing his rookie season as a sixth-round draft choice of the Miami Dolphins.[1][2] After five seasons with the Jaguars, Boyer spent three seasons as a member of the Cleveland Browns.
Currently, Boyer is the special teams coach for the San Francisco 49ers. Previously he was the assistant special teams coach for the Indianapolis Colts and the special teams coach for the New York Jets.
Early life
Boyer went to high school at North Summit in Coalville, Utah.
College career
In 1990, Boyer attended and played college football for Snow College as a linebacker.[3]
Professional career
Miami Dolphins
Boyer was selected in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).[5] He played in fourteen games for the Dolphins and recorded two total tackles.
Jacksonville Jaguars
In 1995, Boyer was allocated to the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft.[6] On March 30, 1997, Boyer re-signed with the Jaguars.[7] In a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1998, he suffered a neck injury and was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 1998.[8]
In six seasons with the Jaguars he played in 69 games while starting seven of them. Boyer recorded 10 sacks and 114 tackles during his tenure with the team.
Cleveland Browns
In 2001, Boyer signed with the Cleveland Browns. On February 19, 2004, Boyer re-signed with the browns on a four-year deal worth around $4.2 million.[9][10] On August 30, 2004, Boyer was moved to injured reserve which ended his 2004 campaign and subsequently his career.[11]
In four seasons with the Browns he played in 47 games and started ten, the most of which coming in 2003. He recorded 207 total tackles and thirteen tackles for loss.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1994 | MIA | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | JAX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | JAX | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | JAX | 16 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | JAX | 11 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | JAX | 16 | 0 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | JAX | 12 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 16 | 2 | 79 | 60 | 19 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 16 | 1 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | CLE | 15 | 7 | 66 | 46 | 20 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | 17 | 323 | 248 | 75 | 13.0 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Coaching career
NFL Coaching Intern
Boyer began his coaching career as a training camp intern for the Cleveland Browns in 2009 and for the New York Giants as a training camp intern in 2010.[12]
Indianapolis Colts
From 2012 to 2015 Boyer worked with the Indianapolis Colts special teams.[13] There he worked with all-pros Pat McAfee and Adam Vinatieri.
New York Jets
On February 2, 2016, Boyer was named the special teams coordinator for the New York Jets.[14][15] In 2021, despite the Jets 4–13 record, Boyer's special teams squad ranked 2nd in the NFL according to DVAO.
San Francisco 49ers
After nine years with the Jets, Boyer was named special teams coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers on January 27, 2025.[16]
References
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