IntroAmerican football player
IsAmerican football player 
Football player 
FromUnited States of America 
TypeSports 
Gendermale
Birth25 June 1992, Fort Myers
Age:28 years
Star signCancer

Jayestin Tre’von Boston (born June 25, 1992) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Panthers in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina.

High School

Boston attended North Fort Myers High School in North Fort Myers, Florida. As a junior, he posted 41 tackles with 16 solo stops, 4 interceptions on defense and caught 43 passes for 736 yards and 5 touchdowns on offense. He was named first-team all-area at defensive back his final two seasons. He was named MVP of the John Carrigan Rotary South All-Star Classic in Ft. Myers in December, 2009. He scored 17 touchdowns as a senior, including 11 rushing, five receiving and one on defense. He led his team with 103 carries for 841 yards, and also had 24 receptions for 364 yards. Defensively, he picked off six passes for 119 yards and recovered one fumble.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 80th best cornerback prospect of his class.

NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Tre Boston
CB
North Ft. Myers, FloridaNorth Fort Myers High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)4.41Jan 29, 2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17 (S)   Rivals: 80 (CB)  ESPN: 129 (ATH)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • “North Carolina Football Commitments”. Rivals.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015. 
  • “2010 North Carolina Football Recruiting Commits”. Scout.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015. 
  • “Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings”. Scout.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015. 
  • “2010 Team Ranking”. Rivals.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015. 

College career

As a true freshman, Boston started 4 games as a cornerback and played in 10 games overall. He finished the season with 32 tackles, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one interception. During the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against LSU, Boston posted three tackles, forced two fumbles, broke up a pass and made an interception.

During his true sophomore season, Boston finished the season third on the team with 70 tackles, including 48 primary stops, and led the team with three interceptions for 20 yards. He also broke up 2 passes, recovered 2 fumbles, and forced a fumble. He tied for sixth in the ACC with 3 interceptions. In the Independence Bowl against Missouri, Boston posted 6 tackles.

In his junior season, Boston earned an honorable mention All-ACC honors from both the media and the coaches. He started all 12 games at safety and led the team in tackles with 86 stops on the year, including 49 solo tackles, and added six pass breakups. He also shared the team lead in interceptions with four and returned one for a touchdown. He was also awarded ACC Defensive Back of the Week twice after games against Miami and Virginia. Against Duke, Boston registered a career-high 17 tackles and an interception, including 8 solo tackles. During his senior season, Boston earned second-team All-ACC honors at safety after finishing the regular season with a team-high 85 tackles and four interceptions.

Professional career

2014 NFL Draft

Boston was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round (128th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft.

Pre-draft measurables
HtWtArm lengthHand size40-yd dash10-yd split20-yd split20-ss3-coneVertBroadBP
6 ft 0 in204 lb31 3⁄8 in9 3⁄4 in4.59 s1.60 s2.69 s4.31 s7.04 s35 in9 ft 8 in18 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Carolina Panthers

Boston underwent sports hernia surgery during the offseason on June 4, 2014. Boston earned the starting safety position over Thomas DeCoud midway through the season. He recorded his first career interception and pick six during the final regular season game against Matt Ryan in the win-or-go-home victory against the Atlanta Falcons. For the season, Boston missed just one tackle and allowed just five receptions on 222 coverage snaps, ranking 4th-best among all safeties in the NFL of comparable sample size.

The following week, Boston recorded his first career postseason interception to help clinch a 27-16 Wild Card playoff win for the Carolina Panthers against the Arizona Cardinals.

In the 2016 NFC Championship game, Boston intercepted quarterback Carson Palmer during the 4th quarter of the Carolina Panthers’ 49-15 rout of the Arizona Cardinals on January 24, 2016. In Super Bowl 50, Boston had 1 tackle, but had 2 penalties as the Panthers lost 24-10 to the Denver Broncos.

In 2016, Boston played in 15 games recording 50 tackles, two interceptions, six passes defensed and two sacks before being placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on December 27, 2016.

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