E'Lla Boykin holds the JACK · Backup spot in Boston College Eagles’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

E'Lla Boykin is a left defensive end for Boston College at 6'3", 255 pounds, from Mount Olive, NC. He attended Southern Wayne High School before spending one season at Barton College, where he recorded 13 tackles against Carson-Newman and earned Piedmont Division Defensive Player of the Year. Boykin joined the Eagles during summer 2025 and appeared in 11 games with one start, accumulating 19 tackles including 2.5 for loss. He registered his first career sack at Boston College against Syracuse on 11/29, a four-yard loss, while adding one quarterback hit across the season.

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