Former TCU Heisman hopeful Trevone Boykin makes one of the wildest plays in Mexico pro football history with Sunday-caliber throw
Last Saturday night, former TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin and his team, the Saltillo Dinos, set out to do what's considered impossible in the world of Mexico pro football: Beat the Chihuahua Caudillos, the back-to-back undefeated champions who have won 25 games in a row. Though Boykin and the Dinos failed in the endeavor, the 2014 Heisman […]
Last Saturday night, former TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin and his team, the Saltillo Dinos, set out to do what's considered impossible in the world of Mexico pro football: Beat the Chihuahua Caudillos, the back-to-back undefeated champions who have won 25 games in a row.
Though Boykin and the Dinos failed in the endeavor, the 2014 Heisman candidate made one of the wildest plays in LFA history (Liga de Fútbol Americano).
Facing fourth down against the best pass rush in the league, Boykin rolled out of the pocket to survive the six-man blitz and launched a cross-body bomb to the corner of the endzone for the score. His wide receiver, Gerardo Álvarez, completed the play with a great catch.
The play, a Sunday-caliber throw, is an early candidate to winning the LFA's Play of the Year when the season is over. It's also a bittersweet reminder of what could've been for Boykin.
Though the level of competition is significantly inferior to anything he faced at college or at the NFL level, he displayed the kind of arm talent that made him a viable pro prospect back in 2016 coming out of TCU. Though he was never perceived as an early-round prospect, he probably wouldn't have gone undrafted had it not been for off-the-field concerns.
There's a good chance he would've stuck around in the NFL—even if not as a starter—had it not been for domestic assault allegations that emerged, which he later pleaded guilty to, leading to three-year prison sentence in 2020.
Nowadays, Boykin is keeping the football dream alive in Mexico. The former TCU quarterback finished fourth in Heisman voting in 2014, just missing the finalists cut behind Marcus Mariota, Melvin Gordon, and Amari Cooper.
In Mexico, he's established himself as one of the most talented quarterbacks in the league and is coming off one of his best performances since arriving. For him, it's about steering away from turnover worthy plays, which he's guilty of as a result of trusting his arm just a little bit too much. If he keeps that in check, he can be an MVP candidate this season and plays like Saturday's are why.
Once a top Heisman candidate, former Auburn Tigers QB is making history in Mexico
Dominating in Mexico.
