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#52 Boone Myers Season 2016-17

PositionOL
Weight305 lbs
Height6-5
ClassJr.
HometownWebster City, Iowa
HometownWebster City, Iowa
High SchoolWebster City

Hawk-Item – – Put on scholarship prior to start of 2014 season after joining program as a walk-on . . . one of seven juniors named to 2016 Leadership Group.

2017 Honors – – Brett Greenwood Award, offense . . . preseason third-team All-Big Ten by College Sports Madness . . . preseason fourth-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . 2017 – – Saw action at left guard in 24-3 win over Wyoming . . . saw action at left guard in 44-41 OT win at Iowa State as offense gained 497 yards total offense . . . started at left guard in 31-14 win over North Texas as offense gained 435 yards total offense . . . started at left guard in 21-19 loss to #4 Penn State . . . started at left guard in 17-10 loss at Michigan State . . . did not see action in 45-16 win over Illinois due to injury . . . did not see action in 17-10 OT loss at Northwestern due to injury . . . underwent surgery due to injury and missed final five games of the regular season and the 27-20 Pinstripe Bowl win over Boston College.

2016 – – Started all 12 games in which he played, missing one game due to injury . . . started five games at left guard and seven games at left tackle . . . started at left guard in 45-21 win over Miami as offense gained 404 yards total offense . . . started at left guard in 42-3 win over Iowa State as offense gained 435 yards total offense . . . started at left guard and played every offensive down in 23-21 loss to North Dakota State . . . started at left guard and played every offensive down in 14-7 win at Rutgers . . . started at left guard and played every offensive down in 38-31 loss to Northwestern . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive down in 14-7 win at Minnesota . . . started at left tackle in 49-35 win at Purdue as offense rushed for 365 net rushing yards and gained 520 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 17-9 loss to #10 Wisconsin due to injury . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive down in 41-14 loss at #12 Penn State . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive down in 14-13 win over #2 Michigan . . . started at left tackle in 28-0 win at Illinois as offense rushed for 262 yards and gained 342 yards total offense . . . started at left tackle in 40-10 win over #15 Nebraska at offense rushed for 264 net yards and gained 408 yards total offense . . . started at left tackle in 30-3 Outback Bowl loss to #17 Florida.

2015 – – Started 10 games and saw action in 11 games, missing three games due to injury . . . started at left tackle in 31-14 win over Illinois State, as offense gained 431 yards total offense and allowed no sacks . . . started at left tackle in 31-17 win at Iowa State as offense gained 260 net rushing yards and 475 yards total offense . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive down in 27-24 win over Pitt as offense gained 363 yards total offense . . . started at left tackle in 62-16 win over North Texas as offense gained 488 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 10-6 win at Wisconsin due to injury . . . did not see action in 29-20 win over Illinois due to injury . . . did not see action in 40-10 win at Northwestern due to injury . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive play in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive down in 35-27 win at Indiana, as offense rushed for 234 yards and gained 467 yards total offense . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive down as offense rushed for 272 yards and gained 506 yards total offense . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive down in 40-20 win over Purdue . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive down in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . started at left tackle and played every offensive down in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . saw action at both tackle and guard in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford.

2014 – – Saw first career action at left tackle in 48-7 win over Northwestern as offense gained 483 yards total offense . . . saw action at left tackle in 51-14 loss at Minnesota . . . saw action at left tackle in 30-14 win at Illinois as offense rushed for 304 yards and gained 587 yards total offense . . . saw action in 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee.

2013 Honors – – Team Leader Award, offense. 2013 – – Redshirted after joining program as a walk-on.

High school honors – – Earned third team all-state honors as a senior . . . first team all-conference for three straight seasons . . . Career – – Three-year letterman in football as tight end and defensive end . . . selected to compete in 2013 Iowa Shrine Bowl, where he was named Defensive MVP for the North squad . . . helped prep team post 21-10 record over three seasons . . . team captain as a senior . . . also earned four letters in track, competing in field events, and three in basketball . . . named first team all-conference in basketball as a senior.

Personal – – Born 12/11/94 . . . environmental science major . . . parents are Maechelle and Eric Myers . . . high school coach was Bob Howard.