Johnathan Boone, New Mexico State: 2019 NFL Draft

2017 (RS-Junior)
Played in 12 games with eight starts… Started the final five games of the season… 399 yards receiving were fifth most on the team… Hauled in 31 passes and recorded one receiving touchdown… Best career game came in a win at Texas State (11/4) with five catches for 83 yards and a TD… Grabbed 11 combined passes in the final two games, including five catches for 48 yards in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl win against Utah State… Six kickoff returns on the season for 111 yards and a long of 35.

2016 (RS-Sophomore)
Played in 12 games with three starts… 22 catches for 323 yards and four touchdowns receiving, which was second on the team… Two catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns at Kentucky (9/17)… Career-high six catches for 51 yards in an OT win at home against Louisiana (10/1)… Touchdown catch in the season finale at South Alabama (12/3).

2015 (Ellsworth CC)
Selected to the All-ICCAC First Team in 2015… Pulled in 774 receiving yards on 45 receptions in 2015… Racked up 1,007 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns in 2015. 

2014 (Ellsworth CC)
Redshirted at Ellsworth Community College as a freshman.

High School
Played varsity football at Freedom HS under head coach Jeffrey Higgins.

Throughout the draft process there are always a few prospects who simply seem so determined to make it in the National Football League that it is hard for it not to materialize. Boone has a deep-rooted self-confidence in that belief and relishes in the fact that it now comes down to individual ability to make the 53-man roster.  

The Florida native originally began at Ellsworth Community College before jumping to the D1 level at New Mexico State. Boone has naturally soft hands. He can catch in a crowd and adjust to the ball. Places a large emphasis on running crisp disciplined routes. Knows how to use nods and stems to get separation. Boone is self-determined and tough. Has return ability. Boone does a good job after the catch in picking up yards and protects the football. He absorbs film quickly and plays with a high football IQ.

Boone has the length and size to attract attention from the NFL. He participated in the College Gridiron Showcase and performed well and met with several NFL scouts. Overall, Boone is big possession receiver who should get a chance to compete for a roster spot.