I’m not judging Boyle’s game off one clip, but this early-summer one got me to pay attention—and shows what makes him great. He’s aggressive on the ball, staying on his hands and relying on hard crosses to pummel ball carriers off their line. His identity is built more from his off-ball play. As a ball carrier, you do not want to see Boyle coming your way on a slide or rotation, let alone a coma slide. He gets his sidelines juiced while staying (mostly) clean on hits. His lower body is so strong it doesn’t take much to make players pay for getting too close to his crease. When that ball hits the ground, he’s gobbling it up the first time, has a solid stick, and makes good decisions in the clear and in transition.

An athletic thumper who looks the part at 6’2 and 200 pounds, Boyle moves exceptionally well for his size and embraces big matchups, showing his physicality and cover skills. At NAL, I was also rather impressed with his hands and stick work — he corralled every groundball on the first try and plucked passes out of the air or knocked them down to disrupt the flow of possessions. Boyle was at his best around GLE, where his big frame and sturdy lower body didn’t budge and helped him prevent notable ’28 attackmen from getting quality looks on cage. I liked how he picked the right times to throw checks and tailored his defensive approach based on who he was facing, relying on his position play and footwork when necessary. The constant was his physicality, which Boyle always displayed without ever getting overly aggressive. If this past weekend served as any indication, I’d count on him becoming one of the more highly recruited 2028 defenders in the region.