Career: In his four seasons as an Eagle, Boston racked up 188 receptions (eighth in school history) for 2,621 yards (10th) and 20 touchdowns (T-11th) in 45 career games (35 as a starter). He holds an average of 4.18 receptions per game, which places him in the top seven in EWU history.
2021: Boston earned second team All-Big Sky honors and was also named second team All-Big Sky by Phil Steele Publications. He played in all 13 games during the 2021 season, starting in 11. He caught 69 passes (tied for second in the Big Sky) for a total of 969 yards (fourth). Boston racked up 106 receiving yards in a double overtime win against FBS opponent UNLV on 9/2/21, and he scored Eastern’s first two touchdowns in a nationally-ranked matchup against Montana on 10/2/21. The most explosive outing of his career came against Idaho on 10/16/21, as he caught five passes for 175 yards (35.0 per reception) and a touchdown. His career-long reception of 73 yards was also set in that game. Boston’s 14 receptions against Montana (12/3/21) is tied for a school record in the FCS Playoffs, alongside teammate Talolo Limu-Jones, and it ranks as the sixth-highest mark for any game in EWU history. In the preseason, he was named by Phil Steele Publications as a third team All-Big Sky Conference selection.
2020-21: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Boston had 26 receptions in 2020-21 after earning third team All-Big Sky honors in 2019. He played in six games and started five, and had eight receptions for 120 yards versus Northern Arizona (3/6/21) and another 10 for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus Idaho State (3/13/21). Boston was EWU’s leading receiver with five catches for 88 yards against North Dakota State (4/24/21) in the FCS Playoffs, including a season-long 48-yard catch. He did not play in EWU’s 2020-21 opener at Idaho on Feb. 27. Phil Steele Publications selected him to its preseason All-Big Sky Conference squad as a second team wide receiver.
2019: Was a third team All-Big Sky selection as chosen by the league’s head coaches. Boston played in 11 of EWU’s 12 games, starting five. He finished the season ranked 79th in FCS in receptions per game (4.5 with a total of 50) and 76th in receiving yards per game (66.4 with a total of 730). He ranked 10th in the league in average yards per game receiving. He caught a career-high 10 passes for 147 yards and a pair of touchdowns against Idaho State (11/9/19). Earlier in the season, Boston had six catches for 112 yards and a TD versus Washington (8/31/19) in EWU’s opener to earn team offensive player of the week honors. Twice he had seven catches, including versus Northern Colorado (10/12/19) when he finished with 96 receiving yards. He also had TD catches versus Jacksonville State (9/14/19), Montana (10/26/19) and Portland State (11/23/19) for a total of six on the season.
2018: Boston earned third team Freshman All-America honors from Phil Steele Publications and was honorable mention by Hero Sports. He was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He started 14 of EWU’s 15 games, and made his starting debut in EWU’s opener versus Central Washington (9/1/18). He finished the season second on the team with 43 receptions for 531 yards (12.3 per catch) and four touchdowns – all in different games. He had a career-high nine catches versus Idaho (10/27/18), and had five grabs for a season-high 89 yards and a TD against Nicholls (12/1/18) in the first round of the FCS Playoffs. He scored a touchdown versus Maine (12/15/18) in the semifinals, and had scores against Washington State (12/15/18) and Cal Poly (9/22/18) in back-to-back games early in the season. He had three grabs for 66 yards in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs versus UC Davis (12/8/18), including a season-long 55-yarder to set-up a score in the fourth quarter. During Eastern’s seven-game winning streak from Oct. 27 to Dec. 15, Boston had 23 receptions for 269 yards and a pair of scores. He had five catches for 62 yards and a touchdown in three spring scrimmages, scoring on an 11-yard reception in the Red-White Game.
2017: Redshirted. Was selected as EWU’s co-Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. He was the team’s scout team player of the week three times on offense and once on special teams.
HS: Graduated from Emerald Ridge HS in 2017. His co-head coaches in high school were Adam Schakel and Troy Halfaday. Selected to the
Tacoma News Tribune All-Area first team as a defensive back. Earned first team All-4A South Puget Sound League honors as a wide receiver after catching 69 passes for 859 yards (12.4 per catch) and 13 touchdowns. He also returned a kick 92 yards for a touchdown versus Puyallup. As a junior he also earned first team All-SPSL 4A South Division honors as a wide receiver and second team accolades as a defensive back. He caught 55 passes for 846 yards (15.4 per catch) with seven touchdowns in 2015. In his sophomore season he earned honorable mention all-league. Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. Former Eagle wide receiver Brynsen Brown (‘05) also played at Emerald Ridge, as well as current Eagle Ashanti Kindle (’14). He was named by the
Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Rated as a three-star performer by the website
scout.com, who also rated Boston as the No. 1 wide receiver recruit in the state of Washington and the 28th best WR prospect in the Western United States. Was also named as a three-star recruit by the website
247sports.com and was ranked as the 18th best prospect in the state of Washington (as of 1/25/17). Ranked as a two-star recruit by
rivals.com.
Personal: Management major. Born 2/12/99 in Boise, Idaho. Parents are Chris and Rechelle Boston. In selecting Eastern, he also received interest and/or offers from Hawaii, Air Force, Army, Idaho, Montana State, Portland State, UC Davis and Weber State.
| Year |
GP |
PC |
Hi |
Yds |
Apr |
Apg |
TD |
Lg |
| 2018 |
15 |
43 |
9 |
531 |
12.3 |
35.4 |
4 |
55 |
| 2019 |
11 |
50 |
10 |
730 |
14.6 |
66.4 |
6 |
64t |
| 2020-21 |
6 |
26 |
10 |
391 |
15.0 |
65.2 |
3 |
48 |
| 2021 |
13 |
69 |
14 |
969 |
14.0 |
74.5 |
7 |
73 |
| Totals |
45 |
188 |
14 |
2621 |
13.9 |
58.2 |
20 |
73 |
Rushing: 2018/4-18-4.5 (long of 8); 2020-21/1-3-3 (long of 3); 2021/4-35-8.8 (long of 16 for a TD); Totals/9-56-6.2.
ANDREW BOSTON Top Receiving Performances (7 with 100+)
5 catches, 175 yards, 1 TD – Idaho – 10/16/21
10 catches, 147 yards, 2 TD – Idaho State – 11/9/19
10 catches, 143 yards, 2 TD – Idaho State – 3/13/21
14 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD – Montana – 12/3/21
8 catches, 120 yards, 0 TD – Northern Arizona – 3/6/21
6 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD – Washington – 8/31/19
6 catches, 106 yards, 0 TD – UNLV – 9/2/21
Andrew Boston Career Long Plays of 40+ Yards (9)
73 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – Idaho – 10/16/21
64 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – Washington – 8/31/19
58 yard reception (TD from Eric Barriere) – Idaho State – 11/9/19
55 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – UC Davis – 12/8/18
46 yard reception (from Gage Gubrud) – Northern Arizona – 9/8/18
48 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – North Dakota State – 4/24/21
48 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – Southern Utah – 10/6/18
46 yard reception (from Eric Barriere) – UNLV – 9/2/21
40 yard reception – Cal Poly – 11/16/19
