It’s incredible that we’re now officially in the final month of the entertainment wasteland that is the football offseason.
#29, Arthur de Boachie, Freshman, DB
Stats
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 192 lbs
High school: NFL Academy (England)
Hometown: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
How’d he get to The Blue™?
Details are scant, but per 247 sports, Arthur was a 3-star recruit (84 grade). According to Broncosports.com, he played safety and wide receiver while at the NFL Academy. He then spent the 2024 season specifically at safety while playing for the Rotterdam Trojans of the Belgian National League. Previous to the NFL Academy, he spent two years playing for the Amsterdam Panthers. He had offers from a number of smaller US schools, but ultimately made the choice to follow his NFL Academy friend, Lopez Sanusi, and jump in the Netherlands-to-Boise State pipeline.
Nickname
“King”
Was the Arthur of legend not a monarch of that variety?
Look-alike
Actor, Lennie James, from “Snatch“and the “The Walking Dead” universe
Career Highlights
As previously mentioned, details are scant about his pre-Boise State career. And he is a true freshman, so he hasn’t accumulated any here yet.
2025 Prospectus
The same as most true freshman: A redshirt year. As with all true freshman, though, it’s possible that he will see some time in up to four games. Primarily, however, he will be acclimating to college life, the Boise State playbook, and adding strength in a college weight room.
Is he on Twi/X?
Yes, he does (@ArthurDB_1), but only seems to use it to bolster his friends with re-tweets. That says something about him in itself though!
Completely made up fact
Mr de Boachie is something of a scholar of Arthurian lore. Notably, he would like to clear up that Merlin was not actually King Arthur’s personal magician. The confusion stems from a misinterpretation of an ancient word. In point of actual fact, Merlin was simply Arthur’s golf caddy.
Hope he receives the sword of Excalibur. And if not, the heart of Tuebner.