Top UNLV receiver Devonte Boyd out for 2016 season

UNLV leading receiver Devonte Boyd is out for the season with a broken left arm suffered in the Rebels’ 69-66 triple-overtime win over Wyoming on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium, coach Tony Sanchez confirmed Sunday.

Boyd exploded for a season-high 10 catches for 127 yards against the Cowboys. He appeared to break his arm in the fourth quarter and missed a couple of series before returning to make a 17-yard catch in the second overtime. He had 16 catches for 263 yards in his last two games.

The junior, who leads UNLV in receptions (45), yards (746) and touchdown catches (four), is the fourth starting receiver to suffer a season-ending injury this season for UNLV, joining Kendal Keys, Brandon Presley and Darren Woods Jr..

With two games remaining, the Rebels (4-6, 3-3 Mountain West) will now rely on true freshmen Mekhi Stevenson (12 catches, 155 yards, two TDs) and Elijah Trosclair (one catch, 61 yards, TD) and converted redshirt freshman cornerback Jericho Flowers (8 catches, 110 yards, TD). Flowers had three catches for 65 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown in overtime, against Wyoming.

Boyd, a Basic High School product and preseason All-Mountain West pick, had more than 900 yards receiving in each of his first two seasons for UNLV. He’s third on the school’s career receiving yards list with 2,630 and seventh in receptions with 164.

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