
Versatile Boise State OL whose career was derailed by a late knee injury
Broyles was a versatile Boise State offensive lineman who earned multiple starting opportunities at right guard and tackle before a knee injury ended his final collegiate stretch in 2013. His main differentiator was positional flexibility: coaches trusted him to move across the line, which usually signals intelligence, adaptability, and reliability in protection schemes. He also appears to have been viewed as a hard-working, time-management-driven player based on later self-described leadership experience, but the key football takeaway is that his on-field value came from versatility rather than headline-grabbing stats. For a team, he fit best as a dependable depth or swing-line option.