University of South Florida football standout Dwayne Boyles (Miami) was selected by the Vegas Vipers in the 2023 XFL Rookie Draft.

The linebacker posted a career-best 108 tackles in 2022 to lead USF, becoming just the 13th Bulls' player to log 100 tackles in a season. He also led the Bulls with 10 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles to go with an interception and a sack. Boyles led USF in tackles in seven games in the 2022 season and his 108 tackles rank ninth all-time in a season for the Bulls.

Boyles left USF with a career tackle total to 315, placing him seventh on the Bulls all-time chart and becoming just the eighth player in USF history to log 300 career tackles.

A 2022 American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention All-Conference selection and 2021 Pro Football Network Second-Team All-Conference pick, the five-year Bulls starter (playing an extra year due to COVID-19) Finished his career with a USF record 54 career games played and added 43 career start.

USF had two Bulls reach the first XFL Championship game last season, as Tampa natives Bruce Hector (2013-17) and KJ Sails (2019-20) squared off on opposite sides of the ball in the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Texas. South Division title-winning Arlington Renegades (4-6) vs. the North Division title-winning DC Defenders (9-1)