Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals

Position ranks: #14 (Rivals), #17 (ESPN), #47 (247Sports), #69 (On3)

State of Missouri ranks: #7 (Rivals), #10 (247Sports), #11 (ESPN), #17 (On3)

Played for head coach Brennan Spain at Cardinal Ritter

Totaled 4,405 yards (3,243 passing, 1,162 rushing) and 36 touchdowns (27 passing, 9 rushing) as a senior

Passed for 7,148 yards and 88 touchdowns and ran for 2,350 yards and 20 touchdowns during his high school career, while leading Cardinal Ritter to a 48-5 record

2023 Missouri Football Coaches Association Class 5 All-State Player of the Year

2023 Missouri Football Coaches Association Class 5 All-State First Team

2022 Missouri Football Coaches Association Class 5 All-State Second Team

2024 Rivals Camp Series MVP

2024 Under Armour Camp MVP

2024 National Football High School Association Academic All-American

2023 Elite 11 Camp Series MVP

National Honor Society

Also ran track in high school

Offers included Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Louisville, Missouri, Purdue, Texas A&M, UCF, and West Virginia

Personal

Born July 13, 2007
Son of Robert Boyd and Lakesha Simpson
Father, Robert Boyd, played football at Illinois State and in the Continental Indoor Football League
Three brothers: Tyrus Brothers, Ryan Boyd, and Chase Boyd
Brother, Ryan Boyd, plays football at Missouri State
Brother, Chase Boyd, plays football at North Central
Brother, Tyrus Brothers, played football at Lindenwood
Three sisters: Kaylan Matha, Raegan Boyd, and Rylee Boyd
Chose Illinois because of “the coaches, famILLy environment, and system.”

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Carson Boyd