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2025 Football Roster

4 Carson Boyd

  • Position QB
  • Class Freshman
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Major Exploratory Studies
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • High School Cardinal Ritter
  • Instagram iam_carsonboyd
  • Twitter CartdogBoyd

Biography

High School

  • 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.”
  • Majoring in exploratory studies

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