Is Carson Boyd starting?
Carson Boyd is listed 3rd string at QB for Illinois Fighting Illini.
Redshirt freshman · #2 · 6'0", 190 lbs
See full Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart ›Depth at QB · Illinois Fighting Illini
- 1488Katin HouserStarter
- 2765Michael Clayton II
- 3265Carson BoydYou
- 41255Dane Eisenmenger
Illinois Starting Lineup
Top quarterbacks in the Big Ten
Up next for Illinois
Illinois plays Nebraska at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.
Carson Boyd is currently behind Katin Houser at QB on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 75 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8736
- National Rank
- #829
- High School
- Cardinal Ritter College Prep
- Hometown
- St. Louis, MO
Why this rating?
On a 80-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 65 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 24WOREYDS 21
- CMP-ATT
- 1-1
- YDS
- 5
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
- QBR
- 142.0
- CAR
- 4
- YDS
- 21
- AVG
- 5.3
- TD
- 0
Final W 21-10
Oct 10WMSUYDS 7
- CMP-ATT
- 0-0
- YDS
- 0
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
- QBR
- 0.0
- CAR
- 1
- YDS
- 7
- AVG
- 7.0
- TD
- 0
Final W 38-37 OT
Sep 19WSIUYDS 8
- CMP-ATT
- 0-0
- YDS
- 0
- TD
- 0
- INT
- 0
- QBR
- 0.0
- CAR
- 1
- YDS
- 8
- AVG
- 8.0
- TD
- 0
Final W 48-10
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | WORE | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 |
| Oct 10 | WMSU | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 19 | WSIU | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Carson Boyd's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.