Carson Boyd
Illinois Fighting Illini
74
Average

Carson Boyd

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
QBOffenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Carson Boyd starting?

Carson Boyd is listed 2nd string at QB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Carson Boyd is listed QB #2 for Illinois at 74 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1491Katin HouserStarter
  2. 2274Carson BoydYou
  3. 3761Michael Clayton II
  4. 41257Dane Eisenmenger

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Cardinal Ritter College Prep, ranked #829 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #829 Natl
St. Louis, MO
Jersey
#2
Class
RS FR
Height
6'0"
Weight
190 lbs

Carson Boyd is currently behind Katin Houser at QB on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 80 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 83-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 74 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty

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

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Carson Boyd's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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