No. 97 – New Orleans Saints | |
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | February 23, 2000
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 317 lb (144 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Blue Springs (Blue Springs, Missouri) |
College: | Northern Iowa (2018–2023) |
NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 6 / Pick: 199 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
Player stats at PFR |
Khristian Boyd (born February 23, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers.
Boyd attended Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri. He committed to Northern Iowa University to play college football. [1]
Boyd played at Northern Iowa from 2018 to 2022. [2] During his career, he played in 49 games with 149 tackles and 10.5 sacks. After the 2023 season, he entered the 2024 NFL draft. [3]
Boyd participated in the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl. [4]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 325 lb (147 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.94 s | 8.10 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) | 38 reps | ||||
All values from Pro Day [5] |
Boyd was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 199th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. [6] The Saints selected Boyd with the fifth-round pick that was previously acquired after trading C. J. Gardner-Johnson to the Philadelphia Eagles.
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