Personal information | |
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Born: | [1] New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | February 18, 1998
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Stratford (Houston, Texas) |
College: | Texas A&M (2016) Independence CC (2017) Arkansas (2018–2020) |
Position: | Running back |
Undrafted: | 2021 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Player stats at PFR |
Rakeem Boyd (born February 18, 1998) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Arkansas.
Boyd attended Stratford High School in Houston, Texas. During his high school career he rushed for 6,436 yards and 80 touchdowns. He committed to Texas A&M University to play college football. [2]
Boyd spent one year at Texas A&M before transferring to Independence Community College. [3] In his one season at Independence, he rushed for 1,211 yards with 14 touchdowns. [4] After the season he transferred to the University of Arkansas. [5] [6] During his first year at Arkansas in 2018, Boyd played in all 12 games and started the final eight. He finished the season with 734 yards on 123 carries with two touchdowns. [7] As a junior in 2019, he started all 12 games, rushing for 1,133 yards on 184 carries and eight touchdowns. [8] [9] On December 1, 2020, he opted out of the remainder of his senior season and declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. [10]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 4.68 s | 1.60 s | 2.69 s | 4.38 s | 7.22 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) | 6 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [11] [12] [13] |
Boyd signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2021. [14] He was waived with an injury settlement on June 4. [15]
Boyd was featured in the third season of the Netflix documentary TV series, Last Chance U . [16]
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