Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#2
Carson Boyd
Freshman quarterback on Illinois's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · St. Louis, MO · Cardinal Ritter
Recruiting
3★
QB recruit
No. 829 nationally · Signed with Illinois
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman quarterback on Illinois's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2025.
Carson Boyd
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
8 RUSH YDS
His career
2025
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Cardinal Ritter College Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 48–10
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Illinois2-1HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush tds (20th percentile).
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
48.8%
81 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
55.3
3 games
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 - Illinois Did not play in a game and redshirted the season 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…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology