Carson Boyd is a quarterback at Illinois who has played in 3 of Illinois's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 24.
Illinois is 5-3.
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
5 passing yards · 0 passing TD · 36 rushing yards
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Career | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 20 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | Carried once, no pass attempts | — | 8 | |||||||
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | Carried once, no pass attempts | — | 7 | |||||||
| Wk 8 | W 21-10vs Oregon | Left in Q1 | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | -- | 1 | 21 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | — | 1 | 36 | |||
Week 8 · 2026
W 21-10
vs Oregon
21 rush yds (4 car) · 5 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
With L. Rau — 44.5 yards per punt · 8 punts · 3 inside the 20 · A. Laughery — 123 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
| Stat | His | Nation | Big Ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 5 | T-342nd of 370 | 47th of 50 |
| Yards an attempt | 5.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 142.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 100.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 36 | T-172nd of 370 | 16th of 50 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 1 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Newton saw 1 of the 1 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jershaun Newton | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
Play by play: 1 passes, 1 caught, 5 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
49.5%
243 pass / 248 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
| Carson Boyd | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 1 of 1, 5 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 5.0 yards an attempt on 1 attempt · ran for 36 yds, 0 TD |
| Katin Houser | Threw in 7 of 8 games · 140 of 216, 1,663 yds, 13 TD, 5 INT · 7.7 yards an attempt on 216 attempts · ran for 138 yds, 2 TD |
| Michael Clayton II | Threw in 2 of 8 games · 17 of 26, 172 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT · 6.6 yards an attempt on 26 attempts · ran for -13 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Carson Boyd. Gray: Katin Houser, Michael Clayton II. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
