Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 5/6 | 51 | 1/1 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 0/0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 | |
| Total | 5/6 | 51 | — | 21 |
#37
Liam Boyd
Senior kicker for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Asheville, NC · Asheville
Transferred Charlotte → Michigan State for 2026
The numbers
5
field goals · 2026
of 6 attempts · long of 51 · 21 points
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 FG, 1 XP, vs Toledo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 kicker for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Charlotte to Michigan State in 2026.
Liam Boyd
Handles his kicks without drama. Liam Boyd has played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
His career
202512 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Michigan State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025Charlotte
2026Michigan State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023North Carolina8-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2024North Carolina6-7HC: Freddie Kitchens · Run-leaning
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Michigan State2-0HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6/8 (75%) | 3/4 (75%) | -- | |
| 2024 | 1/1 | -- | -- | |
| Career | 7/9 (78%) | 3/4 (75%) | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
83 PCT · 51 LONG · 16 PTS
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Handles his kicks without drama.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles his kicks without drama.
K
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cole Talley’s 2021 season.
90%match
Matches Cole on
Weight
FG%
Longest make
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Thomas Cluckey's junior season at Toledo (2022).
70%match
Matches Thomas on
Class year
Height
FG%
Differs from Thomas on
Weight (higher)
Longest make (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Liam Boyd
Background
Fifth-year kicker has appeared in 25 career games (13 at North Carolina in 2023-24; 12 at Charlotte in 2025) . . . began his career at Clemson in 2022 . . . is 10-of-13 on field goals and 22-for-22 on PATs in his career . . . averaging 62.1 yards per kickoff (125 kickoffs for 7,764 yards) . . . h...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology