Kris Boyd
CB
#29
Experience: 4 years
Height: 5-11
Age: 25
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Texas
2021 SEASON
- Solo19
- SCK0
- FF0
- INT--
Defense
Field Position
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own 1-20 - by Yard Line | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Own 21-50 - by Yard Line | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Halves
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2nd Half | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Last Two Minutes of Half | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home vs Road
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Games | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Road Games | 9 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Margin of Victory
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin 0-7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Margin 8-14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Margin 15+ | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Point Differential
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahead | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Tied | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Behind | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Ahead by 9-16 Points | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Ahead by 1-8 Points | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Behind by 1-8 Points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Behind by 9-16 Points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quarters
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2nd Quarter | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 3rd Quarter | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 4th Quarter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Overtime | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 4th Quarter within 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stadium Surfaces
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Turf | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
Field Position
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own 1-20 - by Yard Line | 0 | ||||||
| Own 21-50 - by Yard Line | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line | 0 |
Game Halves
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2nd Half | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Last Two Minutes of Half | 0 |
Home vs Road
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Games | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Road Games | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Margin of Victory
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin 0-7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Margin 8-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Margin 15+ | 1 | 0 |
Point Differential
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahead | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Tied | 0 | ||||||
| Behind | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Ahead by 9-16 Points | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ahead by 1-8 Points | 0 | ||||||
| Behind by 1-8 Points | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Behind by 9-16 Points | 0 |
Quarters
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2nd Quarter | 0 | ||||||
| 3rd Quarter | 0 | ||||||
| 4th Quarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Overtime | 0 | ||||||
| 4th Quarter within 7 | 0 |
Stadium Surfaces
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turf | 9 | 0 |
Biography
• Led Minnesota with 11 special teams tackles in 2019.
• Teammate at Gilmer HS with Vikings LB Blake Lynch.
OFF THE FIELD
• Comes from football family that includes younger brother, Demarco, a LB at Texas, and cousins Bobby Taylor and Curtis Brown who played in the NFL.
• Majored in youth and community studies.
• Led Minnesota with 11 special teams tackles in 2019.
• Teammate at Gilmer HS with Vikings LB Blake Lynch.
OFF THE FIELD
• Comes from football family that includes younger brother, Demarco, a LB at Texas, and cousins Bobby Taylor and Curtis Brown who played in the NFL.
• Majored in youth and community studies.
PRO
• Selected in the 7th round (#217), the 1st of 4 picks by the Vikings in the 7th round.
• The 1st Longhorn drafted by Vikings since DE Brian Robison in 2007.
2020: MINNESOTA VIKINGS
• Appeared in 10 games and made first 4 starts of his career before being placed on Injured Reserve. Finished season with 30 tackles, 2 PBUs, 1 tackles for loss and his 1st career FF.
• Vikings won 3 of his 4 starts during season, starting games vs. Detroit, at Chicago, vs. Dallas and vs. Jacksonville.
• Made 1st career start and had career-high 10 tackles, 2nd among Vikings, 1.0 TFL, 1 FF and 1 PBU in win vs. Detroit (11/8).
• Made a special teams tackle vs. Green bay (9/13).
• Led team on special teams with 2 stops at Indianapolis (9/20).
• Had 2 solo stops vs. Tennessee (9/27) and at Green Bay (11/1).
• Had 4 tackles on Monday Night Football at Chicago (11/16).
• Made 3 tackles and 1 PBU vs. Dallas (11/22).
• Recorded 6 tackles vs. Jacksonville (12/6).
• Placed on Reserve/Injured on 12/15/20.
2019: MINNESOTA VIKINGS
• Appeared in all 16 games throughout his rookie campaign, finishing with 12 total tackles (11 solo) and leading Minnesota with 11 special teams tackles.
• Made his NFL and Vikings debut in season opener vs. Atlanta (9/8), making 1st career solo tackle and 2 special teams tackles.
• Set career highs with 8 solo tackles, 2 TFL and 1 PBU vs. Chicago (12/29).
• Made playoff debut in Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20).
• Made 1 special teams tackle in the Divisional Round game at San Francisco (1/11/20).
COLLEGE
• Appeared in 51 games with 33 starts.
• Was 1st-Team All-Big 12 as a senior and 2nd-Team as a junior.
• Capped career with 191 tackles, 141 of those solo stops, 4 INTs, 4 FF, 3 FR and 40 PD.
• Key part of UT transformation under Head Coach Tom Herman, capping college career with a 28-21 win over Georgia in Sugar Bowl to finish 2018 season 10-4.
• Played in 14 and started 13 games as a senior and ranked 5th on team in tackles and led team with 16 PD.
• Started 12 of 13 games played as a junior in 2017 and ranked 5th on team in tackles but led with 15 PD.
• Had career-high 13 tackles vs. Oklahoma State.
• Started final 8 games and played in 12 as a sophomore, snaring a Patrick Mahomes pass for 1st career INT to seal win at Texas Tech.
• Played in all 12 games as true freshman and tallied a season-high 7 tackles vs. Oklahoma State.
• Had spot duty as a KO return man.
PREP
• Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and a 2nd-Team 4A All-State honoree as a senior by Texas Sportswriters and Honorable Mention by Associated Press.
• Team was 16-0 as senior to claim 4A Division 2 state title and played in title game in 2012.
• Notched 1,000+ yards rushing 3 times in high school.
• Set Texas record on 4x200 team at 1:25.49.