Kris Boyd
CB
#29
Experience: 4 years
Height: 5-11
Age: 25
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Texas
2021 SEASON
- Solo19
- SCK0
- FF0
- INT--
Defense
Days
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundays | 13 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Mondays | 1 | |||||||||||
| Other Days (not Mon or Sun) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Months
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| October | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| November | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| December | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| January | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents by Group
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Own Division | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Outside Own Division | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| vs AFC Teams | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| vs NFC Teams | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents by Team
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 1 | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | |||||||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | |||||||||||
| Arizona Cardinals | 1 | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | |||||||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Seattle Seahawks | 1 | |||||||||||
| Carolina Panthers | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Outcomes
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Losses | 8 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Stadiums
| G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank Stadium | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bank of America Stadium | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| State Farm Stadium | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ford Field | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Levi's® Stadium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lambeau Field | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SoFi Stadium | 1 | |||||||||||
| Paul Brown Stadium | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| M&T Bank Stadium | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Soldier Field | 1 |
Fumbles
Days
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundays | 13 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Mondays | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Other Days (not Mon or Sun) | 1 | 0 |
Months
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 3 | 0 | |||||
| October | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| November | 4 | 0 | |||||
| December | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| January | 1 | 0 |
Opponents by Group
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Own Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Outside Own Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| vs AFC Teams | 4 | 0 | |||||
| vs NFC Teams | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Opponents by Team
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | ||||||
| Arizona Cardinals | 1 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Seattle Seahawks | 1 | ||||||
| Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 0 |
Outcomes
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Losses | 8 | 0 |
Stadiums
| G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank Stadium | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Bank of America Stadium | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| State Farm Stadium | 1 | ||||||
| Ford Field | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Levi's® Stadium | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lambeau Field | 1 | 0 | |||||
| SoFi Stadium | 1 | ||||||
| Paul Brown Stadium | 1 | 0 | |||||
| M&T Bank Stadium | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Soldier Field | 1 | 1 | 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.