BIOGRAPHY
Tyler Boyd was born on November 15th, 1994, in Clairton, Pennsylvania. He is a wide receiver in the NFL.
Boyd attended Clairton High School in Clairton, Pennsylvania and finished his high school football career ranking among the most productive performers in Western Pennsylvania history. Tyler set a WPIAL record with 117 career touchdowns and ranked as the fifth-leading rusher in WPIAL with 5,755 yards. Boyd was utilized at many positions including running back, wide receiver, quarterback, defensive back, and punt returner. His team went 48-0 in his three years as a starter and 63-1 in his four varsity seasons. He won four WPIAL and four PIAA Class A titles. As a senior, Boyd rushed for 2,584 yards and 43 touchdowns, had 295 yards receiving on just 13 catches. Boyd led the WPIAL in scoring with 51 total touchdowns and 345 points. Boyd was selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic and was named the game's MVP after accounting for five scores including 91-yard kick return, 68-yard halfback option pass, four-yard run, and two receiving touchdowns. Boyd also played basketball at Clairton, helping lead the Bears to the WPIAL Class A title game and the PIAA playoffs as a senior, and was a baseball letterman as well. Following his senior season, Boyd was selected to play in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio's Alamodome. He announced his decision to attend the University of Pittsburgh during NBC's live telecast.
Boyd played three years at the University of Pittsburgh from 2013 to 2015. As a true freshman, Boyd was the nation's most productive freshman receiver, setting Pitt freshman records for receptions on 85 catches for 1,174 yards. Larry Fitzgerald previously held both records. He had five 100-yard receiving games, topping Fitzgerald's freshman school-record total of four. Boyd also set the ACC record for receptions as a freshman, topping the mark held by Clemson's Sammy Watkins. Over his career at Pitt, he hauled in 254 receptions for more than 3,300 yards and 21 touchdowns. He finished with more than 3,800 all-purpose yards.
Tyler Boyd was selected in the second round with the 55th overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2016 NFL Draft. Boyd has improved each year since entering the league in 2016 and has established himself as a reliable target for Andy Dalton. He capped his breakout season as the Bengals leading receiver with 76 receptions for 1,028 yards and seven touchdowns in 2018. Overall Boyd has recorded a total of 152 receptions for 1,856 yards and ten touchdowns. In 2018 finished his breakout season as the Bengals leading receiver with 76 receptions for 1,028 yards and seven touchdowns. Boyd signed a four year $43 million contract extension keeping him with Cincinnati through 2023.
