Evan Boyd

CAREER NOTES: Has played in 24 career games . . . spent two seasons (2023-24) at Central Michigan (played in 12 games at CMU; eight in 2024, four in 2023) . . . played in 12 games at MSU in 2025 . . . has 24 career catches for 356 yards and two TDs in his career. 2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT MICHIGAN STATE): Played 110 snaps on offense and 32 on special teams while playing in all 12 games in his first year as a Spartan . . . had three catches for 54 yards (18.0 avg.) . . . all three catches went for first downs . . . had two catches for 40 yards in game at No. 3 Indiana (10/18), coming on back-to-back plays and both going for first downs during MSU’s field goal drive in fourth quarter, including a season-long 22-yard catch . . . snared first catch of Spartan career in game at Nebraska (10/4), going for 14 yards and a first down during MSU’s opening score . . .made Spartan debut in season opener vs. Western Michigan, tallying 14 snaps, with one target . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2025 and competed in spring practice. 2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN): Started the first eight games of the year before missing the final four games due to an injury . . . finished the season with 21 catches for 302 yards, which led the team through the first eight games . . . closed the year ranked No. 2 on the team in receptions (21) and third in receiving yards (302) . . . had two TD catches . . . caught at least one pass in all eight of his games played . . . played a total of 353 snaps on offense at wide receiver and 30 on special teams on kick return . . . caught two passes for 21 yards with a long of 14 at Miami (Ohio) (10/26) . . . scored on a 22-yard touchdown reception at Eastern Michigan (10/19) . . . finished with a career-high six receptions for 51 yards and a long of 14 yards vs. Ohio (10/12) . . . caught three passes for a season-high 78 yards with a long of 34 yards vs. Ball State (9/21) . . . finished with three receptions for 38 yards with a long of 21 yards at Illinois (9/14) . . . caught two passes for eight yards and a two-point conversion at Florida International (9/7) . . . caught three passes for 78 yards and a 47-yard touchdown, his career-long reception, in season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29). 2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN): Played in four games to preserve his redshirt season . . . played a total of 21 snaps on offense at wide receiver and seven on special teams . . . saw action at South Alabama (9/23), at Notre Dame (9/16), New Hampshire (9/9), and in the season opener at Michigan State (9/1) . . . made first career start at wide receiver at South Alabama (9/23) . . . played nine snaps on offense and one on special teams in his collegiate debut at Michigan State (9/1). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner at East Lansing High School for Coach Bill Feraco . . . named to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) Dream Team and earned first-team all-state honors from the MHSFCA, Detroit News and Associated Press as a senior in 2022 after setting a school-record with 994 receiving yards on 61 catches (16.3 avg.) . . . also had six TDs, scored a total of 40 points, and made 33 tackles with two interceptions his senior season as East Lansing went 8-4 and reached the state playoffs . . . was also named to the Lansing State Journal and Detroit Free Press Dream Team . . . two-time MHSFCA all-region selection as a wide receiver . . . finished with three 100-yard receiving games during his senior campaign . . . caught nine passes for 92 yards in state playoff game vs. Forest Hills Central . . . scored two touchdowns and caught a season-high 11 passes for 180 yards with touchdown receptions of 67 and 58 yards vs. DeWitt . . . caught 27 passes for 375 yards and three touchdowns despite missing five games with an injury as a junior in 2021 . . . guided the Trojans to a 7-4 record and state playoff appearance his junior season . . . as a sophomore, helped lead the Trojans to an 8-1 overall record and state playoff appearance in 2020 . . . also played basketball for the Trojans . . . son of Sherri and Phillip Boyd . . . his older brother, Ethan, lettered at Michigan State in 2022 and 2023 as an offensive lineman.