BIO

 Four-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and Scout
 Three-star recruit by 247Sports
 Ranked as a top 500 recruit in the nation by 247Sports
 Ranked No. 48 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals, No. 48 by Scout, No. 52 by 247Sports and No. 61 by ESPN
 Ranked No. 6 recruit in Illinois by Rivals, ESPN, Scout and 247Sports
 Played at Brother Rice for head coach Brian Badke
 2016 ALL-USA Illinois Football Team
 2016 Reporter/Regional Football Player of the Year
 2016 Daily Southtown Football Player of the Year
 2016 Chicago Catholic League Offensive Player of the Year
 2016 Champaign News-Gazette All-State first team
 2016 Preps Plus All-State first team
 2016 Chicago Catholic League all-conference
 2016 Brother Rice MVP
 Preps Plus/WGN-9 Athlete of the Month for September 2016
 80 receptions for 1,336 yards and 18 touchdowns in 11 games as a senior
 Helped Brother Rice to a 9-3 record and state playoff berth as a senior
 1,165 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior
 Lettered four years in football
 Offers included Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Purdue, Syracuse, Virginia and Wisconsin
 First student-athlete to verbally commit to Illini head coach Lovie Smith
 Verbally committed to Illinois in April 2016
 Picked Illinois because of, “it was a great school and I developed a good relationship with the coaches.”
 Born Nov. 2, 1998
 Son of Celeste Boyd
 Has one sister, Cerena Hudson
 Uncle, Paul Cruse Jr., Aunt, Tahtia Smalling, and two cousins, Sarah Cruse and Paul Cruse III, all attended Illinois
 Uncle, Thomas Boyd, played football at Saint Xavier