A consensus top 100 national player...rated as 38th best player in the nation by Tom Lemming...ranked #59 overall player by ESPN.com and #51 by Rivals.com...ranked as 46th best player in the nation by SuperPrep...#87 Player in the Top 100 Dream Team by PrepStar...rated as the #5 QB in the Class of 2009 by ESPN.com.... a Five Star QB by Scout.com... a Four star QB by Rivals.com...ranked as #4 QB in the Class of 2009 by Rivals.com....the #3 Player in the Virginia Postseason Top 30 by Rivals.com... ...#6 Player in Virginia 50 by SuperPrep...#5 QB in the All-America 287 by SuperPrep...played in the Army All-American Game where he earned Co-MVP honors after completing 7 of 9 passes for 179 yards and 3 touchdowns...43-2 as a starter at quarterback in high school...as a junior completed 69 percent of his passes for 2,050 yards and 25 touchdowns and rushed for 7 touchdowns...as a senior completed 57 percent of his passes for 1,455 yards and 23 touchdowns along with three rushing touchdowns ...played his senior year with a torn ACL and had surgery in January...still led his high school to state championship...led Phoebus High School to two Virginia State titles during HS Career...coached by Bill Dee...chose Clemson over Ohio State and Oregon...born 9/25/90...recruited by Danny Pearman and Billy Napier.

Plyler on Boyd: "This was the big fish for the Tigers in this class. You have to give the staff a ton of credit here. Billy Napier and Danny Pearman did a terrific job pushing the right buttons. Also Dabo was terrific with Boyd on his official visit. Boyd is a fantastic quarterback. He played his entire senior season with a torn ACL so he learned how to move around in the pocket. He also became a very accurate passer. Ohio State coaches told him he reminds them of Troy Smith. With all of the physical tools I was surprised to hear his coaches talk about his biggest strength being his leadership skills. Here is a kid that says he does not even go out on Friday or Saturday nights to party. He appears to be a very focused young man."

Reminds Plyler of: Kyle Parker