A Bengals second-round pick in 2016, Boyd is considered among the top slot receivers in football ... Ranks fourth in team history in career receptions (446) ... After leading the Bengals in receptions each year from 2018-20, he has shared production with young WRs Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins in '21 and '22, ranking third in receiving yards both seasons ... Caught 58 passes for 762 yards and five TDs in 2022 ... Has four TD catches of 50 or more yards since 2021, the second-most in the NFL behind Chase (six) ... Tallied 21 catches for 199 yards and a TD over the past two postseasons ... Posted 828 receiving yards and five TDs in 2021 ... One of eight Bengals ever to top 1000 receiving yards in consecutive seasons (1028 in 2018, 1046 in '19) ... Enters 2023 as Bengals' active leader in catches (446), receiving yards (5333) and receiving TDs (29).
Selected by Cincinnati in second round of 2016 NFL Draft (55th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-16-16 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 7-23-19.
2016—Played all 16 games as a rookie and had 54 catches for 603 yards (11.2) and one TD ... His 22 third-down receptions were the most among NFL rookies (16 went for first downs) ... In NFL debut Sept. 11 at N.Y. Jets, caught two passes for 24 yards ... Saw increased action Nov. 20 vs. Buffalo, following injury to A.J. Green, and led team in receptions (six) and receiving yards (54), with his first NFL TD on a one-yard catch on a third-down play.
2017—Played 10 games with one start ... Inactive for Games 2 and 14 (coaches' decision) and Games 6-9 (knee injury) ... Tallied 22 receptions for 225 yards and two TDs ... Limited by knee injury late in the season, but had a strong finish to the year, as 10 of his 22 receptions and 130 of his 225 receiving yards came in season's final two games ... Had season highs in catches (five) and receiving yards (91), with one TD, on Dec. 31 at Baltimore ... His TD against the Ravens was a 49-yarder on a fourth-and-12 from QB Andy Dalton with 44 seconds left that gave Bengals the lead and the eventual win; the victory vaulted Buffalo to a playoff berth, prompting Bills fans to donate more than an estimated $100,000 to Boyd's charity of choice, the Western Pennsylvania Youth Athletic Association.
2018—Played and started 14 games at WR ... Suffered right knee injury in Game 14 vs. Oakland, was inactive for Game 15 and placed on Reserve/Injured list prior to Game 16 ... Led team in catches (76) and receiving yards (1028), and tied for lead in TDs (seven) ... Had six catches for 132 yards and TD on Sept. 23 at Carolina ... Had season-high 11 catches Sept. 30 at Atlanta, including two fourth-down conversions on Bengals' final drive to set up game-winning TD ... Recorded first multi-TD game of career, with two Oct. 14 vs. Pittsburgh ... Logged season-high 138 receiving yards Oct. 28 vs. Tampa Bay ... Surpassed 1000-yard receiving mark on Dec. 16 vs. Oakland, but later left the game injured.
2019—Played in 16 games (15 starts) ... Led team and had career highs in both receptions (90) and receiving yards (1046) ... His five TDs (all receiving) tied for the team lead with HB Joe Mixon ... Became just sixth Bengal ever to eclipse 1000 receiving yards in back-to-back seasons ... Caught 10 passes for 122 receiving yards on Sept. 15 vs. San Francisco, including 47-yarder on the first play of second drive to help set up TD ... On Oct. 6 vs. Arizona, had 123 yards on 10 catches, including game-tying 42-yard TD with 2:08 left ... Had five catches for 101 yards and TD on Nov. 24 vs. Pittsburgh, and grabbed 47-yard deep pass from QB Ryan Finley to set up his own 15-yard TD grab late in second quarter ... Caught nine passes for season-high 128 yards and two TDs on Dec. 22 at Miami; both TDs came in the second half and helped Cincinnati overcome 23-point fourth-quarter deficit to force OT.
2020—Played in 15 games (eight starts) ... Inactive for Game 15, due to concussion suffered previous game vs. Pittsburgh ... Had 841 receiving yards on team-high 79 catches, and scored four TDs ... Also rushed five times for 49 yards (9.8), and completed one of his two pass attempts (16 yards) ... On Sept 27 at Philadelphia, caught 10 passes for season-high 125 yards ... Tied career high with 11 catches (101 receiving yards and a TD) on Oct. 25 vs. Cleveland ... Also completed one pass for 16 yards vs. Cleveland ... Caught a career-long 72-yard TD on Dec. 6 at Miami ... Streak of 69 straight games with a catch came to an end on Dec. 21 vs. Pittsburgh, after he suffered a concussion in the first quarter.
2021—Played in 16 regular-season games (10 starts) and all four postseason games (three starts) for AFC Champion Bengals ... Rested for season finale at Cleveland ... Posted 67 catches for 828 yards and five TDs during the regular season, and 15 catches for 110 yards and a TD in the postseason ... Caught nine passes for 118 yards on Sept. 30 vs. Jacksonville ... On Dec. 26 vs. Baltimore, caught three passes for 85 yards, including a 68-yard catch-and-run TD ... Caught a TD in the each of the final three regular-season games in which he played (Games 14-16), as well as in his first playoff game — a 10-yarder in the Wild Card Playoff vs. Las Vegas ... Started Super Bowl LVI against the L.A. Rams and had five catches for 48 yards.
2022—Played in all 16 regular-season games (14 starts) and started all three postseason contests ... Caught 58 passes for 762 yards (13.1 avg.) and five TDs in the regular season ... Scored team's first TD of the season on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh on a two-yard pass from QB Joe Burrow in the third quarter ... Had four catches for 105 yards, including a 56-yard catch and run for a TD on the final play of the first quarter, on Sept. 25 at the N.Y. Jets ... Caught eight passes for career-high 155 yards and a TD on Oct. 23 vs. Atlanta; TD was a 60-yarder two minutes into the first quarter to give Cincinnati an early 7-0 lead ... Had three catches, including a 13-yard TD grab in the fourth quarter, on Oct. 31 at Cleveland ... Caught a three-yard TD pass from Burrow in the third quarter on Dec. 18 at Tampa Bay to give the Bengals their first lead of the game ... Posted six catches for 89 yards in three postseason games ... In AFC Championship at Kansas City, caught two passes for 40 yards on second-quarter drive that ended in a Bengals FG, including a 16-yard reception on third-and-14.
Played three seasons (2013-15) at Pittsburgh with 38 games played (33 starts) ... Scored 23 TDs, including one rushing and one punt return ... Named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (coaches and media) in each of last two seasons ... A true triple threat during Pitt career, he in 2015 became first NCAA player in eight years to log 20 or more yards each in receiving, rushing and passing in consecutive games ... Caught 91-for-926 (10.2) with six TDs in '15, and was team's second-leading rusher, at 40-for-349 (8.7).
Hometown is Clairton, Pa. (outside Pittsburgh) ... Communications major at Pittsburgh ... Was one of Pennsylvania's most highly recruited players after a prolific career at perennial Class A power Clairton High ... Playing multiple roles (RB, WR, QB, DB and PR), he set a career record for TDs (117) in the 10-county Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) ... Rushed for 2584 yards and 43 TDs as a senior ... Team went 63-1 in his high school career, including 48-0 in his three years as a starter ... Also lettered in basketball ... Has a daughter (Taylen).
