Rakeem Boyd (born February 18, 1998) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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Early years

Boyd attended Stratford High School in

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. During his high school career he rushed for 6,436 yards and 80 touchdowns. He committed to

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to play college football.

College career

Boyd spent one year at Texas A&M before transferring to

Independence Community College Independence Community College is a public community college in Independence, Kansas. It was formerly Independence Community Junior College. History Independence Community College was established in 1925 as grades 13 and 14 of the Independence p ...

. In his one season at Independence, he rushed for 1,211 yards with 14 touchdowns. After the season he transferred to the

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. During his first year at Arkansas in 2018, Boyd played in all 12 games and started the final eight. He finished the season with 734 yards on 123 carries with two touchdowns. As a junior in 2019, he started all 12 games, rushing for 1,133 yards on 184 carries and eight touchdowns. On December 1, 2020, he opted out of the remainder of his senior season and declared for the

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Professional career

Boyd signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2021. He was waived with an injury settlement on June 4.

Personal life

Boyd was featured in the third season of the

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documentary TV series, ''

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''.

References

External links

Arkansas Razorbacks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Rakeem 1998 births Living people Players of American football from Houston American football running backs Independence Pirates football players Arkansas Razorbacks football players Detroit Lions players