Khristian Boyd selected by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of 2024 NFL Draft

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DETROIT — Former UNI defensive lineman Khristian Boyd joined the pantheon of Panther greats hearing their names called on draft night as the All-American defender was selected 199th overall to the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday.

The Kansas City, Missouri native entered the draft process as relatively unknown, but put his skills on display for pro teams throughout his redshirt senior season in 2023, as well as during the Hula Bowl and Shrine Bowl.

A product of Blue Springs High School, Boyd finished his career with 149 total tackles including 22.5 tackles for a loss of 78 yards and 10.5 sacks for 59 yards. The two-time All-MVFC and All-American defensive lineman finished his senior season with 43 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 11 games. He was named to multiple All-MVFC teams as well as All-American teams.

"Khristian is a self made player," said UNI head football coach Mark Farley. "He came in and has worked for five off seasons to build himself into the kind of player that he is. He wanted to take every rep, never wanted to be taken out. He has that tenacity and that drive and that commitment to be great and now he has the chance to play in the NFL and to prove to people that he belongs in the NFL and there is no doubt that he belongs in the NFL. It is going to be exciting to watch him play!"

Boyd becomes the 23rd football player to be drafted out of the University of Northern Iowa, and the first Panther defensive lineman selected since James Jones in 1991 (Cleveland Browns). He is also the tenth UNI player selected in the NFL Draft in the Mark Farley era, as well as the second straight Panther picked up by the Saints.

UNI IN THE NFL DRAFT

YEAR	ROUND	PICK	OVERALL	PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION
2024	6	23	199	Khristian Boyd	New Orleans Saints	DT
2022	1	19	19	Trevor Penning	New Orleans Saints	OT
2021	3	29	93	Spencer Brown	Buffalo Bills	OL
2021	4	11	116	Elerson G. Smith	New York Giants	LB
2018	5	23	159	Daurice Fountain	Indianapolis Colts	WR
2016	4	29	127	Deiondré Hall	Chicago Bears	DB
2015	3	22	86	David Johnson	Arizona Cardinals	RB
2008	3	33	96	Chad Rinehart	Washington Redskins	G
2008	7	18	225	Brandon Keith	Arizona Cardinals	T
2002	5	34	169	Ryan Hannam	Seattle Seahawks	TE
2001	5	28	159	Eddie Berlin	Tennessee Titans	WR
2000	2	29	60	Brad Meester	Jacksonville Jaguars	C
1999	5	4	137	Tyree Talton	Detroit Lions	DB
1997	3	28	88	Dedric Ward	New York Jets	WR
1993	5	17	129	Kenny Shedd	New York Jets	WR
1991	3	2	57	James Jones	Cleveland Browns	DT
1990	6	22	159	Bryce Paup	Green Bay Packers	LB
1982	11	17	296	Steve Sandon	New England Patriots	QB
1976	10	24	289	Bill Salmon	Minnesota Vikings	QB
1976	16	9	440	Mike Timmermans	Green Bay Packers	G
1968	17	23	458	Roy Pederson	Baltimore Colts	LB
1966	5	10	74	Randy Schultz	Cleveland Browns	RB
1966	18	1	261	Doug Korver	Atlanta Falcons	C

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