UNI’s Khristian Boyd picked by Saints in sixth round of 2024 NFL Draft

Boyd is fourth Panther to be drafted in last four years IOWA CITY — Another player will go from the UNI-Dome to the NFL. Northern Iowa defensive lineman Khristian Boyd was the No. 199 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Saturday. The 6-foot-2, 329-pound defensive lineman overcame a lack of NFL Combine invitation on his way to being a sixth-round selection. He had an impressive showing at UNI’s pro day, doing 38 reps on the bench press. Boyd was an Associated Press FCS third-team...