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| Title | Senior personnel advisor | ||||||
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| Born | (1970-11-05)November 5, 1970 (age 55) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | M. B. Smiley (TX) | ||||||
| College | Southern | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1994: undrafted | ||||||
| Position | Defensive back, No. 36 | ||||||
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Malik Boyd (born November 5, 1970) is an American professionalfootball executive. Boyd is the senior director of pro personnel for theBuffalo Bills in theNational Football League (NFL).[2] In 2014, Boyd received theFritz Pollard Alliance NFC Scout of the Year Award as the Western Regional College Scout for theArizona Cardinals.[3] Boyd played for theMinnesota Vikings as adefensive back in 1994 and 1995.[4][5]
Prior to joining the Bills, Boyd held several roles with the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals affording elevated responsibility and experience in college scouting and pro personnel departments.
Indianapolis Colts
Boyd's first exposure to NFL football operations and scouting began with theIndianapolis Colts in 2003 withBill Polian as general manager andTony Dungy as head coach. Boyd was hired on as a scouting assistant and remained with the Colts for two years.[6]
Arizona Cardinals
In 2005, Boyd transitioned to the Arizona Cardinals as the Midwest area scout with GM,Rod Graves. In 2008, Boyd was promoted to the role of Western regional scout, assessing and evaluating top college players west of Mississippi including players in Wisconsin, Michigan, Tennessee, and Alabama. It was in the 2008 season that the Arizona Cardinals becameNFC Champions and made an appearance inSuper Bowl XLIII.[7] In 2014, Boyd was promoted by GM,Steve Keim, to the role of assistant director of pro scouting and was in the role for three years prior to the next elevation to the director's role in Buffalo, NY.[8]
Buffalo Bills
In 2017, Boyd was the first executive targeted byBrandon Beane for the director of pro personnel role at the Buffalo Bills. He was hired on and is currently the director of pro personnel for the Bills since May 2017.[9]
Boyd played in the National Football League as a defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings in the 1994 and 1995 seasons. Prior to the NFL, from 1990 to 1993, he played as a defensive back on the Southern University (Baton Rouge) football team.[10] It was during this time that theSouthern University Jaguars won the 1993SWAC andBlack College Football National Championships.[11][12] Boyd graduated from Southern University (Baton Rouge) with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Rehabilitation Psychology degree.