Kentucky Wildcats · TE RoomTE

#87 Henry Boyer

Class  RS SR/TRFrom  Illinois (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'6" · 270 lbHometown  Chicago, IL · Brother Rice

Depth-chart placement

Current role

TE2

Placement

Backup

Room

Tight End

Experience

5-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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TE room context

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Henry Boyer holds the TE · Backup spot in Kentucky Wildcats’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

TE · StarterWillie RodriguezStarter

TE · BackupHenry BoyerBackup

Henry Boyer logged a 2.1% overall usage rate in 2025.

Transfer history

2026Illinois→Kentucky Wildcats

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Receptions

Receiving yds

12.4

Yards / rec

Background & career

Henry Boyer is a 6'6" tight end from Chicago who transferred to Kentucky after three seasons at Illinois. At Illinois, he appeared in 25 games with two starts, recording three catches for 20 yards. In his first season with the Wildcats in 2025, Boyer saw action in all 12 games with one start against Eastern Michigan. He caught five passes for 62 yards, including a career-long 19-yard reception against Vanderbilt. Boyer also recovered a fumble in Kentucky's win at Auburn.

Illinois2022 – 2024

Kentucky2025 — present

Previous schoolIllinoisRecruiting3-star · No. 1357 nationalOriginChicago, IL · Brother Rice