Willie Rodriguez holds the TE · Starter spot in Kentucky Wildcats’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Willie Rodriguez logged a 4.8% overall usage rate in 2025.

Willie Rodriguez is a tight end for the Kentucky Wildcats who hails from Taylor Mill, Kentucky, and attended Covington Catholic High School. A three-star recruit in the 2024 class, Rodriguez saw action in all 12 games during his freshman year with three starts, recording five catches for 94 yards. In 2025, his sophomore season, he appeared in 12 games with seven starts and recorded 23 receptions for 310 yards and one touchdown. His best performance came against Vanderbilt, where he caught six passes for 78 yards, marking the most receptions by a Kentucky tight end since 2015. Rodriguez also posted a career-long reception of 53 yards against USC.