Tight End, New England Patriots
Hunter Henry: Biography at a Glance
- Hunter Henry is a starting Tight End for the New England Patriots, originally joining the team as an unrestricted free agent in 2021 after being drafted by San Diego in 2016.
- A dominant last season saw him set a new career-high with 768 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, proving to be a favorite target for Drake Maye.
- Consistency has been his trademark in New England, where he has recorded 40+ receptions in all five of his seasons with the team—the second-longest such streak in franchise history.
- Climbing the record books, he now ranks 3rd all-time among Patriots tight ends in receptions and 4th in receiving yards, surpassing franchise legends like Russ Francis and Ben Watson.
- His leadership is undisputed, having been voted a team captain for three consecutive seasons and four times overall in his NFL career.
- Postseason heroics defined his 2026 playoff run, highlighted by a 28-yard score against the Chargers that stood as the only touchdown in a 16-3 Wild Card victory.
- The John Mackey Award winner at Arkansas continues to be one of the NFL's most reliable red-zone threats, ranking 5th among active tight ends with 47 career touchdowns.
Biography
Hunter Henry is a starting Tight End currently playing for the New England Patriots.
Hunter Henry was signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent from the L.A. Chargers in 2021. He was originally drafted by San Diego in the second round (35th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. He was named franchise player by L.A. Chargers and signed his tender in 2020.
Henry has logged 40-plus receptions in all four seasons with the Patriots, the second-longest streak by a Patriots tight end of all time. He set a single-season career high in receptions (66) and receiving yards (674) in 2024. He finished the 2024 season in fifth place on the Patriots all-time list for receptions among tight ends (199) and in sixth place on the Patriots all-time list for receiving yards among tight ends with 2,205 yards. Since entering the NFL in 2016, Henry ranks fifth among tight ends in receiving touchdowns with 40, sixth in receiving yards with 4,527, and seventh in receptions with 395.
In 2025, he was named a team captain for the third-consecutive year and fourth time overall in his career. That year he recorded his 200th reception as a Patriot, joining Rob Gronkowski (521), Ben Coates (490), Marv Cook (210), and Russ Francis (207) as the only tight ends in franchise history to do so. He entered the game at Miami in sixth place among New England tight ends all-time with 2,271 receiving yards and moved past Ben Watson into fifth place with a 9-yard reception from QB Drake Maye in the second quarter. He now has 2,280 receiving yards as a Patriot. He recorded 8 receptions for 90 yards (11.3 avg.) and 2 touchdowns vs. Pittsburgh (9/21), joining Rob Gronkowski, Ben Coates and Derrick Ramsey as the only Patriots tight ends to reach those figures in a game since at least the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. He passed Marv Cook (210) and Russ Francis (207) for the third-most receptions by a tight end in team history, reaching 212 as a Patriot. He also passed Ben Watson (20) for the fourth-most receiving touchdowns by a tight end in team history, bringing his total to 21. He tied his career highs in receptions and touchdowns, and it marked his fifth-career game with 2 receiving touchdowns, fourth as a Patriot. With his 2-touchdown game vs. Pittsburgh (9/21), Henry logged his third-career game with 2 touchdown receptions against the Steelers, with the other two coming on Oct. 13, 2019 and Dec. 7, 2023. He is the fourth player in NFL history to log three games with 2 touchdown receptions against the Steelers, joining Gary Collins (Browns 1962-71), Joe Morrison (Giants 1959-72) and Dante Lavelli (Browns 1946-56). He recorded his third-career touchdown reception of 30 yards or more vs. Carolina (9/28) on a 31-yard pass from QB Drake Maye in the third quarter. He had a 31-yard touchdown from QB Bailey Zappe at Cleveland (10/16/22) and a 37-yard touchdown reception from QB Mac Jones at Minnesota (11/24/22). Henry moved past Jim Whalen into fourth place on the all-time list for receiving yards among New England tight ends with his 12-yard reception in the second quarter at Tennessee (10/19). Entered the game needing 6 yards to move past Whalen, and Russ Francis is in third place with 3,157 yards. Currently has 2,515 receiving yards as a Patriot. He scored on a 7-yard touchdown reception from QB Drake Maye in the third quarter vs. Cleveland (10/26) on "National Tight Ends Day." Henry caught a 17-yard pass from QB Drake Maye on third-and-5 with 1:42 remaining vs. Atlanta (11/2) to secure the final first down, run out the clock and set up victory formation for the Patriots in a 24-23 win. He set a career-high with his third career 100-yard game after finishing with 7 receptions for 115 yards at Cincinnati (11/23). His previous best was 109 yards vs. Seattle on Sept. 15, 2024. With his 7 receptions, he now has 41 receptions and has registered at least 40 receptions in all five seasons with New England, the second-longest streak by a Patriots tight end all-time (Ben Coates, six). He has had at least 6 receptions in a game 21 times during his career. He scored at Baltimore (12/21) on a 1-yard, play-action touchdown pass from QB Drake Maye to tie the game at 7-7 in the second quarter. He set a new single-season career high in receiving yards with a 13-yard reception from QB Drake Maye on the game's opening drive, passing his previous career-high of 674 receiving yards set in 2024. He finished the game with 712 receiving yards on the year. Henry scored the game's only touchdown in the Wild Card Round vs. the L.A. Chargers (1/11/26) on a 28-yard pass from QB Drake Maye in the fourth quarter, the first postseason touchdown of his career. He finished the game with postseason career-highs of 3 receptions for 64 yards (21.3 avg.) and 1 touchdown.
COLLEGE
- Played three seasons at Arkansas (2013-15), finishing his career with 116 receptions for 1,661 yards and nine touchdowns.
- Finished as one of eight tight ends in SEC history to reach the 100-reception mark in his collegiate career.
- Earned first-team All-America and All-SEC accolades as a senior in 2015 after leading all FBS tight ends with 739 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 51 receptions. Also did not record a dropped pass and did not allow a sack or QB hurry.
- Winner of the John Mackey Award, annually given to the nation's top tight end.
- Named second-team All-SEC as a sophomore in 2014.
- Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team while earning Freshman All-America and second-team All-SEC honors in 2013.
PERSONAL
- Father, Mark, played at Arkansas from 1988-91 and brothers, Hayden, and Hudson also both played football at Arkansas.
- Earned first-team All-America honors following his senior season at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Ark., where he finished with 107 receptions for 1,449 yards and 15 touchdowns.
- Helped lead his team to the 5A state semifinals.
- Paced Pulaski as a junior with 64 receptions for 1,093 yards and 16 touchdowns to a 14-0 record and a 4A state title.
- Helped lead the team to the state championship game as a sophomore, totaling 45 receptions for 748 yards and 10 touchdowns.
- Married wife, Parker, in 2018 and welcomed their first child, Ace, in 2021 and a daughter, Rivi, born in 2023.
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