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Hunter Henry New England Patriots · #85

Tight End · 6' 5", 249 lbs · Little Rock, AR · Age 32

Hunter Henry is a Tight End for the New England Patriots, drafted 35th overall, 2016. In 2026 he caught 12 passes for 133 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 35th overall10-yr veteran
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New England Patriots · #85 · Tight End
Hunter Henry
Season avg12 rec · 133 yds · 0 td
Career avg467 rec · 5,428 yds · 47 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
12rec
133yds
0td
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Scouting report

Hunter Henry — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Hunter Henry is a Tight End for the New England Patriots, drafted 35th overall, 2016. In 2026 he caught 12 passes for 133 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
C-
Scoring
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Receiving yards
Excellent · offense
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Volume
Excellent · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Big-play
Excellent · offense
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Target share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Hunter Henry stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #166 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
391Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Hunter Henry — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
133 YDS
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Volume
12 REC
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Big-play
11.1 Y/R
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C-
Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Hunter Henry

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
31
rec
10–53
370
rec yds
116–624
2
td
-1–5
45
targets
12–78
10
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 10-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 12 → projected 31 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+25.0
Age curve
-5.6
Net vs last season+19.4 rec
Everything it reads
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10 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 32 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Hunter Henry career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2016153647885413.3
2017144557946312.9
2019125565257611.9
2020146061349310.2
2021175060397512.1
2022174150925912.4
2023144241966110.0
2024166667429710.2
2025176076878712.8
2026 in progress · 4 games41213301511.1
Career1404675,42847680
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New England Patriots built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
64off index
99def index
+29net
77%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (64), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 41, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Hunter Henry

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1994-12-07

The beginning

Hunter Henry is a Tight End for the New England Patriots, in his 11th NFL season.

New England Patriots

Turning pro

Drafted 35th overall, 2016 as a Tight End.

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Hunter Henry is a New England Patriots tight end, drafted 35th overall, 2016.

Chapter

Across 10 seasons (2016–2026) he has caught 467 passes for 5,428 yards and 47 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 12 passes for 133 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Henry's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
249 lbs
Draft
35th overall, 2016
Born
Little Rock, AR
Age
32
Jersey
#85
Background

Hunter Henry is from Little Rock, AR and is 32 years old. He was drafted 35th overall, 2016 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 249 lbs.

Over 10 seasons (2016–2026) he has caught 467 passes for 5,428 yards and 47 touchdowns. Henry is currently on the New England Patriots roster.

The person

Hunter Henry is a front-line receiving tight end who has caught 467 passes for 5,428 yards and 47 touchdowns across 10 seasons (2016–2026).

Receiving467 career receptions for 5,428 yards and 47 touchdowns.
Best season60 catches for 768 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree35th overall, 2016.
Durability140 career games played.
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FAQ

Hunter Henry — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Hunter Henry, answered.

What position does Hunter Henry play?
Hunter Henry is a Tight End for the New England Patriots.
When was Hunter Henry drafted?
Hunter Henry was drafted 35th overall, 2016.
How many seasons has Hunter Henry played?
10 (2016–2026).
What are Hunter Henry's career stats?
He has caught 467 passes for 5,428 yards and 47 touchdowns.
Hunter Henry career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
75%
of offensive snaps
Target share
13%
WOPR 0.26
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ SEA
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
49
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
60
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ SEAW2 vs PITW3 @ JAXW4 @ BUFW5 vs LVW6 vs NYJW7 @ CHIW8 @ MIAW9 vs GBW10 @ DETW11 · BYEW12 @ LACW13 vs BUFW14 vs MINW15 @ KCW16 @ NYJW17 vs DENW18 vs MIA

Each week grades Hunter Henry's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
16
since 2016
Games missed
6
listed Out
Lower-body
13
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk21 · Knee2025 Wk20 · Knee2025 Wk18 · Knee2025 Wk13 · Toe2025 Wk4 · Knee2024 Wk18 · Foot (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 10 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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