Player

Hunter Henry

Establishes Henry's full arc: nine on-field seasons (he missed 2018 to a torn ACL), five different 5+ TD seasons, and a career-high yardage season at age 30. Frames him as durable, consistent TE production rather than a flash-in-the-pan.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

9-year career, 5 different 5+ TD seasons. Reliable TE2-tier production for both LAC and NE.

Trend

Henry regular-season production by year

Year	G	Rec	Yds	TDs
2016	13	36	478	8
2017	12	45	579	4
2019	12	55	652	5
2020	14	60	613	4
2021	16	50	603	9
2022	16	41	509	2
2023	13	42	419	6
2024	16	66	674	2
2025	17	60	768	7

Receiving yards by year

Season	Yards
2016	478
2017	579
2019	652
2020	613
2021	603
2022	509
2023	419
2024	674
2025	768

Why it matters. Establishes Henry's full arc: nine on-field seasons (he missed 2018 to a torn ACL), five different 5+ TD seasons, and a career-high yardage season at age 30. Frames him as durable, consistent TE production rather than a flash-in-the-pan.

Career line: 455 receptions, 5,295 yards, 47 TDs in 129 regular-season games. 10.3% TD-per-reception is elite.

Split

Career regular-season totals through 2025

Stat	Total
Games	129
Receptions	455
Receiving Yards	5,295
Receiving TDs	47
Y/R	11.64
TD/Rec	10.3%

Why it matters. TD-per-reception is the cleanest red-zone reliability metric for a TE — it strips out volume so a low-target possession TE can still rate elite. Henry's 10.3% is one of the highest among modern TEs with 400+ career receptions.

LAC years (2016-2020): 2,322 yds & 21 TDs over 51 REG games. NE years (2021-2025): 2,973 yds & 26 TDs over 78 games.

Comparison

Career REG splits by team

Team	Seasons	Games	Rec	Yds	TDs
LAC (2016-20)	5	51	196	2,322	21
NE (2021-25)	5	78	259	2,973	26

Why it matters. Tests whether Henry's production was system-dependent. The near-equal yards and TDs across two very different offenses (Rivers/Herbert in LAC, Jones/Maye in NE) is the strongest evidence that the floor is the player, not the situation.

He led the 2025 Patriots in receiving TDs (7) — more than Diggs (4) and Boutte (6). Maye's go-to red-zone target.

Rare

NE 2025 REG receiving leaders

Player	Pos	Rec	Yds	TDs
Stefon Diggs	WR	85	1,013	4
Hunter Henry	TE	60	768	7
Kayshon Boutte	WR	33	551	6
Mack Hollins	WR	46	550	2
DeMario Douglas	WR	31	447	3

Why it matters. TE leading the team in TDs on a Super Bowl team is a flag for designed-look usage, not just volume. Pairs nicely with the career 10.3% TD/Rec rate — Henry's value compounds inside the 20.

Super Bowl LX with the 2025 Patriots — his first SB appearance after a decade in the league.

Milestone

Henry playoff appearances

Season	Team	Furthest round	Notes
2018	LAC	DIV	Returned from ACL for one playoff game
2021	NE	WC	One-and-done WC loss
2025	NE	SB LX	Lost to Seattle 13-29

Why it matters. A career arc indicator. A TE who made just two prior postseasons (one of them while on IR) reaching a Super Bowl in his 10th year is the kind of late-career validation that flips legacy framing — even in defeat.

His career 11.64 Y/R sits below other notable active TEs — Henry is a possession & red-zone TE, not a seam-buster.

Anomaly

Career REG Y/R vs notable active TEs

Player	Rec	Yds	Y/R
Mark Andrews	484	5,952	12.30
Travis Kelce	1,080	13,002	12.04
George Kittle	595	8,008	13.46
Tucker Kraft	113	1,551	13.73
Hunter Henry	455	5,295	11.64

Why it matters. Y/R is the clearest separator of role for TEs. Henry's low Y/R isn't a weakness — paired with his elite TD rate, it identifies a specific archetype (short/intermediate possession + red-zone), useful for game-planning and fantasy ADP context.

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