Henry Boyer may spend most of his time doing the dirty work, but when Kentucky needs a touchdown, he has a habit of showing up in the biggest spots.
That was on display again in the overtime win over South Carolina. While the play everyone will remember is Willie Rodriguez’s 2-point conversion catch to finish off the comeback, Boyer set the table with the touchdown that got Kentucky into position to go for two.
On a 3rd-and-1 from the six-yard line, the Wildcats dialed up a well-designed tight end leak, and Boyer finished the job. It was his only catch of the day, but it fit a pattern that’s already taken hold this season.
The 6-foot-6, 270-pound tight end has only eight receptions on the year, and three of them have gone for touchdowns. That’s enough to put him atop Kentucky’s team touchdown catch list, tied with freshman wide receiver Kenny Darby. It also puts Boyer 6th in the country among tight ends in touchdown receptions, even though the season is only five weeks old.
What makes the numbers stand out is where those scores have come. Boyer hasn’t been padding stats in lopsided moments.
He opened his account with a first-half touchdown against Alabama that gave Kentucky an improbable early lead. Then he struck again against Texas A&M, tying the game just before halftime and helping swing momentum back to the Wildcats.
For a player mainly valued as a blocker, Boyer has turned into Kentucky’s most reliable red-zone finisher among the tight ends. Henry Boyer doesn’t always catch passes, but when he does, they are touchdowns.
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