Willie Rodriguez

TE · #81 · Kentucky · JR · 6'4" · 249 · Taylor Mill, KY

Projected TE starter

310 2025 receiving yards
23 of 43 2025 catches
1 2025 TDs
5 Explosive plays
23 Career games (10 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 Kentucky12723-43 310 13.5 1
2024 Kentucky1135-9 94 18.8 0

2025 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 25.8 84
Yards per catch 13.5 85
Catch rate 53.5% 22
Receiving TDs 1 39

Around Willie

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Kenny Minchey QB · 196 pass yds · 6g · at ND
RB CJ Baxter RB · 196 rush yds · 8g · at TEX
WR-X DJ Miller WR · 175 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Nic Anderson WR · 106 rec yds · 10g · at LSU
WR-F Shane Carr WR · no college stats

The situation

Kentucky 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 8.4% 4
Red zone TD rate 73.9% 74
Line yards per carry 2.3 35
Sack rate allowed 7.6% 24

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 TOL 3 2 31
W2 MISS 5 1 9
W3 EMU 3 2 28 1 1
W5 @ SCAR 3 2 66
W6 @ UGA 3 2 7 1
W8 TEX 6 3 32
W9 TENN 4 2 28
W10 @ AUB 3 1 8
W11 FLA 1 1 8
W13 @ VAN 8 6 78 1
W14 @ LOU 4 1 15

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#841 Jackson Hancock ATH · Sequoyah MIZZ
#841 Amare Sanders CB · Gulliver Prep NEB
#841 Willie Rodriguez TE · Covington Catholic UK
#841 Josh Alexander-Felton DL · Edgewater NCST
#841 Aaron Philo QB · Prince Avenue Christian School GT
TEs in the class
#45 Decker DeGraaf Glendora WASH
#46 Jay Lindsey Patrician Academy ALA
#47 Willie Rodriguez Covington Catholic UK
#48 Karsen Konkel Pinckneyville Community
#49 Michael Burt Creighton Prep IOWA
2025 · 84th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 72th pctile of class