Willie Rodriguez
Kentucky Wildcats
89
Great

Willie Rodriguez

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TEOffenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Willie Rodriguez starting?

Willie Rodriguez is the projected starter at TE for Kentucky Wildcats.

Junior · #81 · 6'4", 249 lbs

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Depth at TE · Kentucky Wildcats

  1. 18189Willie RodriguezStarter
  2. 28772Henry Boyer
  3. 3872Mikkel Skinner
  4. 48562Elijah Brown
  5. 54458Justin Kattus

Kentucky Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Covington Catholic, ranked #841 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 23 catches, 310 yards, 1 TD. That's 13% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 89 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #841 Natl2-Yr Total28 rec · 404 yds · 1 TDTeam Share13%
Taylor Mill, KY
Jersey
#81
Class
JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
249 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025233101
20245940

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8728
National Rank
#841
High School
Covington Catholic
Hometown
Alexandria, KY

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated offense; 69th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 89.

Team offense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 69% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WLSUYDS 25
CAR
1
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
6
YDS
25
AVG
4.2
TD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Oct 3WSCYDS 57
CAR
2
YDS
5
AVG
2.5
TD
0
REC
5
YDS
57
AVG
11.4
TD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Sep 26WUSAYDS 18
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
18
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final W 45-21

Sep 19WTA&MYDS 22
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
22
AVG
7.3
TD
0

Final W 31-21

Sep 12LALAYDS 49
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
8
YDS
49
AVG
6.1
TD
0

Final L 45-17

Sep 5WYSUYDS 48
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
48
AVG
12.0
TD
1

Final W 45-13

Willie Rodriguez's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

23 rec · 310 yds · 1 TD
Usage / Involvement48%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.