BIOGRAPHY
Hunter Mark Henry was born on December 7, 1994, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He plays Tight End in the NFL.
He studied at the University of Arkansas and is a tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League. In his early years, Henry attended Pulaski Academy where he started playing football. As a freshman, Henry spent time playing offensive tackle, wide receiver and defensive end for the football team and he started his sophomore, junior, and senior year, winning a state championship with the Bruins in 2011 and he was named to the Parade All-American team for the 2012-13 school year and was one of the top recruits in the nation. After finishing high school, Henry committed to the University of Arkansas to play college football. He was the John Mackey Award winner for the best tight end in the nation and also was a Consensus All-American in the 2015–2016 season. He also helped Arkansas win back-to-back bowl games in consecutive years for the first time in program history, beating former Southwest Conference rival the Texas Longhorns in the 2014 Texas Bowl, and winning the 2016 Liberty Bowl over the Kansa State Wildcats.
After graduating from college, Henry declared he would be entering the 2016 NFL Draft on January 4, 2016. Henry was one of the top tight ends and was predicted to be a late first to a second-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Henry was drafted in the second round by the San Diego Chargers. On June 2, 2016, Henry and the Chargers agreed to a four-year contract and was named as the third tight end to begin the season. Henry made his debut against the Kansas City Chiefs where he made only one reception for 20 yards. The following week, he earned his first career start against the Jacksonville Jaguars and made his first touchdown on a 20-yard pass from quarterback Philip Rivers On October 13, 2016, in Week 4 against the Saints. In his rookie season, Henry scored the second-most touchdowns by a rookie tight end in the last decade and scored the fifth most touchdowns by a rookie tight end in NFL history. In 2017, he made 45 receptions for 579 yards and four touchdowns while in 2018, he was added to the active roster on January 7, 2019.
On March 19, 2021, Henry signed a three-year, $37.5 million with the New England Patriots.
