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Jersey Number 88
Boden Groen
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
- Hometown:
- Santa Ana, Calif.
NAME PRONUNCIATION
2022 (at Rice): Caught nine passes for 79 yards while playing in 12 of 13 games, including starts vs. Charlotte, UTSA, and North Texas… Played 316 snaps on offense, with 109 of them coming in the final two games of the season… Made his collegiate debut with seven snaps at USC in the opener and recorded his first career catch (2 yards) at Houston two weeks later… Caught passes in four straight games (Charlotte, UTEP, WKU & UTSA) and then closed with a career-high three on a career-best 63 snaps vs. Southern Miss in the Lending Tree Bowl after Jack Bradley was injured… Third reception of 14 yards from A.J. Padgett in the fourth quarter was the longest of the season.
2021 (at Saddleback College): Caught 14 passes for 152 yards in nine games with Saddleback last season as the Bobcats finished 4-6…Top reception effort was three vs. Riverside and future Owls’ teammate Dean Connors… His longest reception of the year was a 40-yard effort vs. Ventura… Did not see action in 2020 as Saddleback’s season was canceled due to the pandemic.
High School: Prepped at Mater Dei under coach Bruce Rollinson and was part of a national championship team as a junior in 2018 before moving into a starting role as a senior.
Personal: Son of Joel and Kerri Groen … Has two brothers … Older brother Gunnar pitched at Pepperdine through 2021 where he was a teammate with former Rice pitcher Cooper Chandler.
Get to Know Boden ...
- At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football?
- I started playing at eight years old and I have loved football for as long as I remember.
- Who was your favorite football player growing up or who is someone that model your game after?
- My favorite player growing up was Ben Rothlisberger.
- How would you describe your game to someone who has never seen you play?
- Playing as fast and as violent as I possibly can.
Career Honors: 2025: All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (TE).
2025: Played in all 12 games, starting six at tight end in his only season at KU... Recorded 36 receptions for 450 yards and five touchdowns on the season... His 36 receptions are the fifth most in single season school history by a tight end, while his five receiving touchdowns led the team... Fresno State: Made one reception for three yards in his first career game at Kansas...Wagner: Recorded two receptions for a season high 53 yards in the win over Wagner...at Missouri: Had one reception for 24 yards in the game at Missouri...West Virginia: Caught his first touchdown as a Jayhawk on a 7-yard reception...Cincinnati: Career-high 84 yards on five receptions and one touchdown...at UCF: Finished with two receptions for 63 yards, including a career-best 46-yard catch...at Texas Tech: Caught a career-high 13 receptions for 76 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown. His 13 receptions were the most by a Jayhawk since Dezmon Briscoe caught 14 passes against Missouri on Nov. 28, 2009, while it was the most by a KU tight end in school history...Kansas State: Made two catches for 17 yards...Oklahoma State: Hauled in a three-yard touchdown reception in the win...at Arizona: Caught two passes for a total of 42 yards...at Iowa State: Scored a 21-yard touchdown for his fifth touchdown reception of the season and eighth of his career. Finished with five receptions for 76 yards.
2022 (at Rice): Caught nine passes for 79 yards while playing in 12 of 13 games, including starts vs. Charlotte, UTSA, and North Texas… Played 316 snaps on offense, with 109 of them coming in the final two games of the season… Made his collegiate debut with seven snaps at USC in the opener and recorded his first career catch (2 yards) at Houston two weeks later… Caught passes in four straight games (Charlotte, UTEP, WKU & UTSA) and then closed with a career-high three on a career-best 63 snaps vs. Southern Miss in the Lending Tree Bowl after Jack Bradley was injured… Third reception of 14 yards from A.J. Padgett in the fourth quarter was the longest of the season.
2021 (at Saddleback College): Caught 14 passes for 152 yards in nine games with Saddleback last season as the Bobcats finished 4-6…Top reception effort was three vs. Riverside and future Owls’ teammate Dean Connors… His longest reception of the year was a 40-yard effort vs. Ventura… Did not see action in 2020 as Saddleback’s season was canceled due to the pandemic.
High School: Prepped at Mater Dei under coach Bruce Rollinson and was part of a national championship team as a junior in 2018 before moving into a starting role as a senior.
Personal: Son of Joel and Kerri Groen … Has two brothers … Older brother Gunnar pitched at Pepperdine through 2021 where he was a teammate with former Rice pitcher Cooper Chandler.
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