Henry Dryden

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Boise, Idaho
High School:
Boise H.S.
Previous School:
South Dakota School of the Mines
Major:
Environmental/Metallurgical Engineering.
Twitter:
@henrydryden88
Instagram:
@henrydryden

CAREER

Played his final collegiate season at Central Michigan where he started five games and caught eight passes for 70 yards … Named a consensus NCAA Division II All-American tight end in 2024 … Played three years at the South Dakota School of the Mines … Caught 76 passes for 783 yards and 14 touchdowns with a long of 49 at South Dakota School of the Mines … Averaged 10.3 yards receiving per catch and 24.5 yards receiving per game … Also made six total tackles on defense … Combining his career, played in 46 games, finished with 84 receptions for 853 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.

2025

As a redshirt senior tight end, saw action in 13 games with five starts … Listed as the backup tight end on the depth chart … Earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors … Caught eight passes for 70 yards (8.8 average yards per catch) with a long reception of 23 yards … Caught one pass for six yards in the GameAbove Sports Bowl vs. Northwestern (12/26) … Tied or set career-highs for receptions (2) and receiving yards (29) with a long of 23 at Kent State (11/19) … Caught one pass for nine yards vs. Buffalo (11/12) … Caught one pass for five yards at Western Michigan (11/1) … Finished with a career-high two receptions for 16 yards vs. Massachusetts (10/25) … Made first start vs. Wagner (9/20) … Made first reception for five yards at Pittsburgh (9/6).

2024 AT SOUTH DAKOTA MINES

As a redshirt junior tight end, played in all 11 games … American Football Coaches Association Second Team All-America honoree, the first honoree in school history … College Football Network First Team All-America selection … Named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 Team … Don Hansen All-America honorable mention honoree … … Earned First Team All-RMAC selection … All-Super Region 4 Second Team … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … All-Academic First Team … Caught 35 passes for 297 yards and six touchdowns with a long of 29 yards.

2023 AT SOUTH DAKOTA MINES

As a redshirt sophomore tight end, saw action in 11 games … Earned First Team All-RMAC selection … All-Super Region 4 Second Team … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … All-Academic First Team … Caught 34 passes for 422 yards with seven receiving touchdowns … Caught a season-high six passes for 96 receiving yards against Colorado Mesa (9/16) … Caught a career-best three touchdown passes against Colorado School of Mines (10/14).

2022 AT SOUTH DAKOTA MINES

As a redshirt freshman tight end, appeared in 10 games … Totaled 64 yards receiving with a long of 25 and one touchdown on seven receptions … Registered a season-high 28 yards receiving yards and one touchdown against Colorado School of Mines (10/15).

2021 AT SOUTH DAKOTA MINES

As a true freshman, redshirted the 201 season … Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2021 graduate of Boise High School, where he played two years of varsity football for head coach Mike Altieri … Earned Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors … Two-time Class 5 All-SIC conference honoree (First Team as a senior and honorable mention as a junior) … Named to the Idaho Academic All-State team … Earned Academic All-Conference honors … Named to the Idaho All-Star Team … Named the Brave Spotlight Player of the Week … Served as team captain for the Braves … Played linebacker, fullback, and tight end … Rated a two-star recruit by 247sports.com … Also played lacrosse and competed in track and field … National Honor Society member … Concluded high school career with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

PERSONAL

Born Henry Dryden on June 11, 2003 … Son of Paula and Travis Dryden … Has three siblings: Ollie, Nate, and Ernie … Has served engineering internships at Micron Technology, PCC Airfoils, LLC, and Integra … Majored in Environmental/Metallurgical Engineering.