Rice transfer tight end Boden Groen will play for a new school in 2025. He committed to Kansas on Monday.

The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Groen visited Lawrence on Thursday and Friday. He also visited Wisconsin on April 23. He will have at least one season of eligibility remaining.

After starting his college career at the junior college level with Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California, Groen played three seasons for head coach Mike Bloomgren and the Owls from 2022 through 2024 (also playing under interim head coach Pete Alamar after Bloomgren's firing in October of 2024).

Rice hired Scott Abell as its new head coach in late November of 2024. Groen entered the transfer portal in January of 2025.

He will now play under head coach Lance Leipold, offensive coordinator Jim Zebrowski, co-offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Matt Lubick and the rest of the Jayhawks' staff.

Due to an undisclosed injury, Groen played in just four games in 2024, allowing him to take a redshirt. He caught 12 passes for 94 yards (7.8 yards per catch) on the campaign. According to Pro Football Focus, Groen played 155 offensive snaps this past season, and recorded an overall grade of 54.8. He also played 17 snaps on special teams.

Groen had a breakout campaign in 2023, recording 39 receptions for 383 yards (9.8 yards per catch) and three touchdowns. He ranked second amongst American Athletic Conference tight ends in receptions, third in yards and fifth in touchdowns that season.

In 2022, he amassed nine receptions for 79 yards (8.8 yards per catch).

In total, Groen played 29 games for the Owls. He recorded 60 receptions for 556 yards (9.3 yards per catch) and three touchdowns.

In his lone season at Saddleback College, Groen caught 14 passes for 152 yards (10.9 yards per reception) in nine games played.

Groen attend Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California.

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The spring college football transfer portal window is scheduled to open on April 16, 2025 for 10 days. It is the second transfer window of the 2025 recruiting cycle. The winter college football transfer portal window opened on Dec. 9, 2024 for 20 days. There was also a five-day window for players to transfer after their team finished postseason play. Additionally, players get a 30-day window to transfer when their head coach leaves.