Career
He played college football at Southern Illinois. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He was selected to the Missouri Valley Preseason All-Conference Team while at Southern Illinois.
Seattle Seahawks
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent.
On August 2, 2013, he was released. After resigning, Boatright was cut on June 14, 2014.
Dallas Cowboys
On August 1, 2014, He signed with Dallas Cowboys. On September 1, 2015, he was waived/injured by the Cowboys.
On the following day, he cleared waivers and was reverted to the Cowboys" injured reserve list.