De'Angelo Henderson
De'Angelo Henderson Sr. (born November 24, 1992) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Coastal Carolina University where he set an NCAA Division 1 record for touchdowns in consecutive games at 35.[1]
Henderson in the 2017 NFL preseason. | |||||||||||||||
Free agent | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born: | Summerville, South Carolina | November 24, 1992||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Summerville (Summerville, South Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Coastal Carolina | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 203 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Early years
Henderson attended and played high school football at Summerville High School for the Green Wave.[2]
College career
Henderson attended and played college football at Coastal Carolina.[3] In the 2013 season, he finished with 82 carries for 599 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.[4] In the 2014 season, he finished with 234 carries for 1,534 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns.[5] In the 2015 season, he finished with 222 carries for 1,346 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns.[6] In his final collegiate season in 2016, he had 183 carries for 1,156 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns.[7]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
29 in (0.74 m) |
9 1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.48 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
20 reps | |||||
All values from NFL Combine |
Denver Broncos
Henderson was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round, 203rd overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[8][9][10] He became the sixth Coastal Carolina Chanticleer to be drafted and the first since Lorenzo Taliaferro and Matt Hazel in 2014.[11] On September 24, against the Buffalo Bills in Week 3, Henderson recorded the first carry of his NFL career, a one-yard rush.[12] In the regular season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs, he scored his first career professional touchdown, a 29-yard reception from quarterback Paxton Lynch.[13] In five games in the 2017 season, he finished with seven carries for 13 rushing yards to go along with two receptions for 36 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown.[14]
On September 1, 2018, Henderson was waived by the Broncos.[15]
New York Jets
On September 3, 2018, Henderson was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 27, 2018.[17] He was waived on November 2, 2018 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[18] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 14, 2018.[19] In three games in the 2018 season, he had two carries for 19 yards.[20] Henderson was released by the Jets on July 23, 2019.[21]
Minnesota Vikings
On July 24, 2019, Henderson was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings.[22] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[23]
Philadelphia Eagles
Henderson was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad on October 14, 2019.[24] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 13, 2020.[25]
Houston Roughnecks
Henderson signed with the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL on January 8, 2020.[26] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[27]
References
- Miller, Andrew. "Coastal Carolina star De'Angelo Henderson of Summerville waiting for NFL to call his name".
- Sapakoff, Gene. "Former Coastal Carolina, Summerville running back De'Angelo Henderson pokes fun at NFL rookie hazing". Post and Courier. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "De'Angelo Henderson NCAA FB Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "De'Angelo Henderson 2013 NCAA FB Game Log". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "De'Angelo Henderson 2014 NCAA FB Game Log". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "De'Angelo Henderson 2015 NCAA FB Game Log". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "De'Angelo Henderson 2016 NCAA FB Game Log". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- DiLalla, Aric (April 29, 2017). "Broncos draft RB De'Angelo Henderson in sixth round". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- "RBs/FBs selected in the 2017 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- "Coastal Carolina Draft History". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- "Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills – September 24th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- "Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos - December 31st, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "De'Angelo Henderson 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- DiLalla, Aric (September 1, 2018). "Broncos trim roster to 53 players". DenverBroncos.com.
- Greenberg, Ethan (September 3, 2018). "Jets Fill Out 10-Man Practice Squad With Six Players". NewYorkJets.com.
- Allen, Eric (October 27, 2018). "Jets Promote RB De'Angelo Henderson, Release CB Juston Burris". NewYorkJets.com.
- Lange, Randy (November 2, 2018). "Jets Activate RB Elijah McGuire from IR". NewYorkJets.com.
- Allen, Eric (December 14, 2018). "Jets Place RB Isaiah Crowell on Injured Reserve, Promote De'Angelo Henderson to Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- "De'Angelo Henderson 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- Greenberg, Ethan (July 23, 2019). "Jets Waive RB De'Angelo Henderson". NewYorkJets.com.
- "Vikings Sign Henderson, Release Abernathy". Vikings.com. July 24, 2019.
- "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019.
- Schaller, Olivia (October 14, 2019). "Eagles sign RB De'Angelo Henderson to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- @HBalzer721 (January 14, 2020). "Practice-squad contracts expired yesterday: New England DE Eric Lee; New Orleans C Casey Dunn; Philadelphia RB De'Angelo Henderson, T Dieugot Joseph" (Tweet). Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.