De'Angelo Henderson

Summary

De'Angelo Henderson Sr. (born November 24, 1992) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Coastal Carolina University where he set an NCAA Division 1 record for touchdowns in consecutive games at 35.[1]

De'Angelo Henderson
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Henderson with the Broncos in 2017
No. 29, 32, 33, 35, 48
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1992-11-24) November 24, 1992 (age 31)
Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.
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 highlights and awards
  • Big South Offensive Player of the Year (2015)
  • 2× First team All-Big South (2014, 2015)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:32
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:36
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years edit

Henderson attended and played high school football at Summerville High School for the Green Wave.[2]

College career edit

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 edit

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m)
208 lb
(94 kg)
29 in
(0.74 m)
9+12 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 edit

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 edit

On September 3, 2018, Henderson was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets.[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 edit

On July 24, 2019, Henderson was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings.[22] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[23]

Philadelphia Eagles edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ Miller, Andrew (April 28, 2017). "Coastal Carolina star De'Angelo Henderson of Summerville waiting for NFL to call his name". Post and Courier. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Sapakoff, Gene (August 2, 2017). "Former Coastal Carolina, Summerville running back De'Angelo Henderson pokes fun at NFL rookie hazing". Post and Courier. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "De'Angelo Henderson NCAA FB Stats - Season & Career Statistics". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "De'Angelo Henderson 2013 NCAA FB Game Log". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "De'Angelo Henderson 2014 NCAA FB Game Log". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "De'Angelo Henderson 2015 NCAA FB Game Log". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "De'Angelo Henderson 2016 NCAA FB Game Log". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  8. ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 29, 2017). "Broncos draft RB De'Angelo Henderson in sixth round". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "RBs/FBs selected in the 2017 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "Coastal Carolina Draft History". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills – September 24th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  13. ^ "Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos - December 31st, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "De'Angelo Henderson 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  15. ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 1, 2018). "Broncos trim roster to 53 players". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  16. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 3, 2018). "Jets Fill Out 10-Man Practice Squad With Six Players". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  17. ^ Allen, Eric (October 27, 2018). "Jets Promote RB De'Angelo Henderson, Release CB Juston Burris". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  18. ^ Lange, Randy (November 2, 2018). "Jets Activate RB Elijah McGuire from IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  19. ^ Allen, Eric (December 14, 2018). "Jets Place RB Isaiah Crowell on Injured Reserve, Promote De'Angelo Henderson to Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  20. ^ "De'Angelo Henderson 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  21. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (July 23, 2019). "Jets Waive RB De'Angelo Henderson". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  22. ^ "Vikings Sign Henderson, Release Abernathy". Vikings.com. July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  23. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  24. ^ Schaller, Olivia (October 14, 2019). "Eagles sign RB De'Angelo Henderson to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  25. ^ @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.
  26. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  27. ^ 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.

External links edit

  •   Media related to De'Angelo Henderson at Wikimedia Commons
  • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers bio