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Player Dossier
2014-2017San Diego State
Jay Henderson
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Phelan, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jay Henderson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Jay Henderson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Phelan, CA wearing No. 46, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Jay Henderson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Jay Henderson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · San Diego State. Jay Henderson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 43
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jay Henderson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 43
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Serrano · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Serrano · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 46 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · LB 454th (top 42%) · Mountain West 139th (top 26%) · National 1,518th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 42 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 5 | 12 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 10 | 20 | 7.5 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | 58 |
Related Context
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Jay Henderson played LB for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jay Henderson recorded 43 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
San Diego State paired 13.5 primary output with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · San Diego State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
23.2
Usage
10.1
Consistency
25.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 1. UC Davis: 0. Arizona State: 0. Air Force: 1. Northern Illinois: 7. UNLV: 2.5. Fresno State: 0. San José State: 1. Nevada: 0.5. New Mexico: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 8 by 43.3. UC Davis: 1 by 4.2. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 2 by 18.3. Northern Illinois: 6 by 75. UNLV: 2 by 33.3. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. San José State: 0 by 10. Nevada: 2 by 13.3. New Mexico: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
75 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | @ Army | L 35-42 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs New Mexico | W 35-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Nevada | W 42-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ San José State | W 52-7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Fresno State | L 3-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ UNLVSplash game | W 41-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Northern Illinois2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-28 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Air Force | W 28-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Arizona State | W 30-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs UC Davis | W 38-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jay Henderson story
Jay Henderson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Phelan, CA wearing No. 46, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Jay Henderson's career was his defensive production: 43 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Jay Henderson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | San Diego State | 6.5 | 25.5 | 8.2 | 6.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 6.5 | 25.5 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 13.5 | 23.2 | 10.1 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13.5 | 23.2 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 5 · W 34-28
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Wyoming
Week 12 · L 33-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Houston
Week 1 · W 34-10 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#4
@ UNLV
Week 6 · W 41-10 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
56.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Army
Week 1 · L 35-42 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · San Diego State
13.5 primary output · 23.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · San Diego State
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13.5 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · San Diego State
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6.5 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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