Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Wake Forest
Amari Henderson
DB • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Amari Henderson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Amari Henderson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 4, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Amari Henderson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Amari Henderson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wake Forest. Amari Henderson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 169
- TFL
- 4
- Passes defended
- 40
Quick Answers
Amari Henderson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DB
- Career Tackles
- 169
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mallard Creek · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Mallard Creek · 44 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · DB 223rd (top 25%) · ACC 112th (top 18%) · National 955th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 10 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 60 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 10 | 42 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 36 | 2 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 51.7 |
Related Context
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Amari Henderson played DB for Wake Forest. Across 4 tracked seasons, Amari Henderson recorded 169 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 14.5 primary output with 31 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
29.3
Usage
3.4
Consistency
40.5
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 2. Tulane: 1. Boston College: 0.5. Notre Dame: 1. Rice: 0. Clemson: 0. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 4. Syracuse: 0. NC State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 5 by 40.8. Tulane: 1 by 14.2. Boston College: 4 by 21.7. Notre Dame: 3 by 22.5. Rice: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 6 by 25. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 7 by 69.2. Syracuse: 4 by 16.7. NC State: 14 by 70
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 5 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 5 · -1.5 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
Louisville
Best efficiency game
70 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/22 | vs MemphisSplash game | W 37-34 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 11/9 | @ NC State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-23 | 14 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Syracuse | L 24-41 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | W 56-35 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Florida State | L 17-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Clemson | L 3-63 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Rice | W 56-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Notre Dame | L 27-56 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 9/13 | vs Boston College | L 34-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | @ Tulane | W 23-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Amari Henderson story
Amari Henderson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 4, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Amari Henderson's career was his defensive production: 169 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 40 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Wake Forest. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Amari Henderson's production has multiple signals. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wake Forest.
The arc is straightforward: Amari Henderson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 10 | 18.3 | 1.8 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 10 | 18.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 14.5 | 31 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 14.5 | 31 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 10.5 | 29.3 | 3.4 | -4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 10.5 | 29.3 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Wake Forest | 16 | 23.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 16 | 23.6 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs NC State
Week 10 · W 44-10 · Conference game
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida State
Week 5 · L 19-26 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Louisville
Week 9 · W 56-35 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Clemson
Week 6 · L 14-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
@ NC State
Week 11 · W 27-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
14.5 primary output · 31 efficiency · 4.2 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Wake Forest
53.9
14.5 primary · 31 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Wake Forest
51.7
16 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
13
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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