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Player Dossier
2016-2021Utah State
Nick Heninger
DE • 6'2" • 230 lbs • South Jordan, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Heninger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Utah • Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
Nick Heninger built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive end from South Jordan, UT wearing No. 42, spending time with Utah and Utah State. The clearest part of Nick Heninger's career was his...
Read the storyNick Heninger, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah State. Nick Heninger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 161
- TFL
- 37
- Sacks
- 17
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Nick Heninger quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 161
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- New Mexico
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 74 tackles · DE 2nd (top 1%) · Mountain West 22nd (top 5%) · National 231st (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 12 | 27 | 6.5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 6 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 73.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 14 | 67 | 14.5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 73.1 |
Related Context
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Nick Heninger played DE for Utah and Utah State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Nick Heninger recorded 161 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Utah State paired 36.5 primary output with 44.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Utah, Utah State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Utah State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
29
Usage
11.4
Consistency
44.2
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 5. Wake Forest: 3. Stony Brook: 1.5. San Diego State: 2. LSU: 4.5. Nevada: 0.5. Air Force: 2. BYU: 1. Fresno State: 0. Wyoming: 1. Boise State: 1. New Mexico: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 5 by 70.8. Wake Forest: 4 by 46.7. Stony Brook: 3 by 27.5. San Diego State: 1 by 24.2. LSU: 3 by 57.5. Nevada: 4 by 21.7. Air Force: 2 by 28.3. BYU: 4 by 26.7. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 1 by 14.2. Boise State: 2 by 18.3. New Mexico: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -1.9 vs Losses
Losses2.8 · Games = 6 · +1.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Kent State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 41-51 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ New Mexico | W 38-25 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Boise State | L 21-56 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Wyoming | W 26-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Fresno State | W 37-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | vs BYU | L 14-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Air ForceSplash game | L 7-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Nevada | W 36-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ LSUSplash game | L 6-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | @ San Diego StateSplash game | W 23-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Stony Brook | W 62-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | L 35-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Heninger story
Nick Heninger built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive end from South Jordan, UT wearing No. 42, spending time with Utah and Utah State. The clearest part of Nick Heninger's career was his defensive production: 161 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Heninger's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Utah
2016-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Utah State
2019-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah | 1 | 8 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah | 3 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 21.5 | 29 | 11.4 | 18.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 21.5 | 29 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 44.4 | 11.4 | -10.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 36.5 | 44.9 | 16.3 | 25.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 36.5 | 44.9 | 16.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico
Week 13 · W 41-27 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Oregon State
Week 1 · W 24-13 · Postseason
8
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Kent State
Week 1 · L 41-51 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Boise State
Week 4 · L 3-27 · Conference game
6.5
Havoc Plays
84 takeover
Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84 takeover score.
#5
@ LSU
Week 6 · L 6-42
4.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Utah State
36.5 primary output · 44.9 efficiency · 16.3 usage
73.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · Utah State
73.1
36.5 primary · 44.9 efficiency · 16.3 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Utah State
56.9
21.5 primary · 29 efficiency · 11.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
14
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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