Player Dossier

2017-2019

Florida

CJ Henderson

DB • 6'1" • 202 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

CJ Henderson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

31%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

66

Solid production for a defensive back

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Reliability

54

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

88

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Player Story

CJ Henderson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Miami, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of CJ Henderson's career was his defensive production: 93...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9378

Columbus · Miami, FL

Committed To
Florida
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2020
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 9
Overall
No. 9
NFL Team
Jacksonville Jaguars

CJ Henderson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Florida. CJ Henderson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
93
TFL
8.5
Sacks
4
QB hurries
3
Passes defended
20
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

CJ Henderson quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida · DB
Career Tackles
93
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Florida
Top game
South Carolina
Recruit profile
4-star · Columbus · Florida
High school pipeline
Columbus · 54 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
NFL Draft
2020 · Round 1 · Pick 9 · Jacksonville Jaguars
Latest roster
No. 1 · Junior
2019 Tackles rank
33 tackles · DB 282nd (top 32%) · SEC 125th (top 20%) · National 1,260th (top 22%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida922-0-4436.8
2018 PostseasonFlorida12821--062.6
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida12303.5225062.6
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida93331111056.8

Related Context

CJ Henderson played DB for Florida. Across 3 tracked seasons, CJ Henderson recorded 93 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Florida paired 17.5 primary output with 27.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · Florida

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

19.1

Usage

3.2

Consistency

56.1

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 1. Tennessee: 1. Kentucky: 1. Vanderbilt: 1. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 1. South Carolina: 3. UAB: 0. Florida State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Tennessee: 5 by 30.8. Kentucky: 4 by 26.7. Vanderbilt: 1 by 14.2. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 2 by 18.3. South Carolina: 2 by 38.3. UAB: 2 by 8.3. Florida State: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

38.3 vs South Carolina

Result
Sat 11/25vs Florida StateL 22-3831000
Sat 11/18vs UABW 36-721000
Sat 11/11@ South CarolinaSplash gameL 20-28220012
Sat 11/4@ MissouriL 16-45220010
Sat 10/28vs GeorgiaL 7-4211000
Sat 9/30vs VanderbiltW 38-2410001
Sat 9/23@ KentuckyW 28-2742001
Sat 9/16vs TennesseeW 26-20530010
Sat 9/2vs MichiganL 17-33220010

Player Story

CJ Henderson story

CJ Henderson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Miami, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of CJ Henderson's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Florida. 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 CJ Henderson's production has multiple signals. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida.

The arc is straightforward: CJ 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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    Florida

    2017-2019

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Season Value Progression

2017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida819.13.2
2018 PostseasonFlorida17.527.87.29.5
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida17.527.87.20
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida1633.14.4-1.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ South Carolina

Week 8 · W 38-27 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Michigan

Week 1 · W 41-15 · Postseason

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Mississippi State

Week 5 · W 13-6 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

#4

vs Kentucky

Week 2 · L 16-27 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#5

@ South Carolina

Week 11 · L 20-28 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

61.7 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Florida

17.5 primary output · 27.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage

62.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · Florida

62.6

17.5 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Florida

56.8

16 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

12

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games