Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Florida
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.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
82
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida | 9 | 22 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 4 | 36.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Florida | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 12 | 30 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida | 9 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 56.8 |
Related Context
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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
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.1 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
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Florida
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
33.1
Usage
4.4
Consistency
65.9
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 1. UT Martin: 1. Auburn: 3. LSU: 3. South Carolina: 3. Georgia: 0. Vanderbilt: 2. Missouri: 1. Florida State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 2 by 18.3. UT Martin: 1 by 14.2. Auburn: 1 by 34.2. LSU: 3 by 42.5. South Carolina: 9 by 67.5. Georgia: 5 by 20.8. Vanderbilt: 1 by 24.2. Missouri: 4 by 26.7. Florida State: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
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Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs South Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs Florida StateSplash game | W 40-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Missouri | W 23-6 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | W 56-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Georgia | L 17-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 38-27 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ LSUSplash game | L 28-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 24-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UT Martin | W 45-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/24 | vs Miami | W 24-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
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
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida | 8 | 19.1 | 3.2 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Florida | 17.5 | 27.8 | 7.2 | 9.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 17.5 | 27.8 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida | 16 | 33.1 | 4.4 | -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
3
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
2
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
3
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
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#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
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