Player Dossier

2018-2021

Wisconsin

Matt Henningsen

DE • 6'3" • 292 lbs • Menomonee Falls, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Matt Henningsen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.5

Efficiency

20.6

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

18.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Matt Henningsen, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Matt Henningsen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Wisconsin paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Postseason · Wisconsin

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

20.6

Usage

5.5

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

Arizona State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 1. Penn State: 1. Eastern Michigan: 3. Notre Dame: 3. Michigan: 0. Army: 0. Purdue: 0. Iowa: 0. Rutgers: 0. Northwestern: 2.5. Nebraska: 0. Minnesota: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 3 by 22.5. Penn State: 1 by 14.2. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 38.3. Notre Dame: 4 by 46.7. Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Army: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 3 by 37.5. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=8 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=4 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=6 · -0.9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Notre Dame

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Notre Dame

Result
Fri 12/31@ Arizona StateW 20-13310.500.500
Sat 11/27@ MinnesotaL 13-2331000
Sat 11/20vs NebraskaW 35-2852000
Sat 11/13vs NorthwesternW 35-7311.5010
Sat 11/6@ RutgersW 52-310000
Sat 10/30vs IowaW 27-710000
Sat 10/23@ PurdueW 30-1310000
Sun 10/17vs ArmyW 20-1420000
Sat 10/2vs MichiganL 17-3883000
Sat 9/25vs Notre DameSplash gameL 13-4143210
Sat 9/11vs Eastern MichiganW 34-722111
Sat 9/4vs Penn StateL 10-1611100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wisconsin

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonWisconsin414.23.9
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin1119.16.57
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin04.21.2-11
2021 PostseasonWisconsin10.520.65.510.5
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin10.520.65.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Notre Dame

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#2

Eastern Michigan

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

#3

South Florida

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

#4

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

#5

Iowa

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Wisconsin

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1.2 usage

35.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Wisconsin

28.3

11 primary · 19.1 efficiency · 6.5 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Wisconsin

18.2

10.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 5.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7667

Menomonee Falls · Menomonee Falls, WI

Committed To
Wisconsin
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

88

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Matt Henningsen quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
88