Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Wisconsin
Matt Henningsen
DE • 6'3" • 292 lbs • Menomonee Falls, WI, USA
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Matt Henningsen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Player Story
Matt Henningsen built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Menomonee Falls, WI wearing No. 92, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Matt Henningsen's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 206
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Matt Henningsen, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Matt Henningsen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Matt Henningsen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · DE
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- South Florida
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Menomonee Falls · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Menomonee Falls · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 6 · Pick 28 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 92 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DE 66th (top 24%) · Big Ten 124th (top 20%) · National 1,212th (top 21%)
Matt Henningsen played DE for Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matt Henningsen recorded 88 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Wisconsin.
Recognition
Honors
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesthird
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediathird
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