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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Northwestern
A.J. Henning
WR • 5'10" • 192 lbs • Frankfort, IL, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
A.J. Henning reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
4
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan • Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Illinois
Player Story
A.J. Henning built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Frankfort, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Michigan and Northwestern. The clearest part of A.J. Henning's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
A.J. Henning, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern. A.J. Henning reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,219
- Receptions
- 129
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
A.J. Henning quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,219
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 55 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Eastern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lincoln-Way East · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Lincoln-Way East · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 603 receiving yards · WR 155th (top 15%) · Big Ten 24th (top 9%) · National 168th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 5 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 14 | 9 | 78 | 4 | 26.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 12 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 7 | 63 | 2 | 23.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 64.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 39 | 361 | 5 | 64.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 59 | 603 | 4 | 81.5 |
Related Context
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A.J. Henning played WR for Michigan and Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, A.J. Henning recorded 304 rushing yards, 1,219 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 603 primary output with 64.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 47.5 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Northwestern.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · Michigan
Games
14
Receiving Yards / G
5.6
Efficiency
47.5
Usage
7.7
Consistency
20.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Western Michigan: 11. Washington: 1. Northern Illinois: 24. Rutgers: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Nebraska: 0. Northwestern: 15. Michigan State: 7. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 0. Maryland: 11. Ohio State: 9. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 1 by 6.7. Western Michigan: 1 by 73.3. Washington: 1 by 6.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 100. Northwestern: 2 by 50. Michigan State: 1 by 46.7. Maryland: 2 by 36.7. Ohio State: 1 by 60
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins5.9 · Games = 12 · +1.9 vs Losses
Losses4 · Games = 2 · -1.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Georgia | L 11-34 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 12/5 | @ Iowa | W 42-3 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Ohio State | W 42-27 | — | 1 | 9 | 11.5 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Maryland | W 59-18 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Penn State | W 21-17 | — | — | — | -4 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Indiana | W 29-7 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Michigan State | L 33-37 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Northwestern | W 33-7 | — | 2 | 15 | 6.7 | 7.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Nebraska | W 32-29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Wisconsin | W 38-17 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Rutgers | W 20-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Northern Illinois | W 63-10 | — | 1 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Washington | W 31-10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Western Michigan | W 47-14 | — | 1 | 11 | 42.5 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
A.J. Henning story
A.J. Henning built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Frankfort, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Michigan and Northwestern. The clearest part of A.J. Henning's career was his receiving role: 129 catches, 1,219 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 304 rushing yards across 55 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 304 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 1,430 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 55 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan and Northwestern.
The arc is straightforward: A.J. Henning 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Northwestern
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 59 | 65.6 | 10.2 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 79 | 47.5 | 7.7 | 20 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 79 | 47.5 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 60 | 45.7 | 9.1 | -19 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 60 | 45.7 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 418 | 55.9 | 20.6 | 358 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 418 | 55.9 | 20.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 603 | 64.7 | 31 | 185 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Illinois
Week 3 · W 31-7
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
117
Receiving Yards
99.4 takeover
117 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 14 · L 28-38 · Conference game
119
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
119 receiving yards with a 79.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 12 · W 23-15 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
86.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 11 · W 24-10 · Conference game
70
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
70 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 7 · W 37-10 · Conference game
61
Receiving Yards
83.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
603 primary output · 64.7 efficiency · 31 usage
81.5
#2
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
64.9
418 primary · 55.9 efficiency · 20.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
64.9
418 primary · 55.9 efficiency · 20.6 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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