Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Buffalo
Al-Jay Henderson
RB • 6'0" • 216 lbs • South Orange, NJ, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Al-Jay Henderson leans workhorse runner traits and 46 efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Al-Jay Henderson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from South Orange, NJ wearing No. 5, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Al-Jay Henderson's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Al-Jay Henderson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo. Al-Jay Henderson leans workhorse runner traits and 46 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,598
- Rushing yards
- 2,134
- Receiving yards
- 464
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Al-Jay Henderson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,598
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Irvington · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Irvington · 20 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 936 scrimmage yards · RB 66th (top 9%) · Mid-American 11th (top 5%) · National 110th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 346 | 301 | 45 | 3 | 32.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 13 | 155 | 119 | 36 | 1 | 76.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 1,161 | 959 | 202 | 9 | 76.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 936 | 755 | 181 | 7 | 69.8 |
Related Context
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Al-Jay Henderson played RB for Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Al-Jay Henderson recorded 2,134 rushing yards, 464 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Buffalo paired 1,316 primary output with 52.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
78
Efficiency
46
Usage
32.1
Consistency
70.4
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 25. St. Francis (PA): 140. Kent State: 113. Troy: 111. UConn: 81. Eastern Michigan: 111. Massachusetts: 68. Akron: 69. Bowling Green: 126. Central Michigan: 39. Miami (OH): 22. Ohio: 31
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 11 by 23.7. St. Francis (PA): 26 by 48. Kent State: 23 by 51.7. Troy: 25 by 40.1. UConn: 27 by 28.9. Eastern Michigan: 18 by 57.3. Massachusetts: 24 by 30.2. Akron: 13 by 60.2. Bowling Green: 19 by 69. Central Michigan: 9 by 45.1. Miami (OH): 7 by 32.7. Ohio: 5 by 64.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins111.6 · Games = 5 · +57.6 vs Losses
Losses54 · Games = 7 · -57.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
69 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Ohio | L 26-31 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 1 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Thu 11/20 | vs Miami (OH) | L 20-37 | 7 | 22 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Thu 11/13 | @ Central Michigan | L 19-38 | 9 | 39 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Bowling Green100 rush yards | W 28-3 | 18 | 119 | 6.60 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6.6 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Akron | L 16-24 | 11 | 67 | 6.10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Massachusetts | W 28-21 | 20 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 31-30 | 16 | 81 | 5.10 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UConn | L 17-20 | 24 | 63 | 2.60 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Troy | L 17-21 | 22 | 76 | 3.50 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Kent State | W 31-28 | 15 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs St. Francis (PA)2+ TD | W 45-6 | 24 | 98 | 4.10 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 5.4 |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Minnesota | L 10-23 | 11 | 25 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
Player Story
Al-Jay Henderson story
Al-Jay Henderson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from South Orange, NJ wearing No. 5, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Al-Jay Henderson's career was his backfield work: 2,134 rushing yards, 450 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 464 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 464 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Al-Jay Henderson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Buffalo
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 346 | 40.3 | 9.6 | 346 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | -346 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 1,316 | 52.6 | 29.7 | 1,316 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1,316 | 52.6 | 29.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 936 | 46 | 32.1 | -380 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kent State
Week 14 · W 43-7 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
185
Scrimmage Yards
88.1 takeover
185 scrimmage yards and 45.5 usage.
#2
@ No. 113 Bowling Green
Week 10 · W 28-3 · Conference game
126
Scrimmage Yards
86.3 takeover
Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
126 scrimmage yards and 47.5 usage.
#3
vs Toledo
Week 7 · W 30-15 · Conference game
148
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
Win with 148 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
148 scrimmage yards and 32.2 usage.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 8 · L 41-48 · Conference game
146
Scrimmage Yards
82.9 takeover
Loss with 146 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
146 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#5
vs St. Francis (PA)
Week 2 · W 45-6
140
Scrimmage Yards
82.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
140 scrimmage yards and 35.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Buffalo
1,316 primary output · 52.6 efficiency · 29.7 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Buffalo
76.1
1,316 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 29.7 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
69.8
936 primary · 46 efficiency · 32.1 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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