Player Dossier

2021-2025

Buffalo

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.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

7

Developing production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

22

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

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...

Read the story
3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8378

Irvington · Irvington, NJ

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

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonBuffalo00000-
2022 Regular SeasonBuffalo1034630145332.7
2023 Regular SeasonBuffalo5000129.3
2024 PostseasonBuffalo1315511936176.1
2024 Regular SeasonBuffalo131,161959202976.1
2025 Regular SeasonBuffalo12936755181769.8

Related Context

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

2023 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 2.6 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: Kent State

Win with 1 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Regular Season · Buffalo

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

0

Efficiency

2.6

Usage

1.9

Consistency

80

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Akron: 0. Central Michigan: -1. Kent State: 1. Toledo: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Kent State

Best efficiency game

5.2 vs Kent State

Result
Tue 10/31@ ToledoL 13-31
Sat 10/21@ Kent StateW 24-6210.5010.5
Sat 10/7vs Central MichiganW 37-133-1-0.300-0.3
Sat 9/30@ AkronW 13-10
Sat 9/23@ LouisianaL 38-45

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

202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonBuffalo0
2022 Regular SeasonBuffalo34640.39.6346
2023 Regular SeasonBuffalo02.61.9-346
2024 PostseasonBuffalo1,31652.629.71,316
2024 Regular SeasonBuffalo1,31652.629.70
2025 Regular SeasonBuffalo9364632.1-380

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

76.1

#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