Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Northern Illinois
Mark Hensley
DT • 6'3" • 290 lbs • Labadie, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mark Hensley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Mark Hensley built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Labadie, MO wearing No. 10, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Mark Hensley's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Mark Hensley, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Mark Hensley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 38
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Mark Hensley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DT
- Career Tackles
- 38
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Washington · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Washington · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DT 44th (top 19%) · Mid-American 130th (top 23%) · National 1,340th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.4 |
Related Context
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Mark Hensley played DT for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Mark Hensley recorded 38 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 7 primary output with 18.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
18.1
Usage
6.4
Consistency
38.3
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Holy Cross: 0.5. Maryland: 1. Mississippi State: 0.5. San Diego State: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Eastern Michigan: 1.5. Ohio: 0. Ball State: 2. Massachusetts: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Holy Cross: 2 by 13.3. Maryland: 1 by 14.2. Mississippi State: 1 by 9.2. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 5 by 30.8. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 27.5. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 7 by 49.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Kent State: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Kent State | L 31-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/19 | vs Western Michigan | L 19-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | @ Massachusetts | W 45-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 21-7 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ohio | L 21-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 10-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Miami (OH) | L 14-25 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs San Diego State | L 3-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Mississippi State | L 10-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | @ Maryland | L 9-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Holy Cross | W 19-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mark Hensley story
Mark Hensley built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Labadie, MO wearing No. 10, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Mark Hensley's career was his defensive production: 38 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Mark Hensley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 1.5 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1.5 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 132 Ball State
Week 9 · W 21-7 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Western Illinois
Week 1 · W 54-15
1
Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 6 · L 14-25 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 75 Maryland
Week 2 · L 9-20
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Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 119 Eastern Michigan
Week 7 · L 10-16 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
7 primary output · 18.1 efficiency · 6.4 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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1.5 primary · 7.4 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
15
1.5 primary · 7.4 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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