Carlos Henderson

American football player (born 1994)

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American football player

Carlos HendersonPersonal information

Born:|  (1994-12-19) December 19, 1994 (age 29)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:| 199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:| McDonogh 35 (New Orleans)
College:| Louisiana Tech
Position:| Wide receiver
NFL draft:| 2017 / round: 3 / pick: 82
Career history

* Denver Broncos (2017–2018)
* Washington Redskins (2018)*
* Saskatchewan Roughriders (2019)
* Birmingham Stallions (2022)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-C-USA WR & KR (2016)
* C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (2016)
* C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year (2016) [1]

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Carlos Henderson (born December 19, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft.

## Early years

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Henderson attended McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He committed to Louisiana Tech University to play college football.[2]

## College career

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Henderson played at Louisiana Tech from 2013 to 2016.[3] As a junior, he was named the Conference USA (C-USA) Offensive Player of the Year and Special Teams Player of the Year.[4] He had 82 receptions for 1,535 yards and 19 touchdowns on offense and 805 kick return yards and two touchdowns. During his career, he had 147 receptions for 2,878 yards and 28 touchdowns. He was named honorable mention All-C-USA kick returner for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[5]

On December 26, 2016, Henderson announced on his Instagram that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2017 NFL draft.[6][7]

## Professional career

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### Pre-draft

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Henderson was one of 59 collegiate wide receivers to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. He performed all of the combine drills and finished 15th among his position group in the 40-yard dash. He also finished seventh in the broad jump and tied for ninth among wide receivers in the vertical jump.[8] On March 21, 2017, he attended Louisiana's Tech pro day, along with Trent Taylor, Xavier Woods, Chad Williams, and 13 other prospects. Henderson opted to only run positional drills and had only one drop as scouts and team representatives from all 32 NFL teams attended.[9] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Henderson was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the 13th best wide receiver in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[10]

Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)  | 199 lb
(90 kg)  | 31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m)  | 9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m) | 4.46 s | 1.51 s | 2.61 s | 4.35 s | 7.18 s | 36 in
(0.91 m) | 10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m) | 13 reps
All values from NFL Combine[11][12][13]

### Denver Broncos

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The Denver Broncos selected Henderson in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the tenth wide receiver selected in 2017.[14] He was the first of three Louisiana Tech players selected, along with wide receiver Trent Taylor and safety Xavier Woods.[15] On May 26, 2017, the Broncos signed Henderson to a four-year, $3.32 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $817,984.[16] On August 13, 2017, he underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb.[17] On September 2, 2017, the Broncos placed Henderson on injured reserve due to his thumb injury.[18][19]

In 2018, Henderson opened up training camp on the "did not report" list as he was dealing with a "personal matter".[20] On August 15, 2018, he was suspended one game for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.[21] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[22][23] He was released on September 13, 2018.[24]

### Washington Redskins

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Henderson signed with the practice squad of the Washington Redskins on December 26, 2018.[25] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Redskins on December 31, 2018.[26] The Redskins waived him on January 7, 2019.[27]

### Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Henderson signed a contract extension through the 2022 season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on January 6, 2021.[28] He was released on July 30, 2021.[29]

### Birmingham Stallions

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Henderson signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League on May 27, 2022.[30] He was subsequently transferred to the team's inactive roster and the team released him on June 1.[31][32]

## References

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1. ^ "FB: 2016 Players of the Year". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. December 7, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
2. ^ "McDonogh 35's Carlos Henderson signs with Louisiana Tech".
3. ^ "La. Tech's Carlos Henderson is a triple threat".
4. ^ "Louisiana Tech's Higgins, FAU's Hendrickson win C-USA awards".
5. ^ Russell Anderson (December 9, 2014). "C-USA ANNOUNCES FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS" (PDF). www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. ^ "La. Tech's Carlos Henderson opts for NFL".
7. ^ Tatum Everett (December 27, 2016). "LA Tech's Carlos Henderson declares for the NFL Draft". ktbs.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
8. ^ Adam Stites (March 6, 2017). "NFL Combine results 2017: Full wide receiver numbers". SBNation.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
9. ^ Gil Brandt (March 21, 2017). "Pro day results: North Carolina, UCLA, Boston College". NFL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
10. ^ "*Carlos Henderson, DS #13 WR, Louisiana Tech". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
11. ^ "Carlos Henderson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
12. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Carlos Henderson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
13. ^ "Carlos Henderson 2017 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
14. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
15. ^ Swanson, Ben (April 28, 2017). "Broncos select WR Carlos Henderson with 82nd-overall pick". DenverBroncos.com.
16. ^ "Spotrac.com: Carlos Henderson contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
17. ^ Luke Easterling (August 13, 2017). "Broncos WR Carlos Henderson day-to-day after thumb surgery". DraftWire.USAtoday.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
18. ^ Mason, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Broncos trim roster at deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017.
19. ^ Sayre Bedinger (September 2, 2017). "Carlos Henderson isn't eligible to return in 2017 season". PredominantlyOrange.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
20. ^ Klis, Mike. "Broncos place WRs Carlos Henderson, Jimmy Williams on Did Not Report list". KUSA. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
21. ^ Shook, Nick. "Broncos WR Carlos Henderson suspended one game". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
22. ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 1, 2018). "Broncos trim roster to 53 players". DenverBroncos.com.
23. ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 2, 2018). "Broncos sign nine players to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
24. ^ "Report: Broncos cut Carlos Henderson from practice squad". 247sports.com. September 13, 2018.
25. ^ "Redskins Sign Linebacker Marquis Flowers". Redskins.com. December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
26. ^ "Redskins Sign Six Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. December 31, 2018.
27. ^ "1/7: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. January 7, 2019. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
28. ^ "Riders Transactions – January 6". Riderville.com. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
29. ^ "Roughriders Trim Roster Ahead of 2021 Season". Riderville.com. July 30, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
30. ^ @USFLStallions (May 27, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved June 3, 2022 - via Twitter.
31. ^ @USFLStallions (May 27, 2022). "Transferred to inactive roster" (Tweet). Retrieved June 3, 2022 - via Twitter.
32. ^ @USFLStallions (June 1, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved June 3, 2022 - via Twitter.

## External links

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* Louisiana Tech Bulldogs bio Archived December 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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