Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#16
Brody Henderson
Sophomore defensive end for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Jenks, OK · Jenks HS
Returning to Sam Houston for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
2 TFL · 11 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 2 TFL, 5 tackles, vs Tulsa
The play that turned itSwung Sam Houston from 28% to 64% to win.Sam Houston at Oregon State · 21-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Sam Houston in 2025.
How he plays
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Sacks: 87th percentile.
The full scouting readBrody Henderson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the Sam Houston defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt: 6 tackles against Troy — Week 1, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20256 games
- Signed with Sam Houstonout of Jenks
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 2-12 over that span.
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Concern: tackles (27th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 11 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 13 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Trent Smart’s 2016 season.
Matches Trent on
TFL rate
Weight
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Green's sophomore season at Marshall (2023).
93%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 27
Matches Michael on
Class year
Height
Weight
Background
Jenks HS Named 6A-1 District 1 all-district selection in 2024 ... named to the OCA All-State team Personal Son of Rebecca Battenfield and Scott Henderson ... brother played baseball at Oklahoma State and in San Francisco Giants organization ... father played football at Oklahoma State
The defensive line · Sam Houston
- #97Dylan Frazier4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #48Chauncey Chidi3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Brody Henderson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Darien Jackson2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95She'Fon Boyd1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
10 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology