Jack Henderson: DB · Minnesota · #20.
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Jack Henderson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Came to Minnesota by way of SE Louisiana. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Penn State — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 9 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-19vs North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 48-0vs Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-31vs Iowa | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ No. 12 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-17@ UCLA | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-23vs Maryland | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-17@ No. 24 Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-26@ Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-26vs No. 4 Penn State | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 24-7@ Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-10vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 20 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%9 TFL44 tackles · 9 for loss · 6 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
2 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
50.6%
409 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Minnesota, 96 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
