Wake Forest · L 7-51
2 tackles
The other 8 games average 5 tackles. This one was 3 below.
Jacobie Henderson
Played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. First career honor, 2024: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against West Virginia — Week 3, 2026.
42 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Gets targeted often and tackles in space.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Syracuse | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Oct. 31 · L 7-51 at Wake Forest, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
How Virginia’s defense played that day
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
8 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Week 6 · 2026
W 28-25
vs Syracuse
8 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 5 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
42tackles this season42 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
42 tackles in 9 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #202 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Charles Huff, Greg Schiano and Tony Elliott.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
