#46

Jay Henderson

Linebacker for San Diego State. 2017: 28 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

LB · San Diego State · #46

6′2″ · 230 lb · Phelan, CA

San Diego State 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1529 nationally · Signed with San Diego State

Statement game6 tackles · 4 TFL · 3 sacksvs Northern Illinois (FBS) · W 34-28

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 linebacker for San Diego State. 2017: 28 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at San Diego State, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Serrano

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1529 national

CFB

College

San Diego State

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Rocky Long, all run-heavy offenses — 21-6 over that span.

2016San Diego State11-3HC: Rocky Long · Run-heavy

2017San Diego State10-3HC: Rocky Long · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (91st percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (90th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (27th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#205 / 2682 · 91st pct

4.0

Tackles for loss#238 / 2682 · 90th pct

8.5

Solo tackles#1313 / 2682 · 50th pct

Passes defended#1090 / 2682 · 49th pct

Tackles#1457 / 2682 · 45th pct

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

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

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.8	1.0	0.6	0.0
Road5g	2.8	0.7	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	1.2	0.7	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sean Lewis

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	San Diego State	28	18	8.5	4.0	1	--	--
2016	San Diego State	15	10	3.0	2.5	1	--	--
Career		43	28	11.5	6.5	2	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week