Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 2/4 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 16.9 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Total | 2/4 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 16.9 |
#13
Jaylen Henderson
Senior quarterback for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 227 lb · Los Angeles, CA · Chaminade HS
Transferred West Virginia → Liberty for 2026
The numbers
64
passing yards · 2026
1 TD · 0 INT · 16 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Liberty from 24% to 77% to win.Gardner-Webb at Liberty · 24-23
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2021.
- Transferred from West Virginia to Liberty in 2026.
Jaylen Henderson
Across five seasons and four programs, five head coaches: Lee Marks, Jeff Tedford, Elijah Robinson, Rich Rodriguez and Jamey Chadwell. The receipt: 64 pass yds, 22 rush yds against Gardner-Webb — Week 2, 2026.
64 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 25 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20213 games
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Chaminade
20235 games
- Entered the portal
20255 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Liberty
2025West Virginia
2026Liberty
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Fresno State10-3HC: Lee Marks · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced
2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026Liberty1-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (100th percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 32.0 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 16.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 64 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 266.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 7 | 18 | 38.9% | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 53 | 78 | 67.9% | 715 | 9.2 | 6 | 2 | 165.2 | 49 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 114.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 67 | 108 | 62.0% | 878 | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 148.0 | 49 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 29 | 146 | 5.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 41 | 104 | 2.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 91 | 341 | 3.7 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
64 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 16.9 · 22 rush yds (4 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 49 LONG · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
Game log
Background
Previous Schools: Transferred to Liberty from West Virginia Saw playing time in five games during the 2025 season Completed 7-of-18 passing attempts for 50 yards Also carried the ball 29 times for 146 yards and a touchdown Spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Texas A&M Did not see any playing time...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology