Louisiana Tech · L 20-35
6 tackles
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Jayvon Henderson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived at South Alabama from East Tennessee State. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against UL Monroe — Week 5, 2026.
36 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | 36 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 27 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Career | 63 | 31 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 10 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-14vs SE Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-36vs Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-45@ Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-35vs UL Monroe | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 56-49@ Arkansas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-20@ Marshall | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-35vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Oct. 31 · L 20-35 vs Louisiana Tech, play by play
6 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 8 games with play by play.
How South Alabama’s defense played that day
Louisiana Tech’s 11 drives: 6 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 9.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
7 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-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.
Broke up a pass. Second quarter, up 28-7. Ended UL Monroe’s drive (td).
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 2 passes broken up.
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. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 5 · 2026
W 52-35
vs UL Monroe
7 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 3 solo tackles
Edged out UL Monroe at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL36 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Major Applewhite, all run-heavy offenses — 8-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
37.6%
215 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
71.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #224 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #20 of 25 Sun Belt CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
