Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-14vs SE Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#2
Jayvon Henderson
Senior safety on South Alabama's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Auburn, GA
CFB Index 29 · #289 of 364 cornersMedium confidenceReturning to South Alabama for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with East Tennessee State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on South Alabama's 2026 roster.
- Signed with East Tennessee State in 2022.
- Transferred from East Tennessee State to South Alabama in 2025.
Jayvon Henderson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Jayvon Henderson arrived at South Alabama from East Tennessee State. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against SE Louisiana — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with East Tennessee Stateout of Mill Creek
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
South Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Major Applewhite — 5-9 over that span.
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026South Alabama1-1HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
29 · #289 of 364 corners
Unranked recruit. Now #289 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #20 of 25 Sun Belt CBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 27 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 32 | 14 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 39–14
vs SE Louisiana
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
With K. Phillips — 66 rush yds (13 car) · B. Davenport — 154 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · South Alabama
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -18 net (12 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Alabama · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #77
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Donte Martin’s 2022 season.
92%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Donte on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Deshaun Lee's junior season at Iowa (2025).
92%match
Matches Deshaun on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Jayvon Henderson
The secondary · South Alabama
- Christopher Wallace Jr.73 tackles · 2025
- #8Mike Harris31 tackles · 2025
- #2Jayvon Henderson27 tackles · 2025
- #8Dallas Young17 tackles · 2025
- #16Brian Dillard14 tackles · 2025
29 more on the roster · South Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology