KJ Henry: DE · Clemson · #5.
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KJ Henry
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Fifth year in the same defensive front at Clemson. The first one came in 2022: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wake Forest — Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-10vs Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 35-12vs Furman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-45@ No. 21 Wake Forest | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-20vs No. 10 NC State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-3@ Boston College | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-28@ Florida State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-21vs No. 14 Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-35@ Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-16vs Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-10vs Miami | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-31vs South Carolina | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 49 | 26 | 9.0 | 3.5 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%4 sacksTFL rate
18%9 TFLHurry rate
24%12 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
23%4 of 16 pressures49 tackles · 9 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 60-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
46.9%
477 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
72.6
14 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
514 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #57 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Clemson, 14 sacks — drafted at #137 overall by the Washington Commanders.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 4th NFL season
Washington CommandersEntering 4th NFL season
