2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
KJ Henson
KJ Henson is on trial in West Virginia's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
3★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.15
recruiting national rank
West Virginia fans are litigating the player's worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 20 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 20 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 2 tackles, 1 hurry.
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 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-27vs No. 25 Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-41vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 42-45@ Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-52vs Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-42vs Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20@ TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 52-7
vs UT Martin
2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 45-point win at home against UT Martin.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
5%1 hurry20 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
27.7%
164 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
74.1
8 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
190 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
