Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Kent State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#35
Michael Henderson III
Sophomore defensive back on Texas Tech's 2026 roster.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Dallas, TX · Wylie East
Returning to Texas Tech for 2026
The numbers
-2
rushing yards · 2025
-2 per carry
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: -2 rush yds, vs Kent State
His full recruiting profileThe story
2 defensive back on Texas Tech's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2025.
Michael Henderson III
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
His career
2025
- Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Wylie East
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 53% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (23 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
Background
2025 SEASON (FRESHMAN) Appeared in two games during his first season on campus ... switched from defense to the running back room late in preseason camp to provide additional depth … ultimately appeared in only the first two games of the season against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/30) and Kent State (9...
The backfield · Texas Tech
- #8Cameron Dickey1,138 rushing yards · 2025
- #20J'Koby Williams866 rushing yards · 2025
- #35Michael Henderson III-2 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Loic Tshibanguno box-score line yet
- Quinten Joyner2 games · 2026
2 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology