#83

Michael Henry

Wide receiver for Western Michigan. 2016: 63 catches, 779 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Western Michigan · #83

5′11″ · Flint, MI

Western Michigan 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1686 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 wide receiver for Western Michigan. 2016: 63 catches, 779 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2012.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Western Michigan, 1,112 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 125 yds vs Georgia Southern.Georgia Southern · W 49-312016

2012

Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of Northwestern Commencement Academy

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1686 national

CFB

College

Western Michigan

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

P.J. Fleck

Western Michigan

Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 29-11 over that span.

2014Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2015Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2016Western Michigan13-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (89th percentile). Strength: rec yards (83rd percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#57 / 524 · 89th pct

Rec yards#88 / 524 · 83rd pct

779

Fumbles lost#1 / 216 · 82nd pct

Long catch#138 / 524 · 73rd pct

Rec TDs#154 / 524 · 67th pct

Yards / catch#304 / 524 · 41st pct

12.4

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.3	76.0	13.5	0.5
Road8g	3.9	40.4	13.5	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.4	48.4	12.5	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	65.3	14.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Western Michigan	63	779	12.4	4	--
2015	Western Michigan	18	247	13.7	1	--
2014	Western Michigan	6	86	14.3	0	--
Career		87	1,112	12.8	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2016

W 55–35

vs Toledo

2 rec · 19 yds

Edged out Toledo at home in a shootout.

With J. Bogan — 198 rush yds (31 car) · 1 TD · Z. Terrell — 196 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.7 · 17 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week