Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-0vs Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-20vs Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Ryan Henderson
Senior defensive end for Texas A&M. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 256 lb · Las Vegas, NV · Canyon Springs High
CFB Index 65 · #120 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred San Diego State → Texas A&M 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.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
2 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 2 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Missouri State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Texas A&M. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2022.
- Transferred from San Diego State to Texas A&M in 2026.
Ryan Henderson
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Brady Hoke, Sean Lewis and Mike Elko. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Arizona State — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Canyon Springs
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Elijah Robinson
Texas A&M
Coaching transition mid-career: Elijah Robinson → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas A&M
2025San Diego State
2026Texas A&M
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023San Diego State4-8HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning
2024San Diego State3-9HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026Texas A&M2-0HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceReinvented
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th 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: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
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
65 · #120 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #120 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 21 | 17 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 12 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 32 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–20
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Finisher
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dennard Flowers’s 2022 season.
79%match
Matches Dennard on
Sack rate
Weight
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Malachi Lawrence's junior season at UCF (2024).
70%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 1 · Pk 23
Matches Malachi on
TFL rate
Pressure-to-sack conversion
Height
Differs from Malachi on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ryan Henderson
The defensive line · Texas A&M
- #17Ryan Henderson9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #18T.J. Searcy6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5DJ Hicks6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14Anto Saka4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Marco Jones3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology