Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7/30Inside-5 share
7 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (23.3%).
Ta'Zhawn Henry
Ta'Zhawn Henry: RB · Houston · #4.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ta'Zhawn Henry
Wins in space out of the backfield. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells and Dana Holgorsen. A game that shows it: 112 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Rice — Week 4, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Houston in the news
- Nebraska coach blasts fan
Houston Chronicle Nov 2 - Yormark leaving Big XII
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Houston | 87 | 363 | 4.2 | 3 | 44 |
| 2021 | Houston | 111 | 524 | 4.7 | 7 | 97 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 75 | 340 | 4.5 | 3 | 19 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 86 | 341 | 4.0 | 8 | 23 |
| Career | 359 | 1,568 | 4.4 | 21 | 97 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Houston | 21 | 246 | 11.7 | 1 | 39 |
| 2021 | Houston | 20 | 105 | 5.2 | 0 | 30 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 22 | 138 | 6.3 | 0 | 20 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 22 | 145 | 6.6 | 1 | 17 |
| Career | 85 | 634 | 7.5 | 2 | 39 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-35@ UTSA | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33@ Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-48vs Kansas | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Rice | 17 | 112 | 6.6 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 112 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Tulane | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-36vs Temple | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-3@ East Carolina | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-37vs Tulsa | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 44 | |
 Bowl | W 23-16vs Louisiana | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 87 | 363 | 4.2 | 3 | 44 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2022
L 30-48
vs Kansas
5 rec · 107 yds · 1 TD · 56 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
With C. Tune — 272 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 44.7 · 63 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · L. Wilkins — 41.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Tulsa · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.94Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 44 yds to the Tulsa 31 Ta'Zhawn Henry fumbled, recovered by Houst for a
- Week 3 · Kansas · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.50Clayton Tune pass complete to Ta'Zhawn Henry for 34 yds for a TD, (Bubba Baxa KICK)
- Week 1 · Louisiana · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +3.04Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 2 yds to the LaLaf 36 for a LOUISIANA Penalty, Personal Foul (Jacob Bernard) to the LaLaf 49 for a
- Week 4 · Rice · 2nd and 29 · Q3 · EPA +2.98Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 28 yds to the Rice 4
- Week 5 · Tulane · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −2.68Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 1 yd to the Houst 40 HOUSTON Penalty, Offensive Holding (Tank Jenkins) to the Houst 30
- Week 4 · Rice · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.48Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 4 yds for a TD, (Bubba Baxa KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Kansas · 2nd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +2.47Clayton Tune pass complete to Ta'Zhawn Henry for 17 yds to the Kans 40
- Week 12 · East Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.33Ta'Zhawn Henry run for 17 yds to the Houst 44 for a
- Week 12 · East Carolina · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −2.05Ta'Zhawn Henry run for a loss of 6 yards to the Houst 33
- Week 13 · Tulsa · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −1.98Clayton Tune pass complete to Ta'Zhawn Henry for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 41
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 87 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 88)
Success rate
37%76 carriesFumble rate
2.3%2 of 87 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds24%of carries
21 carries
Grind
1–3 yds32%of carries
28 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
27 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
12 carries
4 of 9 (44%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 7 (43%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.2 yds/carry on 87 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2018Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2019Texas Tech4-8HC: Matt Wells · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2021Houston12-2HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced
2022Houston8-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Pass-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 54.2 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 15.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 44.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 32.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
56.1%
500 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
524 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
87 carries and 21 catches in 9 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
44 · #166 of 317 RBs · 2022
Three-star recruit. Now #166 at the position.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2022 Houston HolgorsenYear 5 · 9 games
- 2021 Houston HolgorsenYear 4 · 12 games
- 2020 Houston HolgorsenYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Texas Tech WellsYear 2 · 9 games
- 2018 Texas Tech KingsburyYear 1 · 10 games
- High school LamarHouston, TX · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 917 in the 2018 class. Signed with Texas Tech.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Texas Tech and Houston, 1,568 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
2018 10 games
- Signed with Texas TechThree-star, out of Lamar
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells and Dana Holgorsen.