Xzavier Henderson

#8 · WR · Sr. · Cincinnati6′3″ · 200 lb · Miami, FL · Columbus

Xzavier Henderson: WR · Cincinnati · #8.

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Xzavier Henderson

WR · Cincinnati · Sr · #8

Moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Dan Mullen, Billy Napier and Scott Satterfield. A game that shows it: 127 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Texas Tech — Week 5, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Cincinnati in the news

Cincinnati beats Texas Tech for first top-10 win since 2021Yahoo Sports Oct 24
$1M Sorsby lawsuit pendingFront Office Sports Oct 22

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Cincinnati	58	735	12.7	4	42
2023	Cincinnati	58	782	13.5	3	55
2022	Florida	38	410	10.8	2	78
2021	Florida	26	277	10.7	2	35
2020	Florida	9	148	16.4	1	43
Career		189	2,352	12.4	12	78

Season	Team
2024	Cincinnati	--	--
2023	Cincinnati	212	--
2022	Florida	111	108
2021	Florida	26	162
2020	Florida	--	--
Career		349	270

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-20vs Towson	7	101	14.4	1	42
Wk 2	L 27-28vs Pittsburgh	5	80	16.0	0	34
Wk 3	W 27-16@ Miami (OH)	10	108	10.8	0	21
Wk 4	W 34-0vs Houston	2	34	17.0	2	19	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 41-44@ Texas Tech	7	127	18.1	1	42	Season-high 127 yds
Wk 7	W 19-13@ UCF	2	21	10.5	0	15
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Arizona State	8	67	8.4	0	15
Wk 9	L 23-34@ Colorado	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 11	L 24-31vs West Virginia	8	68	8.5	0	11
Wk 12	L 17-34@ Iowa State	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 13	L 15-41@ Kansas State	4	60	15.0	0	21
Wk 14	L 13-20vs TCU	3	46	15.3	0	28
Total		58	735	12.7	4	42

Signature game

Week 5 · 2024

L 41-44

at Texas Tech

7 rec · 127 yds · 1 TD

With B. Sorsby — 426 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.7 · 52 rush yds (12 car) · M. Covey — 6 rec · 100 yds · 2 TD · 15 rush yds (8 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Towson · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.20Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 42 yds for a TD (Carter Brown KICK)
Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.84Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 34 yds to the PITT 38 for a
Week 4 · Houston · 2nd and 17 · Q1 · EPA +3.34Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 19 yds for a TD (Nathan Hawks KICK)
Week 5 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 42 yds for a TD (Nathan Hawks KICK)
Week 4 · Houston · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.10Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 15 yds for a TD (Nathan Hawks KICK)
Week 3 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.64Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 11 yds to the M-OH 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · UCF · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 15 yds to the UCF 31 for a
Week 8 · Arizona State · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 15 yds to the ASU 38 for a
Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 15 yds to the PITT 41 for a
Week 5 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Xzavier Henderson for 17 yds to the CIN 41 for a

Teams and coaches

2020Florida8-4HC: Dan Mullen · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2021Florida6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning

2024Cincinnati5-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 68 (#90 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

68Quality starter #90 of 466 · 2024?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: catch rate (91st percentile). Strength: epa / target (82nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#1 / 610 · 91st pct

100.0%

EPA / target#112 / 610 · 82nd pct

1.18

Yards / catch#262 / 610 · 57th pct

12.4

TD rate#279 / 610 · 54th pct

6.7%

Explosive rate#400 / 610 · 34th pct

11.7%

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#69 / 541 · 87th pct

Rec yards#103 / 541 · 81st pct

735

Fumbles lost#1 / 221 · 80th pct

Rec TDs#140 / 541 · 69th pct

Yards / catch#288 / 541 · 47th pct

12.7

Long catch#345 / 541 · 35th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

47th → 82nd percentile

Explosive rate

68th → 34th percentile

Catch rate

61st → 91st percentile

TD rate

27th → 54th percentile

Yards / catch

63rd → 57th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.5	66.0	13.3	0.5
Road6g	4.2	56.5	12.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.5	78.5	14.5	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	44.0	11.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

Pass share

48.5%

395 pass / 420 run

Plays / game

67.9

12 games

Team sack rate

4.8%

415 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

58 catches in 12 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

68 · #90 of 466 WRs · 2024

Former four-star. Now #90 at the position.

Xzavier Henderson

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Style of play

Fans

Cincinnati in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2020 5 games

2023 12 games