Connor Henderson

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Matthews, NC
High School:
Porter Ridge HS
Prev School:
Cornell

Prior to UNT: Spent four seasons at Cornell … started seven games for the Big Red in 2023 before injury … posted 35 tackles with four TFLs, a pair of sacks and an interception on the year … opened the season with three tackles and a sack against Lehigh … recorded an interception on the road against Yale … posted 10 tackles including a pair of TFLs in the contest against Bucknell … had four tackles including a sack in the contest against Princeton … appeared in 10 contests with nine starts in 2022 … was an Honorable Mention All-Ivy League selection … finished the season with 47 tackles, 0.5 TFLs, an interception and four PBUs … posted nine tackles, a fumble recovery, a PBU and returned an interception for a touchdown against Lehigh … had 10 tackles and a PBU versus Dartmouth … saw action in eight games in 2021 … had four tackles, 0.5 TFLs, a QB hurry and a PBU against Colgate … posted five tackles against Brown … the 2020 season was not played in the Ivy League due to the COVID-19 pandemic … attended Porter Ridge HS in North Carolina … was named a Blue-Grey All-American … was named the Charlotte Observer Defensive Player of the year his senior season while capturing all-state honors … tallied 132 tackles with 4.0 TFLs and three PBUs … was a two-time all-conference selection … had 51 tackles with 9.0 for a loss and seven sacks as a junior … also played lacrosse.