Receiver, Northwestern (from Michigan), 2020–24
A.J. Henning
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Frankfort, IL
- Born
- Sep 9, 2001
A.J. Henning played receiver at Michigan (2020–22) and Northwestern (2023–24).
Career highs
10catches, career highvs. Illinois, 2024119receiving yards, career highvs. Illinois, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana, 2024Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michigan | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | Michigan | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 0 | 24 |
| 2022 | Michigan | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 45 | 418 | 9.3 | 4 | 41 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 59 | 603 | 10.2 | 4 | 46 |
| Career | 129 | 1,219 | 9.4 | 8 | 46 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Michigan | 7 | 179 | 1 | 30 | 274 | 0 |
| 2022 | Michigan | 11 | 241 | 0 | 28 | 201 | 1 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 15 | 330 | 0 | 10 | 69 | 0 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | – | – | – | 12 | 136 | 0 |
| Career | 33 | 750 | 1 | 80 | 680 | 1 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michigan | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | Michigan | 9 | 162 | 18.0 | 2 | 74 |
| 2022 | Michigan | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 27 | 110 | 4.1 | 1 | 17 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 47 | 304 | 6.5 | 3 | 74 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michigan | 8 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Michigan | 8 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Michigan | 8 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 8 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Northwestern | 8 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 192 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michigan | 9 | 0.53 | – | – | 4.8 | – |
| 2021 | Michigan | 21 | 0.52 | – | – | 10.9 | 3% |
| 2022 | Michigan | 14 | -0.03 | – | – | -0.4 | – |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 73 | 0.52 | 18th (n=681) | 0.80 | 38.1 | 9% |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 66 | 0.74 | 26th (n=581) | 0.92 | 48.6 | 9% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Northwestern 12 games, 59 catches, 603 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 13–6 | 5 | 19 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 20–26 | 8 | 52 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 31–7 | 7 | 117 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 5–24 | 5 | 41 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 24–41 | 6 | 67 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 37–10 | 3 | 61 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 3–23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 14–40 | 2 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 26–20 | 4 | 47 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 7–31 | 5 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 6–50 | 4 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 28–38 | 10 | 119 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
2023 Northwestern 12 games, 45 catches, 418 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 7–24 | 4 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 38–7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 14–38 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 37–34 | 5 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 13–41 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 9–17 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 33–27 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–10 | 4 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 24–10 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 23–15 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 45–43 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 98 | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 14–7 | 6 | 57 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
2022 Michigan 12 games, 39 returns, 442 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 51–7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 56–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 59–0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 27–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 31–10 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 4 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 41–17 | – | – | – | 2 | 33 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 29–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 52–17 | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 34–3 | – | – | – | 2 | 55 | 4 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 45–23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 43–22 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 45–51 | 2 | −3 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 2 |
2021 Michigan 14 games, 10 catches, 79 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 47–14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 63–10 | 1 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 20–13 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 38–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 32–29 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 33–7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 33–37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 29–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 13 | at | W 21–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 59–18 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 3 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 42–27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 2 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | W 42–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 11–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
2020 Michigan 5 games, 6 catches, 59 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | W 49–24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 24–27 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 21–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 11–49 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 17–27 | 3 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9½″ |
| Weight | 188 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 8½″ |
| Wingspan | 73½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 s |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.80 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.07 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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