Running back, Buffalo, 2021–⁠25

Al-Jay Henderson

Lettered 2022–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Weight
216 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
South Orange, NJ

Al-Jay Henderson played running back at Buffalo (2021–⁠25).

Career highs

185rushing yards, career highvs. Kent State, 20242rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Saint Francis, 20258catches, career highat Kent State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Buffalo593015.1384
2023Buffalo500.012
2024Buffalo2041,0785.3968
2025Buffalo1827554.1641
Career4502,1344.71984

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Buffalo6457.5013
2024Buffalo1923812.5175
2025Buffalo251817.2122
Career504649.3275

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Buffalo410000
2025Buffalo110000
Career520000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Buffalo5RBRS
2022Buffalo5RBFr.
2023Buffalo5RBSo.
2024Buffalo5RBJr.
2025Buffalo5RBSr.6′0″216

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Buffalo510.04––2.08%0.14
2023Buffalo5-0.35––-1.7––
2024Buffalo2130.2883rd (n=434)0.1660.124%0.23
2025Buffalo214-0.0218th (n=576)0.10-4.326%-0.04

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Buffalo38%2.800.800.7018%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Buffalo 12 games, 755 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atMinnesotaL 10–⁠23112506––
Sep 6vs.Saint FrancisW 45–⁠62498210242
Sep 13atKent StateW 31–⁠281575138838
Sep 20vs.TroyL 17–⁠212276122335
Sep 27vs.UConnL 17–⁠20246306318
Oct 4vs.Eastern MichiganW 31–⁠301681017230
Oct 18atMassachusettsW 28–⁠2120590849
Oct 25vs.AkronL 16–⁠24116701422
Nov 1atBowling GreenW 28–⁠31811914117
Nov 12atCentral MichiganL 19–⁠38939012––
Nov 19vs.Miami (OH)L 20–⁠37722012––
Nov 28vs.OhioL 26–⁠31531123––
2024 Buffalo 13 games, 1,078 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.LafayetteW 30–⁠131436111––
Sep 7atMissouriL 0–⁠38726015––
Sep 14vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠35130711
Sep 21atNorthern IllinoisW 23–⁠20115613626
Sep 28atUConnL 3–⁠472407––
Oct 12vs.ToledoW 30–⁠151814202916
Oct 19vs.Western MichiganL 41–⁠481297168449
Oct 26atOhioL 16–⁠471481016324
Nov 2atAkronW 41–⁠3018107145322
Nov 12vs.Ball StateW 51–⁠4827126229219
Nov 20atEastern MichiganW 37–⁠202586119175
Nov 26vs.Kent StateW 43–⁠730185123––
Jan 4 ✦vs.LibertyW 26–⁠721119145236
2023 Buffalo 5 games, 0 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 23atLouisianaL 38–⁠45––––––
Sep 30atAkronW 13–⁠10––––––
Oct 7vs.Central MichiganW 37–⁠133−102––
Oct 21atKent StateW 24–⁠62112––
Oct 31atToledoL 13–⁠31––––––
2022 Buffalo 10 games, 301 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atMarylandL 10–⁠3142711914
Sep 10vs.Holy CrossL 31–⁠37422014––
Sep 17atCoastal CarolinaL 26–⁠382−200––
Sep 24atEastern MichiganW 50–⁠3151104––
Oct 8atBowling GreenW 38–⁠77240512
Oct 15atMassachusettsW 34–⁠7599184––
Oct 22vs.ToledoW 34–⁠271101––
Nov 1atOhioL 24–⁠453607––
Nov 9atCentral MichiganL 27–⁠311672130111
Nov 26vs.Kent StateL 27–⁠30124106328

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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