Receiver, Louisiana Tech, 2013–⁠16

Carlos Henderson

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Hometown
New Orleans, LA
Born
Dec 19, 1994, in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Carlos Henderson played receiver at Louisiana Tech (2013–⁠16). The Denver Broncos took Henderson in round 3, No. 82 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,535
Receiving yards, 2016 (Louisiana Tech, 9–⁠5)
Best game
326 yards
At Massachusetts, week 7, 2016: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2016
Drafted
No. 82
Round 3, 2017 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

12catches, career highat Massachusetts, 2016326receiving yards, career highat Massachusetts, 20165receiving touchdowns, career highat Massachusetts, 2016

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Louisiana Tech2956919.6472
2015Louisiana Tech3677421.5555
2016Louisiana Tech821,53518.71983
Career1472,87819.62883

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Louisiana Tech338261
2015Louisiana Tech214630
2016Louisiana Tech258052
Career792,0943

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Louisiana Tech13705.4127
2015Louisiana Tech55410.8019
2016Louisiana Tech141339.5235
Career322578.0335

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Louisiana Tech1WR
2014Louisiana Tech1WR
2015Louisiana Tech1WR
2016Louisiana Tech1WR5′11″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Louisiana Tech510.8088th (n=496)0.5240.77%
2015Louisiana Tech690.7583rd (n=465)0.5351.610%
2016Louisiana Tech1420.8388th (n=489)0.52117.815%

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

2016 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 82 catches, 1,535 yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 3atArkansasL 20–⁠216710384
Sep 10vs.South Carolina StateW 53–⁠2453803111
Sep 17atTexas TechL 45–⁠5991301367
Sep 24atMiddle TennesseeL 34–⁠382871118
Oct 6vs.Western KentuckyW 55–⁠5282323––
Oct 15atMassachusettsW 56–⁠28123265236
Oct 22atFlorida InternationalW 44–⁠2466804176
Oct 29vs.RiceW 61–⁠163831––
Nov 5atNorth TexasW 45–⁠2481334116
Nov 12vs.UTSAW 63–⁠352111190
Nov 25atSouthern MissL 24–⁠392250137
Dec 3atWestern KentuckyL 44–⁠5892021333
Dec 23 ✦vs.NavyW 48–⁠451012923137
2015 Louisiana Tech 11 games, 36 catches, 774 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.SouthernW 62–⁠15–––122
Sep 10atWestern KentuckyL 38–⁠4134105129
Sep 19atKansas StateL 33–⁠396810343
Sep 26vs.Florida InternationalW 27–⁠172410232
Oct 10atUTSAW 34–⁠314880––
Oct 24vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠161551––
Oct 30atRiceW 42–⁠1761152157
Nov 7vs.North TexasW 56–⁠1351620127
Nov 21atUTEPW 17–⁠153782229
Nov 28vs.Southern MissL 24–⁠5856006124
Dec 19 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 47–⁠281530––
2014 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 29 catches, 569 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 11atNorth TexasW 42–⁠216400252
Sep 20vs.Northwestern StateL 27–⁠303450483
Sep 27atAuburnL 17–⁠45–––381
Oct 4vs.UTEPW 55–⁠321001126
Oct 18vs.UTSAW 27–⁠2022103108
Oct 25atSouthern MissW 31–⁠202571232
Nov 1vs.Western KentuckyW 59–⁠1022603129
Nov 8atUABW 40–⁠242461258
Nov 22atOld DominionL 27–⁠303230357
Nov 29vs.RiceW 76–⁠3121141119
Dec 6atMarshallL 23–⁠261405105
Dec 26 ✦vs.IllinoisW 35–⁠184930476

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017
Height5′11″
Weight199 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.51 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′11″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.18 s
20-yard shuttle4.35 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders
2022USFLBirmingham Stallions *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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