SMU Athletics

Junior (2007): Saw time in 11 games as SMU[apos]s kick returner... Notched 857 yards in returns - the second-best single-season total in school history... Had over 100 yards in returns in four games... Posted his season-long return of 46 yards against Texas Tech; Sophomore (2006): A second-team All-Conference USA selection at kick returner by the media and an honorable mention pick by the coaches... A 2006 Pre-Season First-Team All-C-USA selection by Blue Ribbon Yearbook and a first-team All-Texas College Team pick by Dave Campbell[apos]s at kick returner... Led the nation in kick return average before getting injured on the first offensive play against Marshall... Played in seven games... Was selected a Mid-Season All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com/FoxSports.com and a was a semi-finalist for the inaugural Randy Moss Return Man Award... Had a 36.9-yard KOR average on the year... Returned the kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to give SMU a 26-21 lead after the Mustangs surrendered the lead with 7:52 left in the fourth quarter... The effort earned him C-USA Player of the Week honors; Freshman (2005): Co-winner of the James Bradley 'New Mustang' award for consistent play along with DeMyron Martin... A third-team CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-American as a kick returner... Earned third-team All-C-USA honors... Led Conference USA and ranked 13th in the NCAA with a 27.6 ypr average... Returned a kick 88 yards for a TD against Tulane and recorded 179 yards on just four returns against the Green Wave - the third-best single-game effort in SMU history... His 663 KOR yards on the year ranked fourth best all-time at SMU in a single season... Posted a 32-yard return to help set up a game-winning field goal at Houston after the Cougars had scored to tie the game with just 2:07 remaining; 2004: Awarded a medical redshirt... Saw action in the Oklahoma St. game before getting injured; Prep: An All-America selection by PrepStar and SuperPrep... Named The National Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year... Invited to both the Nike Camp and the U.S. Army All-America Combine... A Texas Top-130 pick by the Aggie WebInsider... An All-State selection... The District 11-4A Return Specialist of the Year... One of the Top 10 running backs in the state according to Texas Prep Xtra and Lone Star Recruiting... A national Blue-Chip Running Back by Max Emfinger... Member of Dave Campbell[apos]s Texas Top 300 and Don Cartwright[apos]s Lone Star 100... Named to Inside Texas Football[apos]s Top 100... Had 209 carries for 1,288 yards through eight games before being slowed by injury over the season[apos]s last two contests... Had 15 rushing touchdowns... Also returned punts • 10 returns, two touchdowns... Notched 1,396 yards and 15 scores on 174 carries as a junior... The Texas 4A State Champion in the 100m as a sophomore... Runs a 4.25-second forty... Rivals.com two-star recruit... A State Top-100 player and the No. 41 overall prospect according to the Dallas Morning News Area Top-100... Coached by Brent Southworth at Paris... Chose SMU over Arkansas, Colorado, Purdue, BYU, Colorado State, Utah, Missouri, Iowa State, TCU and Houston; Personal: Son of Verlene and Jessie Henderson, Sr.... Has one sister, Dominique... A sociology major.