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2016 Football Roster

1 Carlos Henderson

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 194
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool McDonogh 35 HS

Biography

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist (2016)
• Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year (2016)
• Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year (2016)
• First Team All-Conference USA (2016) -- WR and RS
• First Team All-Louisiana (2016) -- WR and RS

• All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2015)
• Conference USA All-Freshman Team (2014)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2014)

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2016)
Saw action in all 13 games, making 12 starts at wide receiver.
Ranked second on the team in receptions (82) and receiving yards (1,535).
Hauled in 19 receiving touchdowns, second most in a single season in program history.
Led the squad in kickoff returns with 25 going for 805 yards and two touchdowns.
Posted eight catches for 232 receiving yards and three touchdowns versus WKU (10/6).
Had a career day at UMass (10/15), making 12 catches for 326 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
The 326 receiving yards versus the Minutemen was the second most in a single game in program history and the five receiving touchdowns tied the program record (first to do it since 1998).
Registered four kickoff returns for a career-high 176 yards and a 92-yard touchdown at FIU (10/22).
Recorded eight catches for 133 yards and four receiving touchdowns at North Texas (11/5).
Amassed 200+ receiving yards against WKU (12/3) again, this time for 202 yards in the C-USA Championship.
Tallied 10 receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns against No. 25 Navy (12/23) in the Lockhead Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
Finished three-year career with 2,878 receiving yards (sixth most in school history) and 28 receiving touchdowns (third most in school history).

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2015)
Battled through injuries to play in 11 games while registering 1,291 all-purpose yards, third most on the team.
Recorded 36 receptions for 774 yards and five touchdowns, five rushing attempts for 54 yards and a team-best 21 kickoff returns for 463 yards.
Hauled in three catches for 41 yards while also returning five kickoffs for a season-high 129 yards against WKU (9/10).
Caught one pass for 55 yards that went for a touchdown against Middle Tennessee (10/24).
Hauled in a season-high two touchdowns while racking up 115 yards on six receptions against Rice (10/30).
Caught five passes for a season-best 162 yards against North Texas (11/7).
Hauled in three passes, two of them for touchdowns, for 78 yards against UTEP (11/21).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2014)
Played in 12 games recording 569 yards receiving and four touchdowns on 29 catches while running for 70 yards  on 13 carries.
Returned 33 kickoffs for 826 yards and a touchdown in his first season as a Bulldog.
Caught a season-high six passes for 40 yards at North Texas (9/11) while also returning two kickoffs for 52 yards in Bulldog debut.
Caught two passes for 100 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown, against UTEP (10/4).
Ran back a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown as he tallied a season-high 129 return yards versus WKU (11/1).
Caught two passes for a season-high 114 yards and a touchdown, including a 72-yard touchdown reception and recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown against Rice (11/29).
Caught four passes for 93 yards and returned four kickoffs for 76 yards against Illinois (12/26) in the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl.

FRESHMAN (2013)
Redshirted 2013 season, did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-star athlete that graduated from McDonogh 35 HS in 2013.
Ranked as the No. 28 recruit in Louisiana and the No. 50 Athlete in the nation.
Selected to play in the 2013 Lake Pontchartrain All-Star Classic.
Received first team All-State and first team all-Parish honors along with all-New Orleans area and all-district honors.

PERSONAL
Carlos Henderson ... Has one older brother, Charles, who plays wide receiver for Utah ... Chose Louisiana Tech over Utah, Louisiana-Lafayette, Arizona State, Illinois, Memphis and North Texas ... Recruited by Jabbar Juluke.

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Historical Player Information

  • 86

    2013Freshman

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    5'11" 188 lbs
    86
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    2014Redshirt Freshman

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    5'11" 185 lbs
    1
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    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    WR
    5'11" 194 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2016Redshirt Junior

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    5'11" 194 lbs
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