Alex Henderson

30 - Alex Henderson

Height: 5-10
Weight: 205
Year: Sr.-3L
Hometown: Calabasas, Calif.
High School: Calabasas
Position: RB

Academic Notes: Graduated in December of 2009 with a degree in criminal justice.

Career Notes: Saw action in 39 games with 29 starts…Finished his career as one of the top running backs in school history…Ranked second in school history with 3,274 career rushing yards and second in rushing attempts with 636…One of three players in school history to reach 3,000 yards rushing in a career…Three-time All-Big Sky selection…Earned All-Big Sky first-team honors in 2009, honorable mention selection in 2007 and second-team honors in 2006…Named 2006 Big Sky Newcomer of the Year in 2006…Had 13 100-yard rushing games in his career…Became first freshman in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark…Led the league in all purpose yards per game at 126.5 in 2006...Rushed for single-game career-best 265 yards and two touchdowns against Eastern Washington in 2006, the seventh-best single-game total in school history. 

2009: All-Big Sky first-team selection… Team captain…Started all 11 games...Finished the season as the top rusher in the Big Sky Conference with a 106.0 per game average…Rushed for 1,166 yards with 12 touchdowns and a 4.6 per carry average…It was the second 1,000-yard season of his career...Had six 100-yard games on the season including five in Big Sky play and 102 at Ole Miss…Had 28 receptions for 315 yards and two touchdowns...Rushed for 160 or more yards in a game three times this season, including a season-high 183 against Eastern Washington…Also had 168 against Southern Utah...Was named the Big Sky Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against SUU...The 32 carries were a career single-game high and third most in the FCS in 2009.

2008: Saw action in six games with three starts…Rushed for 381 yards on 73 carries with three touchdowns...Had 14 carries for 126 yards against New Mexico Highlands...Missed five games with knee injury suffered in first half of the Southern Utah game...Returned in week nine against Montana, gaining 56 yards on 10 carries.

2007: All-Big Sky Honorable Mention (RB)…Rushed for 899 yards on 152 carries with six touchdowns...Ranked third on the team in receptions with 20 for 250 yards and two touchdowns...Ranked 54th in the nation at 82.9 yards per game...Led the team in rushing in five games on the season...Had a season-high 134 yards at Weber State on 22 carries with a touchdown and two receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown...Rushed for 14 carries for 92 yards against Northern Colorado...Had 98 yards and a touchdown against Western New Mexico.

2006: Named Big Sky Newcomer of the Year, the first Lumberjack to earn the award since Archie Amerson in 1996…Named to All-Big Sky second team…Also earned offensive newcomer of the year…Saw action in all 11 games with 10 starts...Had 188 carries for 1,014 yards with five touchdowns...Became first freshman in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark…Led the league in all-purpose yards per game at 126.5…Also has 14 receptions for 215 yards and a touchdown, recording at least one in eight of 11 games...Rushed for 265 yards and two touchdowns against Eastern Washington...His career day ranked as the seventh-best single-game total in school history and was the most yards in a single game since 2001 for a Lumberjack running back...The 265 yards from scrimmage is tied for the seventh-best individual rushing game in Division I and the fifth-best in the Football Championship Subdivision... Henderson's run total is the top single-game performance by a freshman in Division I, topping Wisconsin's P.J. Hill, who gained 249 yards in a game against Northwestern on Oct. 7...Ranks 36th in the FCS in rushing at 92.5 yards per game, the top total by a freshman in FCS, and third in Division I to only Wisconsin's Hill (120.7) and Southern Mississippi's Damion Fletcher (106.8 per game)...Had four kickoff returns for 158 yards (39.5 avg.)...Ran back first career touch 84 yards against Dixie State...Four 100-yard games on the season...Recorded a 122 yards at Idaho State...Ran for 112 yards on 20 carries with a touchdown at third-ranked Montana...Scored first career touchdown against Montana State…Also had 100-yard receiving game against Weber State with four catches for 102 yards and a touchdown.

2005: Redshirted.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Calabasas High School…Two-sport athlete in track and field and football…A letterwinner for two years under football coach Wayne Quigley…First team all-league and MVP in 2004…Rushed 145 times for 1,159 yards and 11 touchdowns senior year, both school records…Also lettered four years in track and field for two different schools, Quartz Hill High School 2001-03, and Calabasas High School 2003-05…Participated in the 400, 200, and 100-meter sprints…Named Track MVP at Quartz HS from 2001-02…Track MVP at Calabasas HS from 2003-04…CIF participant in the 100, 200, and 400-meter dash…Recorded personal bests of 50.0 (400m), 22.8 (200m) and 10.9 (100m).

Personal: Born Willie Alexander Henderson Aug. 28, 1987 in West Hills, Calif…Son of Willie and Kimberly Henderson…Has one sister, Abrielle…Father played baseball at Cal-State Northridge…Cousin, Michael Young, played with the Celtics and Clippers in the NBA, while cousin Barry Davis was a standout at Grambling…Left fielder for Quartz Hill Little League which finished second to World Champion Norwalk in 2002…Also considered Washington State, San Diego State, Wyoming, Cal Poly, New Hampshire and Utah State…Enjoys fishing, golf, traveling, music production and reading.