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2017 Football Roster

42 Carter Henderson

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Murrysville, Pa.
  • High School Franklin Regional

Biography

2017 ALL-NEC FIRST TEAM

As a Redshirt Senior (2017)
  • Started 10 games at linebacker for the Dukes
  • Led the team with 84 tackles (52 solo), good for fifth in the NEC
  • Tallied 8.0 tackles for loss with a pair of sacks
  • Recorded career-high 16 tackles (nine solo) at Liberty (11.4.17)
  • Had 12 tackles in win at Valparaiso (9.9.17)
  • Finished with nine tackles, a sack and returned an interception 21 yards for a touchdown in final game of career at Bryant (11.18.17) 
  • Registered eight tackles (seven solo) with two tackles for loss and a forced fumble in victory at Sacred Heart (10.28.17)
  • Posted nine tackles (eight solo) with a fumble recovery against CCSU (11.11.17)
As a Redshirt Junior (2016)
  • Started all 11 games at linebacker
  • Paced the Dukes with 90 tackles (42 solo) on the season
  • Ranked fourth in the NEC at 8.2 tackles per game
  • Had at least 10 tackles in five games on the year
  • Finished with 7.5 tackles for a loss of 30 yards
  • Recovered a fumble and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown vs. Kennesaw State
  • Returned an interception 23 yards for go-ahead touchdown vs. Dayton
  • Tallied six quarterback hurries, including four vs. Bucknell
  • Recorded career-high 11 tackles (two solo) in season finale at Central Connecticut
  • Had 10 stops (seven solo) including 2.5 tackles for loss at Jacksonville
  • Finished with 10 tackles (season-high eight solo) vs. Kennesaw State
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2015)
  • Had 33 tackles on the season (22 solo), including three tackles for a loss of 16 yards
  • Had two sacks for a loss of 14 yards
  • Added an interception, two pass breakups and a blocked kick
  • Had a season high six tackles (3 solo) in a win at Sacred Heart
  • Had two tackles, a sack of seven yards, a pass breakup and a blocked punt which led to a DU field goal in a win at Robert Morris
  • Had five tackles at Dayton
  • Posted his first career interception in the FCS Playoff game at William & Mary 
As a Redshirt Freshman (2014)
  • Did not play
As a Freshman at Penn State (2013)
  • Redshirted
Before Penn State
  • Excelled at linebacker at Franklin Regional High School for head coach Greg Botta
  • Lettered three times and was selected a team captain during his senior season
  • Graduated as the school's career tackles record-holder with 291
  • Earned first-team all-state and All-Keystone Conference honors and was a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 selection after making 145 tackles, with seven sacks, as a senior
  • Was first-team all-conference after making 109 stops with four sacks and two fumble recoveries during his junior season for the Panthers
Personal
  • Major: finance
  • Date of birth: 4/19/95

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2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2015Sophomore

    LB
    5'11" 214 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2016Redshirt Junior

    LB
    5'11" 215 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2017Senior

    LB
    5'11" 215 lbs
    42

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