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2 Grant Henderson

  • Year Senior
  • Position DB
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 165
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School Christopher Columbus
  • Major Health & Wellness Promotion

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games: 30
Maryville Debut: Sept. 11, 2021, vs. Centre
Stats Through End of 2024: 114 tackles, including 73 solo; 1½ tackle-for-loss for minus-4 yards; 6 interceptions for 114 yards; 30 pass breakups; 1 touchdown.

Awards
2024-25 Maryville College All-Scots Team
2024 All-America First Team (AP, Walter Camp, AFCA)
2024 All-America Second Team (D3football.com)
2024 All-Region First Team (D3football.com)
2024 All-USA South First Team
2024 USA South Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7, Oct. 21)
2022 All-USA South Second Team
2021 USA South Defensive Rookie of the Week (Nov. 15)

2024 (Senior)
Games: 11
Position: DB
Stats: Third on team with 50 tackles ... Second on team with 30 solo stops ... 1½ tackles-for-loss for minus-1 yard ... 4 interceptions for 97 return yards ... USA South leader and third nationally with 15 pass breakups ... 1 touchdown.
Best Games: Helped Maryville win its first NCAA playoff game and reach nine wins in season for second time in history and first time since 1946 ... Scots also captured USA South Conference championship with perfect 7-0 record in final season of competition in that league ... Returned from injury season to put together one of the best seasons in program history ... Maryville defensive backfield star capped wonderful postseason by earning All-America First Team honors from American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press and Walter Camp Foundation ... Added All-America Second Team from D3football.com ... Maryville's first All-America First Team selection since Steve Dockery was named to the 1967 Associated Press Little All-America Team ... Maryville's first football All-American since offensive lineman Rance Hightower made the 2013 AFCA squad ... Finished fourth nationally in passes defended, which combines interceptions with pass breakups ... Miami native intercepted four passes and compiled 15 pass breakups ... Latter figure missed by one of tying Scots program record ... Played in all 11 games, finishing third on team with 50 tackles ... In NCAA Division III Football Championship Second Round game at DePauw, led Scots with nine tackles, eight of which were solo ... Deflected two passes in that game to establish personal season best of 15 and fall just one shy of program mark set by Nick White in 1995 ... After compiling 13 PBUs in 2022, Henderson became first Scot to earn placement twice on Maryville's Season Pass Breakups top 10 chart ... 15 PBUs tied for second all-time and his 13 in 2022 tie for fifth ... Key contributor to Maryville's rock solid defense ... Intercepted four passes, returning one 56 yards for TD to spark the team's 44-16 thumping of Huntingdon ... During Maryville's return to NCAA playoffs at Berry, picked off one of three MC interceptions ... Named to the All-USA South First Team ... Maryville finished second in Division III in pass efficiency defense with a rating of 94.11, eighth in total defense at 234.6 yards, 15th in rush defense at 73.5 yards and 20th in scoring defense at 14.5 points ... Also had interceptions at LaGrange, Belhaven and Berry, the latter one boosting Maryville defensive effort in 20-16 NCAA playoff victory ... Four pass breakups at Centre and four at LaGrange ... Two at Belhaven and two more at DePauw in NCAA playoffs ... Best tackle games were in the NCAA playoffs, with nine at DePauw and eight at Berry ... Seven solo tackles including TFL and forced fumble at LaGrange in 38-13 triumph.

2023 (Junior)
Squad member ... Missed season because of injury.

2022 (Sophomore)
Games: 10
Position: DB
Stats: Tied for third on team with 41 tackles ... Team leader with 30 solo stops ... 1 interception ... Team leader and third in USA South with 13 pass breakups.
Best Games: All-USA South Second Team performer tied for fourth most pass breakups in Scots season history with 13 ... Career-high five pass breakups in 45-7 win at Southern Virginia ... Had two one week before against LaGrange and three more one week after in Homecoming triumph over North Carolina Wesleyan, giving him 10 pass breakups over three-game stretch ... Best tackle games were seven against Huntingdon, Southern Virginia and in season-finale at Belhaven ... .Six solo stops that afternoon against Blazers as Scots closed 2022 campaign with 25-22 upset ... Added interception and one additional pass breakup to his Huntingdon line ... Also single PBUs against Berry and Greensboro ... Five tackles against Shenandoah and four against N.C. Wesleyan.

2021 (First Year)
Games: 9
Position: DB
Stats: 23 tackles, including 13 solo … One tackle-for-loss for minus-3 yards … One interception for 17 yards … Two pass breakups.
Best Games: Led Scots in 49-14 victory over Greensboro with nine tackles, including six solo stops for another team high … Also contributed first collegiate interception and 17-yard return that set Maryville up on short field … Scots scored two plays later and led 21-0 early in second quarter … For those efforts, named USA South Defensive Rookie of the Week … Four tackles and one pass breakup in collegiate debut against Centre … Added four tackles against Methodist and Huntingdon … Second pass breakup in that Greensboro win.

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2021Freshman

    DB
    5'8" 165 lbs
    38
  • 22

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 165 lbs
    22
  • 2

    2023Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 165 lbs
    2