Senior tight end for Liberty. 2025: 7 catches, 73 receiving yards.
6′5″ · 245 lb · Nashville, TN
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
7 catches · 10.4 per catch
Best game: 2 rec, 31 yds, at Jacksonville State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Liberty. 2025: 7 catches, 73 receiving yards.
Austin Henderson
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Austin Henderson has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Liberty. The receipt on tape: 31 rec yds, 2 receptions against Jacksonville State, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 25.5 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 25.5 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-34@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 19-8@ UTEP | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs New Mexico State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Missouri State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | L 42-48vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 7 | 73 | 9.5 | 0 | 26 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Liberty
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Liberty
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Liberty · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #79 · 2026 recruiting class #109
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Marshall Lang’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cam McCormick's sophomore season at Oregon (2022).
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Player DNA