Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
#3
Ja'Cari Henderson
Senior defensive back on App State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Sanford, FL
Transferred UCF → App State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 464 nationally · Signed with UCF
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on App State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2022.
- Transferred from UCF to App State in 2026.
Ja'Cari Henderson
Ja'Cari Henderson has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Charlotte — Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with UCF3-star out of Seminole
20253 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
App State
2025–2026era →
Dowell Loggains
App State
Coaching transition mid-career: Shawn Clark → Dowell Loggains. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to App State
2025UCF
2026App State
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
2026App State3-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
47.7%
112 pass / 123 run
Plays / game
78.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
110 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The secondary · App State
- #17Ja'Torian Mack16 tackles · 2026
- #26Kaleb Purdy15 tackles · 2026
- #7Devin Henderson13 tackles · 2026
- Juan Berchal13 tackles · 2026
- #3Ja'Cari Henderson3 tackles · 2026
22 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology