Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/22Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (9.1%).
Jaylon Henderson
Last confirmed: Boise State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 210 lb · Kingwood, TX · Trinity Valley C.C.
Jaylon Henderson: QB · Boise State · #9.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaylon Henderson
Operates within the system without forcing anything. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Frank Wilson and Bryan Harsin. One game to point at: 292 passing yards and 8 rushing yards against New Mexico — Week 12, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Boise State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boise State | 89 | 143 | 62.2% | 1,080 | 7.6 | 12 | 2 | 150.6 | 57 |
| 2018 | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 217.6 | -- |
| 2016 | UTSA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 90 | 144 | 62.5% | 1,094 | 7.6 | 12 | 2 | 151.0 | 57 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boise State | 46 | 156 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 2018 | Boise State | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | UTSA | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 210 | 3.9 | 2 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 45-10vs Portland State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-13@ UNLV | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 98.8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 59-37vs Hawai'i | 6/10 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 35.2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 25-28@ BYU | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-9vs New Mexico | 15/28 | 292 | 3 | 1 | 10.4 | — | Season-high 292 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 56-21@ Utah State | 16/28 | 187 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | — | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Colorado State | 26/36 | 253 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | — | Clean 2-TD game |
| Wk 15 | W 31-10vs Hawai'i | 20/29 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | — | |
 Bowl | L 7-38@ Washington | 5/10 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | — | |
| Total | 89/143 | 1080 | 12 | 2 | 7.6 | — |
Signature game
Week 14 · 2019
W 31-24
253 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 15 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
With J. Velazquez — 42.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20 · J. Hightower — 5 rec · 49 yds · 6 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · New Mexico · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.05Jaylon Henderson pass complete to John Hightower for 51 yds for a TD (Eric Sachse KICK)
- Week 15 · Hawai'i · 4th and 4 · Q2 · EPA +4.97Jaylon Henderson pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 36 yds for a TD (Eric Sachse KICK)
- Week 12 · New Mexico · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.91Jaylon Henderson pass complete to John Hightower for 47 yds to the NMex 32 for a
- Week 14 · Colorado State · 3rd and 19 · Q3 · EPA +3.86Jaylon Henderson pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 24 yds to the ColSt 43 for a
- Week 12 · New Mexico · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.68Jaylon Henderson pass complete to Akilian Butler for 25 yds to the NMex 40 for a NEW MEXICO Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the NMex 45 for a
- Week 7 · Hawai'i · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −3.64Jaylon Henderson run for no gain to the Hawa 20
4 more plays
- Week 14 · Colorado State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.44Jaylon Henderson pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 35 yds to the ColSt 39 for a
- Week 13 · Utah State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Jaylon Henderson pass complete to CT Thomas for 15 yds for a TD (Eric Sachse KICK)
- Week 15 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Jaylon Henderson pass complete to John Hightower for 36 yds for a TD (Eric Sachse KICK)
- Week 13 · Utah State · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Jaylon Henderson pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 14 yds for a TD (Eric Sachse KICK)
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
143 of 143 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
7.9038 of 205 QBsSack rate
4.0%40 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (40 of 205 QBs) and still 38 of 205 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds51%of completions
45 comp5.0 yds avg3 TD
Middle
10–19 yds34%of completions
30 comp13.7 yds avg4 TD
Deep
20+ yds16%of completions
14 comp31.9 yds avg5 TD
Overall 62.2% completion on 143 attempts · 14 deep completions averaging 31.9 yds.
Teams and coaches
2016UTSA6-7HC: Frank Wilson · Run-leaning
2018Boise State10-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced
2019Boise State12-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 146 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 112 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 34.0 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 189 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan Harsin
Pass share
47.8%
463 pass / 505 run
Plays / game
69.1
14 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
143 pass attempts and 46 carries in 9 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- 2019 Boise State HarsinYear 7 · 9 games
- 2018 Boise State HarsinYear 6 · 3 games
- 2016 UTSA WilsonYear 4 · 1 game
- 2015 UTSA CokerYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 UTSA CokerYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2013 UTSA CokerYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with UTSA in 2015 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,594 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with UTSA in the 2015 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons, at UTSA and Boise State, 1,094 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2015
- Signed with UTSA3-star out of Kingwood Park
2018 3 games
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of Trinity Valley C.C.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Larry Coker, Frank Wilson and Bryan Harsin.