Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-14vs SE Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-36vs Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
#2
Jayvon Henderson
Senior safety on South Alabama's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Auburn, GA
CFB Index 29 · #289 of 364 cornersMedium confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with East Tennessee State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on South Alabama's 2026 roster.
- Signed with East Tennessee State in 2022.
- Transferred from East Tennessee State to South Alabama in 2025.
Jayvon Henderson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Jayvon Henderson arrived at South Alabama from East Tennessee State. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against SE Louisiana — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with East Tennessee Stateout of Mill Creek
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
South Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 27 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 15 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jayvon Henderson's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 39–14
vs SE Louisiana
0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
With K. Phillips — 66 rush yds (13 car) · B. Davenport — 154 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup, +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Major Applewhite — 6-9 over that span.
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026South Alabama2-1HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (97th percentile). 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
34.6%
79 pass / 149 run
Plays / game
76.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
29 · #289 of 364 corners
Unranked recruit. Now #289 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #20 of 25 Sun Belt CBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Donte Martin’s 2022 season.
92%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Donte on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Deshaun Lee's junior season at Iowa (2025).
92%match
Matches Deshaun on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Jayvon Henderson
The secondary · South Alabama
- Christopher Wallace Jr.73 tackles · 2025
- #8Mike Harris31 tackles · 2025
- #2Jayvon Henderson27 tackles · 2025
- #8Dallas Young17 tackles · 2025
- #16Brian Dillard14 tackles · 2025
29 more on the roster · South Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology