#92

Matt Henningsen

Former defensive end at Wisconsin. 2021: 3.5 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 34 tackles.

DE · Wisconsin · Sr. · #92

6′3″ · 292 lb · Menomonee Falls, WI

CFB Index 31 · #290 of 370 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceDenver — drafted 2022, Rd 6, Pick 28, #206 overall

The story

Former defensive end at Wisconsin. 2021: 3.5 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 34 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2017.
Drafted round 6 by the Denver in 2022.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OT recruit

No. 3176 nationally · Signed with Wisconsin

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Wisconsin, 8 sacks — drafted at #206 overall by Denver.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2017

Signed with Wisconsin2-star out of Menomonee Falls

202111 games

All-Big Tenthird

2022

Drafted by Denverround 6, pick 206

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3176 national

CFB

College

Wisconsin

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #206

Denver · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Paul Chryst

Wisconsin

Played his entire career under Paul Chryst.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DenverEntering 5th NFL season

#206Rd 6 · Pick 28

DenverEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Paul Chryst — 31-16 over that span.

2018Wisconsin8-5HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2019Wisconsin10-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2020Wisconsin4-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Wisconsin9-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #290 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (89th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (82nd percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#280 / 2743 · 89th pct

3.5

Tackles for loss#449 / 2743 · 82nd pct

6.0

Tackles#1169 / 2743 · 56th pct

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Solo tackles#1594 / 2743 · 40th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

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

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	3.2	0.7	0.4	0.1
Road3g	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.4	0.8	0.4	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.3	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Luke Fickell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #290 of 370 edge rushers

Two-star recruit. Now #290 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Wisconsin	34	14	6.0	3.5	1	--	--
2020	Wisconsin	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Wisconsin	24	14	5.0	4.0	2	--	--
2018	Wisconsin	28	8	2.0	1.0	1	--	--
Career		88	37	13.0	8.5	4	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-16vs Penn State	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 34-7vs Eastern Michigan	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 13-41vs Notre Dame	4	3	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 17-38vs Michigan	8	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 7	W 20-14vs Army	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 30-13@ Purdue	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 27-7vs Iowa	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 52-3@ Rutgers	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 35-7vs Northwestern	3	1	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 35-28vs Nebraska	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 13-23@ Minnesota	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		31	13	5.5	3.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology