Michael Henry

WR · Western Michigan 2016 · #83

Last confirmed: Western Michigan, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · Flint, MI · Northwestern Commencement Academy

Michael Henry: WR · Western Michigan · #83.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Michael Henry

WR · Western Michigan · #83

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He has spent three seasons in the Western Michigan receiving corps. A game that shows it: 125 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Georgia Southern — Week 4, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Western Michigan	63	779	12.4	4
2015	Western Michigan	18	247	13.7	1
2014	Western Michigan	6	86	14.3	0
Career		87	1,112	12.8	5

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 22-21@ Northwestern	5	37	7.4	0	17
Wk 2	W 70-21vs North Carolina Central	4	43	10.8	0	18
Wk 3	W 34-10@ Illinois	1	30	30.0	0	30
Wk 4	W 49-31vs Georgia Southern	8	125	15.6	2	37	Season-high 125 yds
Wk 5	W 49-10@ Central Michigan	4	30	7.5	1	9
Wk 6	W 45-30vs Northern Illinois	5	60	12.0	0	34
Wk 7	W 41-0@ Akron	6	43	7.2	0	16
Wk 8	W 45-31vs Eastern Michigan	7	88	12.6	0	36
Wk 10	W 52-20@ Ball State	7	67	9.6	0	29
Wk 11	W 37-21@ Kent State	4	48	12.0	0	27
Wk 12	W 38-0vs Buffalo	6	121	20.2	1	65
Wk 13	W 55-35vs Toledo	2	19	9.5	0	10
Wk 14	W 29-23@ Ohio	2	49	24.5	0	27
Bowl	L 16-24@ No. 8 Wisconsin	2	19	9.5	0	11
Total		63	779	12.4	4	65

Signature game

Week 4 · 2016

W 49-31

vs Georgia Southern

8 rec · 125 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Georgia Southern at home in a shootout.

With Z. Terrell — 270 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.1 · 35 rush yds (4 car) · D. Phillips — 1 interception · 2 tackles · 1 pass breakup

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.24Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 65 yds for a TD, (Butch Hampton KICK)
Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 25 · Q2 · EPA +4.50Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 37 yds for a TD, (Butch Hampton KICK)
Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.88Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 7 yds for a TD, (Butch Hampton KICK)
Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 25 yds to the GeoSo 47 for a
Week 8 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 20 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 19 yds to the EMich 29
Week 3 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.52Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 30 yds to the WMich 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · Ohio · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 27 yds to the WMich 47 for a
Week 8 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.37Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 36 yds to the EMich 23 for a
Week 5 · Central Michigan · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.35Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 6 yds for a TD, (Butch Hampton KICK)
Week 11 · Kent State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.28Zach Terrell pass complete to Michael Henry for 14 yds to the WMich 25 for a KENT ST Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the WMich 40 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 29-11 over that span.

2014Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2015Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2016Western Michigan13-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (87th percentile). Strength: receptions (89th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#85 / 674 · 87th pct

79.2%

Explosive rate#215 / 674 · 68th pct

14.3%

EPA / target#255 / 674 · 62nd pct

0.59

TD rate#274 / 674 · 59th pct

5.2%

Yards / catch#349 / 674 · 48th pct

12.2

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#57 / 524 · 89th pct

Rec yards#88 / 524 · 83rd pct

779

Fumbles lost#1 / 216 · 82nd pct

Long catch#138 / 524 · 73rd pct

Rec TDs#154 / 524 · 67th pct

Yards / catch#304 / 524 · 41st pct

12.4

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

90th → 62nd percentile

Explosive rate

69th → 68th percentile

Catch rate

96th → 87th percentile

TD rate

57th → 59th percentile

Yards / catch

70th → 48th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.3	76.0	13.5	0.5
Road6g	4.5	42.5	12.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.4	48.4	12.5	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	65.3	14.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Pass share

37.9%

378 pass / 620 run

Plays / game

71.3

14 games

Team sack rate

4.2%

382 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Starter

63 catches in 14 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Michael Henry

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How he plays

News and fans

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Starter

Five seasons at Western Michigan

His moves

2012