Trent Hendrick
Trent Hendrick
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons at James Madison, three different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski and Bob Chesney. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Marshall — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 96 | 34 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 54 | 25 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 30 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | James Madison | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 200 | 80 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 63–27
vs Old Dominion
5 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 36-point win at home against Old Dominion.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · James Madison
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (37 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #127 · 2026 recruiting class #80
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nick Jackson’s 2022 season.
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Differs from Nick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Eli Neal's senior season at Marshall (2023).
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