Tulane · W 42-19
15 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 80 yards. This one was 22 above.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Henderson against UTSA’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Henderson, and how their seasons went
Henderson against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 662 yards, 83 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of the carries with a spot in the play text: left 21, middle 63, right 25. The longest went for 75 yards.
Will Henderson III
Will Henderson III takes over from Robert Henry at UTSA.
PRODUCES ABOVE PERCEPTION · PCTL GAP
+50
perception vs production percentile · 2026
The production (54th) is outrunning the reputation (5th). The recognition is the thing lagging behind.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-05
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 25.5% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 17.8% of carries. 8 carries for 24 yds vs UT Rio Grande Valley; 15 for 102 vs Tulane.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
38.5% of carries overall (107/278) → 25.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/58) — 73.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (5.6%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
−50aura tax
54th percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the play ranks higher than the talk.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 8): 102 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 9 | 99 | 11.0 | 1 | 75 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-30@ No. 1 Texas | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-45vs Colorado State | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 5 | W 16-14@ Rice | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Florida | 13 | 86 | 6.6 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-34vs Navy | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-19@ Tulane | 15 | 102 | 6.8 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Total | 109 | 662 | 6.1 | 5 | 75 |
Oct. 24 · W 42-19 at Tulane, play by play
15 carries for 102 yards and a touchdown, a season high.
34-yard run on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, up 35-19. Converted.
16 carries for 78 yards and a touchdown. Will Henderson III also caught 3 passes for 8 yards.
1-yard catch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, down 7-0.
9-yard run on 3rd and 15. Second quarter, up 21-20.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, up 24-20.
31-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, made it 31-27.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
13 carries for 86 yards.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, tied 17-17. Converted.
4-yard run on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, down 24-23. Converted.
26-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 24-23.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
18 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, with UTSA ahead by one score, Will Henderson III carried 5 times for 15 yards. Of 18 carries, 5 went 10 yards or more; the longest went 19.
1-yard run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0.
19-yard run. Second quarter, up 13-7.
3-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, up 16-14.
2-yard run on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, up 16-14.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
14 carries for 89 yards and a touchdown.
36-yard run. First quarter, down 7-0.
13-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 4. First quarter, made it 14-14.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
10 carries for 38 yards.
12-yard run. First quarter, down 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
14 carries for 80 yards.
The per-play feed is missing a 15-yard run in the fourth quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 13 carries it has.
1-yard run on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, down 14-7.
13-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, down 17-14. Converted.
19-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 23-17.
5-yard run on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 26-24.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
9 carries for 99 yards and a touchdown.
The per-play feed is missing a 75-yard run in the second quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 8 carries it has.
6-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
7-yard run. Third quarter, up 31-6.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
W 45-16
The plays that mattered most
36th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
50%107 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.1 yds/carry on 109 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often the receiver is targeted, and how well it works
Targets
208% of team targetsCatch rate
70%14 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
70% catch rate on 20 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 21-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 88.0 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 77.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 80.0 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 102 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
109 carries and 14 catches in 8 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #4 of 37 American Athletic RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Traylor.
