Xavier Henderson
Xavier Henderson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Michigan State secondary. His first career honor landed in 2021: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Penn State — Week 13, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan State, 149 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mel Tucker.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 38 | 24 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 96 | 61 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 149 | 94 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022
W 23–15
at Illinois
4 TOT · 3 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Patrick Fields’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Patrick Fields's graduate season at Stanford (2022).
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