Quadree Henderson

American football player (born 1996)

American football player
Quadree Henderson
No. 15, 81
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-12) September 12, 1996 (age 27)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Alexis I. duPont
(Wilmington, Delaware)
College:Pittsburgh
Undrafted:2018
Career history
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (2018)*
  • New York Giants (2018)
  • New York Jets (2019)*
  • Jacksonville Jaguars (2019)*
  • Carolina Panthers (2019)*
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (2019–2020)*
  • Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2021)*
  • BC Lions (2021)
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Return yards:180
Player stats at NFL.com

Quadree Khalid Henderson (born September 12, 1996) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.

College career

A consensus All-American in 2016, Henderson lead the FBS with 1,166 total return yards. His 15.8 yards per punt return and 30.5 yards per kick return were good for third and fifth in the country, respectively. On offense he had 26 receptions for 286 yards and a touchdown, and 60 rushes for 631 yards and 5 touchdowns.[1]

In 2017, Henderson lead the Panthers with 1,204 all-purpose yards (100.3/game), and was named 2nd team All-ACC returner.[2]

On December 4, 2017, Henderson declared his intentions to enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[3]

Professional career

Henderson was among seven Pitt Panthers in the 2018 Draft class invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m) 		192 lb
(87 kg) 		29+1⁄2 in
(0.75 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.50 s 1.58 s 2.64 s 4.28 s 6.89 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 12 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Henderson signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[7] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[8]

New York Giants

On October 3, Henderson was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.[9] Following the concussion of teammate Jawill Davis, Henderson was promoted the Giants' active roster on October 22, 2018.[10] He was waived on November 6, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 10, 2018.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on November 26, 2018 with a shoulder injury.[13]

On April 3, 2019, Henderson was waived by the Giants.[14]

New York Jets

On April 5, 2019, Henderson was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.[15] He was waived on August 5, 2019.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On August 9, 2019, Henderson was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[16] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[17]

In October 2019, Henderson was drafted by the XFL to play for the New York Guardians.[18]

Carolina Panthers

On October 28, 2019, Henderson was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. He was released on November 13.

Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)

On November 18, 2019, Henderson was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[19] On December 30, he was signed by the Steelers to a reserve/future contract.[20] He was waived on August 2, 2020.[21]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Henderson signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on February 17, 2021.[22] He was released on July 21, 2021.[23]

BC Lions

Henderson signed with the Lions at the end of the 2021 season.

He announced his retirement on April 7, 2022. [24]

References

  1. ^ "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - QUADREE HENDERSON". www.nfl.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Quadree Henderson - 2015 Football Roster - University of Pittsburgh". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Quadree Henderson to enter the 2018 NFL draft". Pittsburgh Post-Galette. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Pitt has seven players invited to NFL combine". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Quadree Henderson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "2018 Draft Scout Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Steelers agree to terms with 13 rookie free agents". Steelers.com. April 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Steelers reduce roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Report: Giants will sign Quadree Henderson to practice squad". New York Giants. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "Giants roster moves: Quadree Henderson added, TE Garrett Dickerson waived". Big Blue View. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  11. ^ Gantt, Darin (November 6, 2018). "Giants release return man Quadree Henderson". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  12. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 10, 2018). "Giants waive Patrick Omameh; call up Quadree Henderson". Giants.com.
  13. ^ "Giants sign Garrett Dickerson, place Quadree Henderson on IR". 247Sports.com. November 26, 2018.
  14. ^ Williams, Charean (April 3, 2019). "Giants cut Quadree Henderson". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  15. ^ Bouda, Nate (April 5, 2019). "Jets Claim WR Quadree Henderson off Waivers from Giants".
  16. ^ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. August 9, 2019.
  17. ^ Oehser, John (August 31, 2019). "Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  18. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  19. ^ "Steelers continue to shuffle practice squad players". Steelers Wire. USA Today. November 18, 2019.
  20. ^ "Steelers sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". Steelers.com. December 30, 2019.
  21. ^ Varley, Teresa (August 2, 2020). "Samuels, Washington placed on reserve/COVID-19 list". Steelers.com.
  22. ^ "Blue Bombers add receiver/returner Quadree Henderson". BlueBombers.com. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  23. ^ Winnipeg Blue Bombers [@Wpg_BlueBombers] (July 21, 2021). "The club has released American receiver Quadree Henderson from the roster" (Tweet). Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Transactions - Football Player Trades and Signings".

External links

  • Pittsburgh Panthers bio