| #45 Alexander Henderson
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-1
Weight: 212
Class: Junior
Hometown: Mobile, Ala.
High School:
2008 SPRING OUTLOOK: Coaches are looking for big things from him this season…expected to be one of the top big play players this season.
JSU CAREER:
2007: Played in eight of the Gamecocks’ 11 games as a sophomore and started five…despite missing a three-game stretch in the year due to injury, still finished fourth on the team in tackles with 51, 38 of which were solo…recorded three tackles for a loss, intercepted a pass and broke another up…tallied a season-high 11 tackles against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 10…had nine tackles at Southeast Missouri in the Nov. 17 finale…picked up eight stops in the UT Martin game on Oct. 4…picked off his interception at Austin Peay on ESPNU on Oct. 11, a game that also saw him record six tackles.
(2006) Played in all 11 games as a freshman for the Gamecocks…finished with 27 tackles, including 14 solo stops…added two tackles for an eight yard loss…also had one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry…posted his best game of the season in the OVC opener against Southeast Missouri State, where he finished with seven total tackles (3 solo) and one tackle for loss on 9/16…finished with six tackles in JSU’s 28-0 win at Eastern Kentucky on 9/30…added four tackles in the season-opener at Furman (9/2) and also against Murray State (10/5)…had one kick return in the season-finale at Eastern Illinois for a six yard return.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Mary G. Montgomery High School for Scott Lesley…was a four-year lettermen.
PERSONAL: Full name is Alexander Henderson…son of Horace and Wanda Henderson…born on October 5, 1987…has one older brother, Horace…majoring in Business at JSU.
TACKLES G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS INT PD FR
2006 10 14 13 27 2-8 0-0 1 1
2007 8 38 13 51 3-9 1-4 1 0
TOTALS 18 52 26 88 5-17 1-4 2 1
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