LaDarius Henderson

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
OL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
315
Hometown:
Waxahachie, Texas
High School:
Waxahachie

At Michigan
• All-Big Ten selection (first team, coaches; second team, media, 2023)
• One-year letterman (2023)
• Appeared in 14 games on the offensive line with 10 starts at left tackle

Graduate Student (2023)
• Appeared in 14 games with 10 starts at left tackle and also contributed on special teams to earn his first varsity letter at Michigan
• All-Big Ten selection (first team, coaches; second team, media)
• Twice shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Nebraska, at Michigan State
• Made his U-M debut against ECU (Sept. 2) playing left tackle and also contributed on special teams
• Played at left tackle and special teams against UNLV (Sept. 9), Bowling Green (Sept. 16), and Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• Made his first U-M start at left tackle at Nebraska (Sept. 30) and also contributed on special teams
• Started at left tackle against Indiana (Oct. 14), Purdue (Nov. 4), Ohio State (Nov. 25), at Minnesota (Oct. 7), at Michigan State (Oct. 21), at Penn State (Nov. 11), against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2), against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Earned four varsity letters at Arizona State (2019-20-21-22), appearing in 33 games with 29 starts (19 at left guard, 10 at left tackle)
• Elected team captain in 2022
• Earned his degree in interdisciplinary studies (communications and organizational leadership)
• Over his last two seasons (2021-22), charged with only two sacks on 619 pass-blocking snaps, per PFF

Senior (2022)
• Voted a team captain prior to the season
• Started six games at left guard before suffering an injury against Washington (Oct. 8)
• Received an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl

Junior (2021)
• Started all 13 games with 13 starts at left guard, playing 801 of 813 offensive snaps
• In the passing game, allowed one sack and only 10 pressures, the latter a top-five figure among Pac-12 guards
• Helped lead a ground game that averaged 202.3 rushing yards per game during the regular season, a program-high since 2012; totaled 34 rushing touchdowns
• ASU averaged 6.1 yards per play on offense and 388.1 total yards per game
• The Sun Devils reached the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Game against Wisconsin
• Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week during one week in the month of October

Sophomore (2020)
• Appeared in all four games, mixing in on special teams and at both guard and tackle on the offensive line

Freshman (2019)
• Appeared in 10 games on the offensive line with 10 starts at left tackle
• Started at left tackle in the third game of the season, debuting in a road upset at Michigan State
• Made nine consecutive starts afterward to close the season, including in a Sun Bowl victory over Florida State

Prep
• Attended Waxahachie (2019); played for head coach Shane Tolleson, formerly Jon Kitna
• 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 741-ranked player nationally, the No. 57 offensive tackle, and the No. 95 player in the state of Texas
• Graded by 247Sports as a three-star prospect; the No. 87 player in the state of Texas and the No. 50 offensive tackle in the country
• ESPN three-star prospect; the No. 96 player in his region, the No. 51 offensive tackle and the No. 70 player in the state of Texas
• Ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, the No. 106 player in Texas and the No. 10 center in the country
• Charged with just one sack as a senior
• Member of the 2017 Waxahachie team that played in the Regional Title game of the 2017 UIL 5A Division 2 Texas State Championship

Personal
• Born December 11, 2001
• Son of LaTasha Vaughn
• Pursuing a Master's degree from the School of Social Work