2008 Football Roster
Roster
Brandon Henderson
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 247
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- Fayette County HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Has played in 18 games for Mississippi State during his college career after redshirting his first season with the Bulldogs ... Has caught six passes for 70 yards, an 11.7-yard average, and one touchdown ... Came to Starkville as a solid all-around player in the talent-laden Georgia high school ranks.
2009:
Played in only four games during an injury-plagued junior season ... Saw action in the season opener and did not see the playing field again until Week 10 against Alabama.
2008:
Played in all 12 games during his sophomore season at the tight end position and on special teams . . . Caught six passes for 70 yards, an 11.7-yard average, and one touchdown . . . All of those statistics came during a four-week stretch at mid-season, Weeks 6-9 . . . Had the first two catches of his collegiate career during Mississippi State’s mid-season win over Vanderbilt, gaining 11 yards . . . Added a 12-yard reception in Week 7 at Tennessee . . . Made one catch (2 yards) in his team’s homecoming win over Middle Tennessee . . . Had two catches for 45 yards in Week 9 action against Kentucky.
2007:
Had the beginning of his redshirt freshman season slowed by an ankle injury which limited him most of the early portion of the season . . . Played for the first time during his redshirt freshman campaign in Week 3 vs. Auburn . . . Saw game action again one week later against Gardner-Webb.
2006:
Sat out his first season on campus as a true freshman redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Ran a 4.87 40-yard dash at the Athens (Ga.) NIKE Training Camp prior to his senior high school season . . . His 4.31 time in the shuttle, however, was the second-fastest among those players classified as “athletes” at the camp . . . Was also second in that group with 18 repetitions of 185 pounds in the bench press . . . Finished fourth among those players with a 31-inch vertical leap . . . Played both wide receiver and tight end during his high school career for head coach Tommy Webb at Fayette County (Ga.) High School . . . Had 21 pass receptions during his senior season for the Tigers, working as both a tight end and an h-back on a predominately running team . . . Made 18 catches with a pair of scores as a junior . . . Also saw action at defensive end . . . Committed to Mississippi State in November 2005.
PERSONAL:
Born Brandon Michael Henderson, 2-15-88, in Athens, Ga. . . . Son of Mr. Keith Henderson and Ms. Carolyn Jones . . . His father played football at Georgia and lettered for the Bulldogs 1985-88, and later played professionally with the San Francisco 49ers (1989-92) and Minnesota Vikings (1992) . . . Majoring in broadcasting.
