Trey Hendrickson
Trey Hendrickson (born December 5, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida Atlantic, and was selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.[1]
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 5, 1994 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Apopka (Apopka, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Florida Atlantic (2013–2016) | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 103 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2023 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Professional career
Coming out of Florida Atlantic, Hendrickson was projected by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts to be a third or fourth round pick. On January 21, 2017, he attended the 2017 East-West Shrine Game and recorded a strip/sack. He was named the Defensive Player of the Game but lost with the East to the West 10–3.[3] He received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed nearly all of the required combine drills but chose to skip the bench press. His time in the 40-yard dash (4.65), tied for seventh among all defensive linemen. On March 30, 2017, Hendrickson participated at Florida Atlantic's pro day, had 18 reps on the bench press, and performed positional drills. 27 NFL teams had scouts and team representatives attend to scout Hendrickson and ten other prospects.[4] He was ranked as the 13th best defensive end prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[5]
| 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 | |
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| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
266 lb (121 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.65 s | 1.59 s | 2.68 s | 4.20 s | 7.03 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 18 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Florida Atlantic's Pro Day[6][5][7] | ||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints selected Hendrickson in the third round with the 103rd overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, using a third round pick originally acquired from the New England Patriots in exchange for Brandin Cooks.[8][9]
On June 2, 2017, the New Orleans Saints signed Hendrickson to a four-year, $3.17 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $706,288.[10]
He competed with Darryl Tapp, Alex Okafor, Obum Gwacham, Al-Quadin Muhammad, and Alex Jenkins throughout training camp for the role as the starting defensive end. Head coach Sean Payton named him the backup defensive end to Cameron Jordan and Alex Okafor to begin the regular season.[11]
He was unable to appear in the Saints' season-opening 29–19 loss to the Minnesota Vikings due to an illness. On September 17, 2017, Hendrickson made his professional regular season debut against the New England Patriots and recorded three combined tackles in the Saints' 36–20 loss.[12] The following week, he earned two combined tackles and sacked Carolina Panthers' quarterback Cam Newton during a 34–13 victory.[13] In a Week 6 matchup against the Detroit Lions, he made two pass deflections as the Saints won 52–38.[14]
In the 2018 season, Hendrickson appeared in five games in the regular season and recorded eight combined tackles and four quarterback hits.[15]
In the 2019 regular season opener for the Saints, Hendrickson recorded two sacks against the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football.[16] He totaled 4.5 sacks, 19 total tackles, and one forced fumble in the 2019 season.[17]
In Week 9 of the 2020 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football, Hendrickson recorded two sacks on Tom Brady during the 38–3 win.[18] In Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Hendrickson recorded two sacks on Patrick Mahomes, including a strip sack that was recovered by the Saints, during the 32–29 loss.[19] He finished the 2020 season with 13.5 sacks, 25 total tackles, one pass defended, and one forced fumble.[20] He was ranked 73rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.[21]
Cincinnati Bengals
On March 19, 2021, Hendrickson signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.[22][23] In his first season with the team, he was named to his first Pro Bowl and set a new club record with a personal best 14 sacks, [24][25] while leading the Bengals to their third Super Bowl appearance in team history.[26] He was ranked 78th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.[27]
In Week 3 of the 2022 season, Hendrickson had four tackles, 2.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles in a 27-12 win over the New York Jets, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[28] In the 2022 season, he recorded eight sacks, 32 total tackles, three passes defended, and three forced fumbles.[29] He was named to the Pro Bowl.[30] He was ranked 73rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.[31]
Hendrickson signed a one-year contract extension through the 2025 season on July 27, 2023.[32] In Week 3 against the Los Angeles Rams, Hendrickson would record two sacks and seven tackles.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2017 | NO | 12 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NO | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NO | 13 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NO | 15 | 15 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | 16 | 14 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CIN | 15 | 15 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CIN | 6 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 82 | 53 | 152 | 102 | 50 | 49.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2017 | NO | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CIN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life
Hendrickson was raised by his parents Collie and Louise Hendrickson. His father played football at Missouri Southern State University. During his time at Florida Atlantic, he majored in criminal justice.[33]
Hendrickson married his wife, Alisa Chernomashentsev, on July 5, 2020. Hendrickson is a Christian.[34]
Hendrickson is a supporter of the humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization Matthew 25: Ministries.[34]
References
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- "Trey Hendrickson College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- Gravers, Justin (January 21, 2017). "East-West Shrine Game Recap, Notes, Observations". musiccitymiracles.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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- "Trey Hendrickson, Florida Atlantic, DE, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Trey Hendrickson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Trey Hendrickson 2017 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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- "Trey Hendrickson 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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- "Trey Hendrickson 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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