LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson (born December 11, 2001) is an American football guard for Michigan. A native of Waxahachie, Texas, he played college football for Arizona State from 2019 to 2022 and entered the NCAA transfer portal after the 2022 season.
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Position | Guard, offensive tackle |
Class | Graduate Student |
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Born: | Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. | December 11, 2001
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) |
Career history | |
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High school | Waxahachie (TX) |
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Early life and high school career
Henderson was born in Waxahachie, Texas.[1] He did not play football until his junior year at Waxahachie High School.[2]
College career
Arizona State
Henderson played college football as a left guard and left tackle for Arizona State from 2019 to 2022. He started 29 games for Arizona State and was a team captain of the 2022 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.[3] He broke a bone in his hand in October 2022 and missed the final six games of the 2022 season.[4]
Michigan
In December 2022, Henderson entered the NCAA transfer portal and committed to Michigan.[5] Henderson explained his transfer decision: "I really just wanted to play with the best offensive line, and I knew Michigan had that. I wanted to get a chance to play with these guys and see how they do things."[6] He missed Michigan's spring practice while completing class work remotely at Arizona State and taking final exams in early May 2023.[7] He enrolled at Michigan after completing his exams.[8]
References
- "LaDarius Henderson". ESPN.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- Michelle Gardner (7 April 2022). "OL Henderson embraces leadership role: Veteran Sun Devil takes charge of young unit". Arizona Republic. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
- Michelle Gardner (11 November 2022). "ASU lineman Henderson accepts Shrine game invite". Arizona Republic. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Transfers". The Arizona Republic. 6 December 2022. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- Marlowe Alter (6 December 2022). "Michigan football adds Arizona State OL LaDarius Henderson from transfer portal". Detroit Free Press.
- Alejandro Zuniga (27 August 2023). "LaDarius Henderson 'wanted to play with the best offensive line,' so he transferred to Michigan". The Michigan Insider.
- Angelique S. Chengelis (21 February 2023). "New Michigan offensive lineman LaDarius Henderson will miss spring". The Detroit News.
- Tony Garcia (25 May 2023). "Michigan football enrolls remainder of 2023 recruiting, transfer class". Detroit Free Press. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.