2019 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 1
CJ Henderson
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Columbus
Declared for the NFL Draft his junior yearβ¦ Finished his collegiate career with 93 defensive stops (66 solo), six interceptions, 22 pass breakups, 4.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss in 34 games. . 2019: Appeared and started in nine games for the Gators, collecting 33 tackles (26 solo), 3.0 tackles for loss (15 yds.), one sack for nine yards and 11 pass breakupsβ¦ Tied his career high of eight tackles (1 solo) at South Carolinaβ¦ Missed games against Kentucky, Tennessee and Towson due to injuryβ¦ Named to the Preseason First Team All-SEC and the Coachesβ All-SEC First Team in addition to being a Paycom Jim Thorpe Award and Lombardi semifinalist. 2018: Appeared in and started all 13 games throughout the seasonβ¦ Regarded as one of the top cornerbacks in the entire country as he totaled 38 tackles, five tackles-for-loss, three sacks, two interceptions, team-high seven pass breakups and two forced fumblesβ¦ Hauled in his two interceptions against Kentucky and South Carolinaβ¦ His INT against USC sealed the win for Florida as it came late in the 4th quarter on a potential Gamecocks game-winning driveβ¦ Had a career-high 1.5 tackles-for-loss against Michigan in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowlβ¦ Notched his first-career sack and forced fumble against Colorado State in Week 3β¦ After being named as a Preseason Second Team All-SEC player, he earned Coachesβ All-SEC Second Team honors and Athlon Sports Third Team All-SEC accolades following the seasonβ¦ Member of a group that helped UF lead the nation in fourth quarter opponent passing efficiency (66.25) and rank second nationally in fourth quarter opponent completion percentage (40.5)β¦ 2017: Appeared in all 11 games throughout the season and started five contestsβ¦ Recorded his first career start at Kentuckyβ¦ Totaled 22 tackles, four interceptions (two returned for a touchdown) and four pass break-upsβ¦ Tallied his interceptions returned for a touchdowns against Michigan and Tennessee in the first two games of the season and his careerβ¦ Became the only true freshman in UF history to return an interception for a touchdown in consecutive games... In addition, Henderson is the only player in school history to accomplish that feat in records dating back to 1965β¦ Since 1996, he is also the only true freshman in the nation to have returned interceptions for touchdowns in consecutive gamesβ¦ Tied for second in the nation overall with his two interception returned for touchdowns and he was one of 13 true freshmen to have recorded at least one pick-six during the season... From that list only two freshman, including Henderson, had two INT returns for touchdownsβ¦ Finally, he is now tied for first in program history for most interceptions returned for a touchdown in a season, with the all-time record for a career being fourβ¦ His four interceptions tied Duke Dawson for the team lead and it ranked 29th in the nation and third in the SEC... Dawson and Henderson recorded back-to-back INT return touchdowns in consecutive series against Michiganβ¦ They became the first CB tandem to accomplish that feat since Teez Tabor and Quincy Wilson did so against Missouri in 2016... Earned Second Team All-SEC honors by the AP and Third Team All-SEC accolades from Phil Steeleβ¦ Picked up Freshman All-SEC honors by the leagueβs Coachesβ¦ Following his season-best five-tackle performance and the aforementioned pick-six against Tennessee, Henderson garnered SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
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PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Played in the 2017 Under Armour All-American game⦠In his junior and senior seasons, he recorded 636 total rushing yards on 68 carries (39.8 yards per game) and 10 touchdowns (seven rushing)⦠Selected to the USA National Team in its game vs. Canada⦠Played for coach Chris Merritt.
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