LaDarius Henderson
Henderson in 2023
Michigan Wolverines – No. 73
PositionGuard, offensive tackle
ClassGraduate Student
Personal information
Born: (2001-12-11) December 11, 2001
Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight315 lb (143 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolWaxahachie (TX)
Career highlights and awards

LaDarius Henderson (born December 11, 2001) is an American football guard for the Michigan Wolverines. 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.

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

Talking to the press at media day ahead of the 2024 CFP National Championship.

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

  1. ↑ "LaDarius Henderson". ESPN.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Michelle Gardner (11 November 2022). "ASU lineman Henderson accepts Shrine game invite". Arizona Republic. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Transfers". The Arizona Republic. 6 December 2022. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Marlowe Alter (6 December 2022). "Michigan football adds Arizona State OL LaDarius Henderson from transfer portal". Detroit Free Press.
  6. ↑ Alejandro Zuniga (27 August 2023). "LaDarius Henderson 'wanted to play with the best offensive line,' so he transferred to Michigan". The Michigan Insider.
  7. ↑ Angelique S. Chengelis (21 February 2023). "New Michigan offensive lineman LaDarius Henderson will miss spring". The Detroit News.
  8. ↑ Tony Garcia (25 May 2023). "Michigan football enrolls remainder of 2023 recruiting, transfer class". Detroit Free Press. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
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