Jason Henderson

William Jason Henderson is a former American college football linebacker for the Old Dominion Monarchs.

Early life Henderson attended Delaware Valley High School in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, where he was a two-way player in football. He rushed for 1,411 yards and 24 touchdowns and hauled in 42 receptions for 740 yards and 11 touchdowns. On defense he notched 529 tackles, 14 sacks, 11 pass deflections, three interceptions, seven fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, and two blocked punts. In 2020, Henderson committed to play college football at Old Dominion University.

College career In week 12 of the 2021 season, Henderson forced a fumble that helped Old Dominion clinch their 24-17 win over Middle Tennessee. He finished the 2021 season with 78 tackles with four being for a loss, a sack, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble, earning Freshman All-American honors.

In the 2022 season opener, Henderson recorded 18 tackles, which tied the school record, with 1.5 going for a loss, and two pass deflections in a 20–17 upset win over Virginia Tech, earning Sun Belt Conference defensive player of the week honors. In week four against Arkansas State, he broke the school record with 21 tackles. Four weeks later he broke his own record, tallying 22 tackles versus Georgia Southern. Henderson finished his breakout 2022 season notching 186 tackles with ten being for a loss, a sack, and three pass deflections. He led the nation in tackles. For his performance on the season, Henderson was named the Touchdown Club of Richmond Linebacker of the Year. Henderson was also named first-team all Sun-Belt, and a second-team All-American, being the first Old Dominion player to do so at the FBS rank.

Ahead of the 2023 season, Henderson was named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watchlist, as well as the preseason Sun Belt defensive player of the year.

After receiving a significant knee injury against Georgia State at the end of the 2023 season, Henderson redshirted his 2024 season after playing in the opener against South Carolina. He announced his retirement from football during the 2025 season.

College statistics Season Team GP Defense Tckl TfL Sck Int FF 2021 Old Dominion 12 80 4.0 1.0 0 2 2022 Old Dominion 12 186 10.0 1.0 0 0 2023 Old Dominion 12 170 19.5 4.5 0 1 2024 Old Dominion 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 2025 Old Dominion 1 5 1.0 0.0 0 0 Career 38 444 34.5 6.5 0 3