Malik Henry

Malik Henry (born July 7, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Michigan Arsenal of Arena Football One (AF1). He played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack. Henry also played junior college for the Independence Pirates, where he is most recognized for appearing on the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U.

Early life Henry was a consensus four-star recruit that was rated as one of the nation's Top 60 prospects by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports. He had an outstanding performance in the Under Armour All-America Game in January (2016) where he completed 9-of-12 passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns while leading Team Highlight to a 27–0 victory. Henry played his sophomore and junior years at Westlake High School, before finishing his prep career at Long Beach Poly in the fall of 2015. He threw for 1,410 yards, 16 touchdowns and just one interception over seven games during his senior year. Henry was the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in the nation, No. 1 player from California and No. 17 overall prospect by ESPN. He was rated the nation's No. 2 dual-threat signal-caller, No. 7 player in California and No. 34 overall recruit by Rivals. Henry was ranked the No. 4 pro-style quarterback, No. 8 player in California and No. 53 player overall by 247Sports. He also competed in Nike's Elite 11 quarterback camp in the summer of 2015, coached by former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer.

College career As a highly ranked, four-star prospect, Henry originally committed and enrolled at Florida State University to play for the Florida State Seminoles under head coach Jimbo Fisher. However, he was suspended for a violation of team rules.

In January 2017, he transferred to Independence Community College, where he played two seasons for the Independence Pirates. He saw action in twelve games and completed 151-of-288 of his passes for 1620 yards and eleven touchdowns, with eleven interceptions. The Netflix documentary series Last Chance U continued its third and fourth season at Independence Community College, where Henry was premiered as one of the stars of the show.

In December 2019, Henry walked on at the University of Nevada, where in three games for the Nevada Wolf Pack, he made two starts and threw for 593 yards with a touchdown, completing 53.8 percent of his passes. Henry notched a career high of 352 yards through the air against the San Jose State Spartans, including a 75-yard pass for the Pack's longest play of the year. Over the course of the season, he also ran for seven yards on eleven carries.

Jacksonville Sharks In 2022, Henry continued his career with the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL). He was released by the Sharks on June 19, 2022.

Carolina Cobras On June 29, 2022, he signed with the Carolina Cobras. On the season he appeared in nine total games, passing for 1,836 yards and 38 touchdowns.

In 2023, Henry's journey continued with the Cobras where he led the league in passing yards (3,116), passing touchdowns (60) and had an NAL record 10 touchdown passes in a game against the West Texas Warbirds. Henry led the Cobras to the NAL title game, where they lost 54–45 to the Jacksonville Sharks.

Edmonton Elks On January 26, 2024, Henry signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) under head coach Chris Jones. Prior to joining the Elks, Henry inked a contract with the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League, but overturned that opportunity in order to compete for a roster spot with the Elks. Coincidentally, Henry became teammates with wide receiver John Franklin III, who appeared in the first season of Last Chance U. He was released on June 3.

Arizona Bandits On January 28, 2025, Henry signed with the Arizona Bandits of the Arena Football One (AF1). On March 8, the league announced that the Bandits would be unable to compete in the 2025 season. Henry was granted his free agency.

San Antonio Gunslingers On March 12, 2025, Henry signed with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Henry was released by San Antonio on April 23.

Billings Outlaws On May 7, 2025, Henry signed with the Billings Outlaws of the Arena Football One (AF1).

Michigan Arsenal On October 16, 2025, Henry signed with the Michigan Arsenal of the Arena Football One (AF1) for the 2026 season.

Career statistics

Professional Year Team League Games Passing Rushing 2021 FRI IFL 7 5 4–1 76 140 54.3 778 5.6 42 10 5 117.4 13 21 1.6 5 0 2022 JAX NAL 5 5 1–4 91 158 57.6 1,027 6.5 40 23 10 90.0 2 1 0.5 1 1 CAR 4 4 2–2 73 123 59.3 809 6.6 35 15 3 108.0 10 24 2.4 1 1 2023 CAR 14 14 10–4 258 371 69.5 3,116 8.4 48 60 11 122.0 34 286 5.5 26 7 2025 SA IFL 4 4 1–3 58 97 59.8 596 6.1 39 11 5 138.5 10 17 1.7 6 1BILAF1664–210016062.51,1907.444266109.118583.2152 Career 40 38 22–16 656 1049 60.5 7,516 6.8 48 145 40 114.1 87 407 2.5 26 12

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