Seth Henigan

Seth Henigan (born March 10, 2003) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers.

Early life Henigan played high school football at Billy Ryan High School in Denton, Texas. He led Denton Ryan to a 39–2 record from 2018 to 2020 and totaled 7,234 passing yards and 79 passing touchdowns with only 14 interceptions.

College career

As a true freshman in 2021, Henigan won the starting quarterback job at Memphis. He became the first true freshman to start a season opener in the history of the Memphis football program. In his Tigers debut, Henigan threw for 265 yards on 19 of 32 attempts and one touchdown in a 42–17 victory over Nicholls. In his second collegiate game, he threw for 417 yards and five touchdowns against Arkansas State and was named National Player of the Week. In week six, Henigan completed 34 of 57 passes for a career high 463 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in a loss against Tulsa. He finished the 2021 regular season with 3,322 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. He led the Tigers to a victory against Utah State in the 2022 First Responder Bowl and was named MVP of the game.

In 2023, Henigan threw for a conference best 3,883 yards on 318 of 476 attempts. He also led threw a career high 32 touchdowns to nine interceptions. He led the Tigers to their first 10 win season since the 2019 season. Against Iowa State in the 2023 Liberty Bowl, Henigan threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns. His performance earned him the games Most Valuable Player award.

In week three of the 2024 season, Henigan led the Tigers to a victory over Florida State. Henigan completed 25 of 38 attempts for 272 yards with two touchdowns and an interception while extending his streak of throwing a touchdown pass in every game of his career to 40 games. For his performance, he was named AAC Offensive Player of the Week. His touchdowns thrown streak tied him for the third longest in NCAA history with former Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield. He extended his streak with a touchdown pass to 41 games in a loss against Navy to move in to a tie with former heisman trophy winner Marcus Mariota for the second longest streak in FBS history. Henigan's streak was snapped the following week in a victory over Middle Tennessee. Henigan threw a game winning touchdown pass in the games final minute against Charlotte, becoming to Memphis' all-time touchdown leader. He surpassed Brady White's 90 touchdowns mark. In week twelve, Henigan threw four touchdown passes in a victory over UAB to surpass 100 career touchdown passes.

He played in the 2025 Senior Bowl and threw a game winning touchdown pass to Jack Bech on the final play of the game.

Statistics

Memphis record * Led the conference Bold Career best Season Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2021 Memphis 11 11 6–5 235 393 59.8 3,322 8.5 25 8 147.7 80 147 1.8 0 2022 Memphis 13 13 7–6 285 445 64.0 3,559 8.0 22 8 143.9 146 287 2.0 4 2023 Memphis 13 13 10–3 *318 *476 66.8 *3,883 8.2 *32 9 153.7 94 274 2.9 5 2024 Memphis 13 13 11−2 309 477 64.8 3,502 7.3 25 6 141.2 80 190 2.4 1 Career 50 50 34−16 1,148 1,792 64.1 14,278 8.0 104 31 146.7 400 900 2.3 10

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars On April 27, 2025, after going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, Henigan signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts. He was signed to the practice squad on August 27. On September 29, Henigan was released by Jacksonville.

Indianapolis Colts Henigan was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad on December 29, 2025. He signed a reserve/future contract with Indianapolis on January 5, 2026. Henigan was waived by Indianapolis on June 1.