2021 Signing Day Football Roster
Roster
Henderson, Jaylen

Jaylen Henderson
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Encino, Calif.
- High School:
- Chaminade HS
Bio
A glance at Henderson:
• Had 2,664 passing yards and 20 touchdowns for Chaminade High School in 2019. He averaged 204.9 yards passing per game.
• Henderson was 178-of-295 in 13 games with a 60.3 percent passing clip. He also had 111 carries for 767 yards rushing and five touchdowns on the ground.
• Henderson averaged 263.9 total offensive yards per game in 2019. He had 3,431 total yards.
• Ranked as the No. 24 dual threat QB in the country.
• Was a first team all-mission league quarterback.
• Was an All-Area, All-State and All-CIF Southern Section honoree.
• Led the team to a Southern Section Div. 2 finals appearance.
• Attended Narbonne High School before transferring to Chaminade. Had over 1,300 passing yards in his time at Narbonne - a City Section Championship team.
• Is a 4.0 GPA student.
• He also has ties to the ‘Dogs, being the younger cousin of former defensive captain and WAC Defensive Player of the Year, Chris Carter.
• Also played basketball and helped the team to a state championship appearance
• Had offers from Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, Rice, Navy, Army, Louisville, USF, Northern Arizona, Fordham, Coastal Carolina, Bucknell and Georgetown. He also had Mountain West offers from Boise State, New Mexico, Utah State, Colorado State, Hawai’i, Air Force and San Jose State.
• Had 2,664 passing yards and 20 touchdowns for Chaminade High School in 2019. He averaged 204.9 yards passing per game.
• Henderson was 178-of-295 in 13 games with a 60.3 percent passing clip. He also had 111 carries for 767 yards rushing and five touchdowns on the ground.
• Henderson averaged 263.9 total offensive yards per game in 2019. He had 3,431 total yards.
• Ranked as the No. 24 dual threat QB in the country.
• Was a first team all-mission league quarterback.
• Was an All-Area, All-State and All-CIF Southern Section honoree.
• Led the team to a Southern Section Div. 2 finals appearance.
• Attended Narbonne High School before transferring to Chaminade. Had over 1,300 passing yards in his time at Narbonne - a City Section Championship team.
• Is a 4.0 GPA student.
• He also has ties to the ‘Dogs, being the younger cousin of former defensive captain and WAC Defensive Player of the Year, Chris Carter.
• Also played basketball and helped the team to a state championship appearance
• Had offers from Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, Rice, Navy, Army, Louisville, USF, Northern Arizona, Fordham, Coastal Carolina, Bucknell and Georgetown. He also had Mountain West offers from Boise State, New Mexico, Utah State, Colorado State, Hawai’i, Air Force and San Jose State.
Post-Game Press Conference [9/6]
Saturday, September 06
FB Media Availability [9/2]: QB E.J. Warner
Tuesday, September 02
FB Weekly Press Conference [9/1]
Monday, September 01
FB highlight vs Georgia Southern [8/30/25]
Monday, September 01