Nagurski Trophy Candidate Jason Henderson
Honors
2023: First-Team All-America (Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Action Network, College Football News, Hero Sports Group of Five), Second-Team All-America (FWAA, AP, USA Today, ESPN, CBS Sports, Phil Steele, The Athletic) ... First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference ... Touchdown Club of Richmond Linebacker of the Year.
2022: Second-team All-America (FWAA, USA Today, Fox Sports, USA Today), third-team All-American by the Associated Press ... First-team All-Sun Belt ... Touchdown Club of Richmond Linebacker of the Year.
2021: Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... PFF College Football True Freshman All-American.
Records
Old Dominion
| Single-Season Tackles | 186 (2022) |
| Single-Game Tackles | 22 (Twice - vs. Coastal Carolina - 2023) |
| Single-Season Tackles For Loss | 19.5 (2023) |
| Career Tackles | 436 |
Sun Belt Conference
| Single-Season Tackles | 186 (2022) |
Key Numbers
Led the country in tackles per game in 2022 and 2023
186 tackles in 2022 (No. 1 in FBS)
170 tackles in 2023 (No. 2 in FBS)
26 Career Double-Digit Tackle Games
22 games as ODU’s leading tackler
First ODU FBS All-American
First ODU FBS First-Team All-American
FBS Career Tackles
| Name | School | Years | Games | Tackles |
| Carlton Martial | Troy | 2018-22 | 59 | 577 |
| Tim McGarigle | Northwestern | 2002-05 | 48 | 545 |
| Luke Kuechly | Boston College | 2009-11 | 38 | 532 |
| Rod Davis | Southern Miss | 2000-03 | 47 | 526 |
| Marcus McGraw | Houston | 2008-11 | 53 | 510 |
| Justin Beriault | Ball State | 2001-04 | 46 | 495 |
| Ryan Fowler | Duke | 2000-03 | 46 | 495 |
| Quin Blanding | Virginia | 2014-17 | 49 | 495 |
| Grant Wiley | West Virginia | 2000-03 | 47 | 492 |
| Tyler Matakevich | Temple | 2012-15 | 49 | 492 |
| Matt Pusateri | Miami (Ohio) | 2001-04 | 51 | 485 |
| Eric Kendricks | UCLA | 2011-14 | 53 | 480 |
| Keith Smith | San Jose State | 2010-13 | 49 | 476 |
| Thomas Keith | Central Michigan | 2004-07 | 57 | 474 |
| Nick Bellore | Central Michigan | 2007-10 | 52 | 472 |
| Dexter Reid | North Carolina | 2000-03 | 47 | 466 |
| Greg Jones | Michigan State | 2007-10 | 52 | 465 |
| Travis Freeman | Ball State | 2009-12 | 49 | 465 |
| Nick Jackson | Iowa | 2019-Present | 60 | 464 |
| Davonte Shannon | Buffalo | 2008-10 | 50 | 461 |
| Bryan London II | Texas State | 2015-19 | 49 | 459 |
| Derrick Johnson | Texas | 2001-04 | 49 | 458 |
| Carmen Messina | New Mexico | 2008-11 | 48 | 454 |
| Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | 2015-18 | 48 | 454 |
| Abdul Hodge | Iowa | 2002-05 | 50 | 453 |
| Lawrence Wilson | UConn | 2007-10 | 52 | 449 |
| Darius Muasau | UCLA | 2019-23 | 63 | 440 |
| Jackson Mitchell | UConn | 2019-23 | 47 | 438 |
| Jason Henderson | Old Dominion | 2021-Present | 36 | 436 |