Jason Henderson Adds All-America Honor, Named AP Third-Team All-American

NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion linebacker Jason Henderson added his second All-America honor of the year, as he was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press, the AP announced on Monday.
 
Henderson earned second-team All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of American (FWAA) last week.
 
Henderson leads the country with 186 tackles, 49 more tackles than the No. 2 tackler in the country, Cedric Gray of North Carolina. The 186 tackles are the third most in FBS history. Henderson recorded double figures in tackles in 11-of-12 games and is the only player in the country to have multiple 20+ tackle games this season. He led the team with 10 tackles for loss along with a sack and three pass breakups.
 
Henderson broke ODU's single-season record for tackles in the eighth game of the year at Georgia State and surpassed the Sun Belt Conference record in the 10th game of the season.
 
His 186 tackles are the third most in a single-season in FBS history behind only Lawrence Flugence's (Texas Tech) 193 tackles in 2002 and Luke Kuechly's (Boston College) 191 tackles in 2011.  Henderson's 15.5 tackles per game are the third most in FBS history behind Keuchly's 15.9 per game in 2011 and Rick Sherrod's (West Virginia) 15.6 in 2001.
 
A native of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, Henderson holds the top three tackle games in program history, including the only two 20 tackle games in program history. He set the single-game ODU mark with 22 tackles this season against Georgia Southern.
 
Henderson was one of 12 Group of Five players to earn Associate Press All-America honors of the 81 total players selected.
 
Associated Press All-American team
Offense
Quarterback — Caleb Williams, second-year, Southern California.
Running backs — Bijan Robinson, third-year, Texas; Blake Corum, third-year, Michigan.
Tackles — Peter Skoronski, third-year, Northwestern; Joe Alt, second-year, Notre Dame.
Guard — O'Cyrus Torrence, fourth-year, Florida; Andrew Vorhees, sixth-year, Southern California.
Center — John Michael Schmitz, sixth-year, Minnesota.
Tight end — Michael Mayer, third-year, Notre Dame.
Wide receivers — Marvin Harrison Jr., second-year, Ohio State; Jalin Hyatt, third-year, Tennessee; Xavier Hutchinson, third-year, Iowa State.
All-purpose player — Deuce Vaughn, third-year, Kansas State.
Kicker — Christopher Dunn, fifth-year, North Carolina State.

Defense
Edge rushers — Will Anderson Jr., third-year, Alabama; Tuli Tuipulotu, third-year, Southern California.
Tackles — Jalen Carter, third-year, Georgia; Calijah Kancey, fourth-year, Pittsburgh.
Linebackers — Ivan Pace Jr., fourth-year, Cincinnati; Jack Campbell, fourth-year, Iowa; Drew Sanders, third-year, Arkansas.
Cornerbacks — Clark Phillips III, third-year, Utah; Devon Witherspoon, fourth-year, Illinois.
Safeties — Kamren Kinchen, second-year, Miami; Christopher Smith, fifth-year, Georgia.
Defensive back — Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, fourth-year, TCU.
Punter — Bryce Baringer, sixth-year, Michigan State.

Second team
Offense
Quarterback — Max Duggan, fourth-year, TCU.
Running backs — Chase Brown, fifth-year, Illinois; Mohamed Ibrahim, sixth-year, Minnesota.
Tackles — Paris Johnson Jr., third-year, Ohio State; Dawand Jones, fourth-year, Ohio State.
Guards — Cooper Beebe, fourth-year, Kansas State; Steve Avila, fifth-year, TCU.
Center — Olusegun Oluwatimi, sixth-year, Michigan.
Tight end — Brock Bowers, second-year, Georgia.
Wide receivers — Charlie Jones, sixth-year, Purdue; Rashee Rice, fourth-year, SMU; Josh Downs, third-year, North Carolina.
All-purpose player — Zach Charbonnet, fourth-year, UCLA.
Kicker — Jake Moody, fifth-year, Michigan.

Defense
Edge rushers — Tyree Wilson, fifth-year, Texas Tech; Isaiah Foskey, fourth-year, Notre Dame.
Tackles — Jer'Zhan Newton, third-year, Illinois; Jonah Tavai, fifth-year, San Diego State.
Linebackers — Tommy Eichenberg, fourth-year, Ohio State; Jeremiah Trotter Jr., second-year, Clemson; Jamon Dumas-Johnson, second-year, Georgia.
Cornerbacks — Emmanuel Forbes, third-year, Mississippi State; Joey Porter Jr., fourth-year, Penn State.
Safeties — Kaevon Merriweather, fifth-year, Iowa; Ronnie Hickman, fourth-year, Ohio State.
Defensive back — Brian Branch, third-year, Alabama.
Punter — Tory Taylor, third-year, Iowa.Third teamOffense
Quarterback — Hendon Hooker, sixth-year, Tennessee.
Running backs — DeWayne McBride, third-year, UAB; Israel Abanikanda, third-year; Pittsburgh.
Tackles — Blake Freeland, fourth-year, BYU; Alex Palczewski, sixth-year, Illinois
Guards — Jaxson Kirkland, sixth-year, Washington; Christian Haynes, fourth-year, Connecticut.
Center — Brett Neilon, sixth-year, Southern California.
Tight end — Dalton Kincaid, fifth-year, Utah.
Wide receivers — Nathaniel Dell, fifth-year, Houston; Rome Odunze, third-year, Washington; Zay Flowers, fourth-year, Boston College.
All-purpose player — Jahmyr Gibbs, third-year, Alabama.
Kicker - Joshua Karty, third-year, Stanford.

Defense
Edge rushers — Felix Anudike-Uzomah, third-year, Kansas State; Jose Ramirez, fifth-year, Eastern Michigan.
Tackles — Dontay Corleone, second-year, Cincinnati; Mekhi Wingo, second-year, LSU.
Linebackers — Jason Henderson, two-year, Old Dominion; Nick Herbig, third-year, Wisconsin; Jaylan Ford, third-year, Texas.
Cornerbacks — Kool-Aid McKinstry, second-year, Alabama; Mekhi Blackmon, fifth-year,Southern California.
Safeties — Marcus Fuqua, fourth-year, Buffalo; Jordan Battle, fourth-year, Alabama.
Defensive back — Quinyon Mitchell, third-year, Toledo
Punter — Mason Fletcher, second-year, Cincinnati.