University of Delaware Athletics
2021 Spring Football Roster
Nolan Henderson
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Smyrna, Del.
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- High School:
- Smyrna
- Major:
- Sport management
2022 SEASON
All-CAA Second Team
Walter Payton Award Watch list
Appeared and started in all 13 games
Finished 285-for-442 passing for 3,216, and 32 touchdowns
Rushed 92 times for 149 yards, and four touchdowns
Completed at least 20 passes in 10 games and had at least 30 completions twice
Passed for more than 200 yards 10 times and more than 300 yards four times
Went 29-for-34 for 379 yards and four touchdowns against Rhode Island
Finished 30-or-43 for 296 yards and two scores against Towson
Had 323 passing yards, five passing TDs and one rushing score against Monmouth
Went 37-of-59 for 347 yards and three touchdowns at Villanova
Passed for 226 yards and four touchdowns in first round playoff win over Saint Francis
CAA Offensive Player of the Week - 9/19, 11/7
FedEx Ground FCS National Offensive Player of the Week - 9/19
Selected to the 2022 Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEASON
Appeared and started in the first four games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury
Finished 47-of-80 passing for 646 yards and four touchdowns
Passed for 262 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a score in the season opener at Maine
Went 18-for-23 for 259 yards and a touchdown against Saint Francis (Pa.)
Completed 11 passes for 92 yards at Rutgers
Connected on a season-long 66-yard touchdown pass to Thyrick Pitts at Maine
Selected to the 2022 Spring CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 SEASON
All-CAA First-Team selection at Quarterback
Voted team captain ahead of the season
Started all eight games at quarterback for the Blue Hens in his first season as full-time starter
Led the CAA and ranked third in FCS in completion percentage
Completed 135-of-191 passes for 1,482 yards and 10 touchdowns to four interceptions
Named CAA Offensive Player of the Week on April 19 after throwing for a career-best 270 yards on 20-of-24 passing and two touchdowns at Villanova (4/17)
Ran the ball 72 times for 101 yards and two rushing touchdowns on the year
Threw for a career-best three touchdowns against Stony Brook (3/13)
Had a touchdown pass in six-straight games to open the season
Racked up 12 consecutive completions in the FCS Quarterfinal at Jacksonville State (5/2), the second-most consecutive completions in program history
Completed his first 11 pass attempts in the FCS Semifinal at South Dakota State (5/8), tied for the most to open a game in program history
Selected to CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the fall and spring semester
2019 SEASON
Appeared in nine games for the Blue Hens, splitting time as starter and backup at quarterback
Completed 71 of 126 pass attempts
Threw for nine and rushed for one touchdown in his redshirt sophomore season
Had a pair of touchdown passes vs. No. 1 North Dakota State (9/14), the firsts of his career
Made first career start vs. Penn (9/21), going 20-for-29 for 260 yards and three touchdown passes
Threw for 240 yards at Towson (11/2) with a touchdown
Rushed for 72 yards vs. Albany (11/9)
Ranked 6th in CAA in Passing Yards/Comp. and Passing Efficiency
2018 SEASON
Made his collegiate debut vs. Lafayette
Played in three games during the season
Biggest impact came vs. Villanova after taking on the quarterback duties following an injury to Pat Kehoe
Completed 12 passes on 20 attempts
Threw for 152 yards and his first touchdown (43 yards to Joe Walker) which brought the Blue Hens within a touchdown
Also rushed for 36 yards
2017 SEASON
Did not see game action in first season and retained freshman eligibility
HIGH SCHOOL
Enjoyed one of the top careers ever by a quarterback in Delaware high school football history
First in-state quarterback in UD recruiting class since Newark's Eric Spiese in 2002
Three-year starter at Smyrna for head coach Mike Judy
Two-time team captain
Led team to three-year record of 29-6, two Henlopen Conference titles, and two state titles
Team went 12-1 in 2015 and won the school's first state title and followed with undefeated 12-0 state championship in 2016
Two-time first team All-State selection and 2016 Gatorade State Player of the Year
Earned 2016 Maxwell Jim Henry Award as the state Player of the Year and was named DIFCA Offensive Player of the Year
Set state records with 3,380 yards passing and 36 touchdowns as a junior in 2015 and threw for 1,941 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior
Set state record with 104 passing touchdowns
Named game Most Valuable Player in leading Gold team to a 44-0 victory over Blue during the 67th annual Delaware DFRC Blue-Gold High School All-Star Game June 17 at Delaware Stadium
Competed 22 of 33 passes for a record 260 yards and three touchdowns - almost all coming in the first half
Also a four-year starting outfielder in baseball playing for his father
Two-year team captain
All-State selection in 2016 and 2017 and a four time all-conference selection
Honor roll student who earned Academic Excellence Award
Volunteer with Special Olympics and was a reader at local elementary school
PERSONAL
Nolan Michael Henderson
Born June 26, 1998
Son of Mike Henderson and Lisa Mullaney
Father is a New Castle County police officer
Mother is a veterinarian
Has a younger sister
Grew up as a Delaware football fan and always dreamed of playing for the Blue Hens
Family held season tickets for several years
