Derrick Henry

Position:
Strong Safety
Height:
6-1
Weight:
189
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Worthington Kilbourne

2010: (Sr.): Played in all 12 games . . . started the last four games . . . earned third letter . . . named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Buffalo . . . managed his first career interception in the third quarter vs. Akron . . . made his first start of the season at Kent State . . . tied for team-high honors with nine tackes at Kent State, which tied his career high . . . also tallied nine tackles at Toledo.

2009: Did not compete in football at Ball State.

2008 (So.): Played in all 14 games and started three to earn second letter . . . registered a career-high nine tackles at Indiana . . . had first career tackle for loss at Indiana . . . credited with forced fumbles at Western Kentucky and at Miami University . . . named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Indiana in Ball State's 42-20 win over the Hoosiers.

2007 (Fr.): Played in all 13 games as a true freshman . . . earned first letter . . . registered a season-high five tackles vs. Western Kentucky . . . managed three tackles at Western Michigan and vs. Toledo . . . credited with first career pass breakup vs. Toledo . . . received Ball State’s Elite 11 Champion Award for outstanding special teams play throughout the season

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for Coach Vince Trombetti . . . team was 24-13 in his career . . . helped team to the Ohio Cardinal Conference Championship as a junior . . . helped team to the regional crown as a sophomore and a regional runner-up finish as a junior . . . two-time all-conference second team selection . . . named Worthington Kilbourne’s Defensive Back of the Year as a senior . . . all-city as a senior after earning honorable mention as a junior . . . managed 60 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a senior . . . also added four pass breakups and one blocked punt as a senior . . . managed nine catches for 140 yards and three touchdowns as a senior . . . totalled 85 tackles, three interceptions and five forced fumbles in his career . . . rushed for 707 yards and had 19 catches for 397 yards in his career

Personal: Son of Alton and Evelyn Henry . . . one sister and two brothers . . . born Nov. 28, 1988, in Kingston, Pa. . . . full name is Derrick Matthew Henry.

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