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Devery Henderson 
Henderson catching a passNo. 19 New Orleans Saints Wide receiver Personal information Date of birth: March 26, 1982 Place of birth: Lafayette, Louisiana Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) Career information College: Louisiana State NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 Debuted in 2004 for the New Orleans Saints Career history - New Orleans Saints (2004-Present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - Super Bowl Champion (XLIV)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2011 Receptions 200 Receiving Yards 3,761 Receiving TDs 19 Stats at NFL.com Devery Vaughn Henderson, Jr. (born March 26, 1982 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Saints in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University.
He grew up in Opelousas, LA & attended Opelousas High School where he was a star for their highly rated track team. He attended LSU on a track scholarship & had to try out for the football team.
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College career
The highlight of his career at LSU came on November 9, 2002. Henderson caught the famed "Bluegrass Miracle" pass from Marcus Randall to help defeat the Kentucky Wildcats, 33-30. The "Bluegrass Miracle" also won an ESPY award the following year for "Best Play." Henderson accepted the award on behalf of the LSU Tigers . Henderson started for LSU's 2003 BCS National Championship team.
Professional career
Pre-draft
Pre-draft measureables Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic 5 ft 11¼ in 196 lb 4.36 s 4.21 s 6.74 s 35½ in x all values from LSU pro day.[1] New Orleans Saints
On November 5, 2006, Devery had his best day as a professional in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he caught 3 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns. Henderson had 158 receiving yards on 5 catches, including a 76 yard touchdown, against the Atlanta Falcons on November 26, 2006. On December 10, 2006, Henderson caught two passes from Drew Brees for 92 yards and one touchdown, as the Saints defeated the favored Dallas Cowboys 42-17 on NBC Sunday Night Football.
On March 2, 2009, Henderson re-signed with the Saints. The Saints went to the Super Bowl that year and Henderson had 7 catches for 63 yards en route to the Saints defeating the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV.
Career statistics
Year Team G Rec Yards AVG LG TD 2005 NO 15 22 343 15.6 66 3 2006 NO 13 32 745 23.3 76 5 2007 NO 16 20 409 20.5 54 3 2008 NO 16 32 793 24.8 84 3 2009 NO 16 51 804 15.8 75 2 2010 NO 16 34 464 13.6 57 1 Career -- 92 191 3558 18.6 84 17 External links
References
LSU Tigers Football 2003 BCS & USA Today/ESPN National Champions Joseph Addai | Eric Alexander | Dwayne Bowe | Bennie Brazell | Michael Clayton | Tory Collins | Travis Daniels | Buster Davis | Peter Dyakowski | Matt Flynn | Randall Gay | Skyler Green | Devery Henderson | Marquise Hill | Jack Hunt | Brian Johnson | Donnie Jones | LaRon Landry | Chad Lavalais | Nate Livings | Matt Mauck | Adrian Mayes | Rudy Niswanger | Melvin Oliver | Stephen Peterman | Chase Pittman | Ronnie Prude | Marcus Randall | JaMarcus Russell | Marcus Spears | Craig Steltz | Cameron Vaughn | Justin Vincent | Corey Webster | Andrew Whitworth | Ben Wilkerson | Kyle Williams | Jonathan Zenon | Keith Zinger
Head Coach Nick Saban
Coaches Derek Dooley | Jimbo Fisher | Stan Hixon | Travis Jones | Will MuschampNew Orleans Saints 2004 NFL Draft selections Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Lafayette, Louisiana
- African American players of American football
- American football wide receivers
- LSU Tigers football players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Players of American football from Louisiana
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