Brandon Henderson
Illinois Fighting Illini
80
Good

Brandon Henderson

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Projected Starter

Is Brandon Henderson starting?

Brandon Henderson is the projected starter at RG for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Brandon Henderson is the projected starting RG on a Solid Illinois — 80 OVR.

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Depth at RG · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 17580Brandon HendersonStarter
  2. 27874Eddie Tuerk
  3. 35468Griffin Rousseau

What's Next

Who do they play next?See Illinois Fighting Illini's upcoming gamesWho's the backup?Eddie Tuerk — No. 2 at RG for IllinoisHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Illinois Fighting Illini

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of East St. Louis, ranked #946 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #946 Natl
East Saint Louis, IL
Jersey
#75
Class
SR
Height
6'5"
Weight
335 lbs

At 6'5", 335 lbs, Brandon Henderson plays for a Illinois team rated 80 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8658
National Rank
#946
High School
East St. Louis
Hometown
East St. Louis, IL

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 80 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Brandon Henderson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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