Leroy Henley

Height:
6-1
Weight:
206
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pompano Beach, Fla.
High School:
Deerfield Beach
Major:
Communication

A strong redshirt freshman campaign erased any doubts about making a full recovery after suffering a serious knee injury during the spring of 2017 … Followed strong initial in-season performance with a stellar spring to impress a new coaching staff, who subsequently rewarded him with a projected starting assignment as the Pirates’ top outside “Z” receiver (to open 2019) … Collected a combined nine catches for 138 yards (15.3 ypr) in three spring scrimmages … Topped all receivers with four receptions for 81 yards in the first contest on March 30 … Hauled in a pair of passes for 14 yards during the second outing (April 6) before racking up 43 yards on three grabs in the Purple-Gold Game on April 13 … Notable on-field attributes include soft hands, quickness, agility and plenty of explosiveness.

2018: Successfully completed a grueling year-long rehabilitation assignment by playing in all 12 games and standing fifth among ECU receivers with 20 catches for 232 yards (11.6 ypr) … Made four starts – Houston, UCF, Tulane and NC State … Made at least one reception in nine contests, including a run of eight-straight outings … Produced multiple catch totals on four occasions … Pulled down a combined 11 grabs for 91 yards in successive weeks against Temple (5-34) and Houston (6-57) in early October … Reception (6) and yardage (57) total vs. the Cougars marked career-bests in first-ever start … Picked up a pair of catches each vs. Tulane (10 yards) and Cincinnati (40) … Added single receptions vs. North Carolina (25 yards), USF (31), Old Dominion (9), UCF (13) and Memphis (13) … Gained (31 yards) vs. the Bulls at Raymond James Stadium served as a personal-long … Ten (10) receptions surpassed 10 yards (five exceeded 20) … Produced nine first-down catches … Targeted on 40 occasions (50 percent reception rate) … Second on team with 18 receptions (198 yards) in eight American Athletic Conference matchups (2-34 in four non-league tilts) … Also stood second on unit in five road games with 10 grabs for 115 yards (10-117 in seven home contests) … Reception total in first half of season (14) more than doubled his final six outings (6) … First career catch, a 25-yarder from Reid Herring against the Tar Heels, came on a 2nd-and-10 snap from the ECU 43-yard line on the Pirates’ first possession of the contest that ultimately resulted in a TD … Made collegiate debut vs. North Carolina A&T as a member of the special teams unit and as a backup receiver, but did not record statistics … Also credited with three tackles (all on interception returns) … Held out of direct contact work (team periods, scrimmages) during the spring for precautionary reasons before being medically cleared as “full go” prior to the start of training camp.

2017: Sat out season (redshirted) to focus solely on injury rehabilitation process ... Was on the receiving end of a highlight reel 48-yard TD pass during a team-on-team segment March 27 before suffering the aforementioned knee injury two days later which forced him out of action during ECU’s remaining three scrimmages ... Officially signed a grant-in-aid with the Pirates to enroll early at ECU in January.

High School: Starred for two separate prep programs in Broward (Fla.) County, earning a combined four varsity letters … Played first three seasons at Cardinal Gibbons in Fort Lauderdale before transferring to Deerfield Beach to enable early graduation (and early college enrollment) … Provided an immediate impact for DBHS and coach Jevon Glenn with 64 receptions for 968 yards and seven touchdowns … Helped lead Bucks to a 10-3 record (5-0 in district play) and appearance in the state 8-A semifinals during 2016 campaign as a team captain … Earned first-team all-county honors … Developed into one of Cardinal Gibbons’ top pass catchers in school history as a freshman, sophomore and junior collectively … Despite only playing three seasons, left Chiefs’ program as the school’s third-leading career receiver with 99 grabs for 1,259 yards … Stood fourth on same all-time list with 22 touchdown receptions … Enjoyed stellar sophomore year with 52 catches in 2014, a number which stands second in the team’s single-season annals, to earn selection to the all-county (first-team) unit ... Earned four prospect stars from Scout.com and three each from Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … Rated as the nation’s No. 46 and No. 48 receiver according to 247Sports.com and Scout.com, respectively … Reportedly received offers from Auburn, California, Kentucky, Florida, Michigan, Michigan State, Louisville, Miami, Penn State, Virginia Tech, West Virginia in addition to ECU … Also picked up two letters as a basketball standout … Excelled in classroom with a 3.60 grade point average.

Personal: Full name is Leroy K. Henley, Jr. … Born at Pompano Beach, Fla. … Son of Angela Williams … Cousin Terrance Henley was a defensive back in the Miami (Fla.) football program … Hobbies include fishing … A communication major who earned ECU Honor Roll selection for classroom work in 2017 (spring semester), 2018 (fall) and 2019 (spring).