Noah Henderson

Height:
6-5
Weight:
315
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Bennettsville, S.C.
High School:
Marlboro County
Major:
Business Management

CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner at East Carolina (2019, 2021-22) and two-time team captain (2021-22) … Played in 35 career games making 26 starts (4/2019, 10/2021, 12/2022) … While in the lineup, helped ECU rack up 400 or more yards of total offense in a game 19 times (6/2020, 5/2021, 8/2022) … Played a key role for a unit that has posted 500-plus yards in a contest on 11 occasions and 600-plus three times … Helped pave the way for 16 100-yard rushing performances over his three years (2/2019, 5/2021, 9/2022) … Opened running lanes for Keaton Mitchell’s consecutive 1,000-yard campaigns (1,132 in ‘21, 1,452 in ’22) … Provided pass protection for quarterback Holton Ahlers who had a trio of 3,000-plus passing yard seasons from 2019, 2021 and 2022 … Ahlers would go on to set 10 ECU records, to go along with six American Athletic Conference and two Birmingham Bowl new standards … Selected to participate in the 2023 Hula Bowl and 2023 NFLPA Bowl alongside Ahlers, who took home Most Valuable Player honors in both contests … Helped ECU earn consecutive bowl bids (Military Bowl/2021, Birmingham Bowl/2022) with the last coming in the form of a 53-29 win over Coastal Carolina.

2022: Started 12 of 13 games at right tackle (did not play at BYU) … Named one of four team captains for the season … Selected to play in the 2023 Hula Bowl and 2023 NFLPA Bowl alongside teammate Holton Ahlers … Logged 752 snaps from the line of scrimmage which included a season-best 82 in the Pirates four overtime win against Memphis … Member of an offensive line unit that helped the Pirates top 450-plus yards of total offense eight times and 500 or more on four occasions including a season-high 575 against South Florida (465 pass, 110 rush) … Opened up running lanes for Keaton Mitchell’s second consecutive 1,000-yard campaign (1,452) and eight of his nine 100-plus yard rushing efforts (160/Old Dominion, 185/Campbell, 149/Memphis, 105/UCF, 112/Cincinnati, 128/Houston, 222/Temple, 127/Coastal Carolina) … Provided pass protection for Holton Ahlers’ 3,708 passing yards, which stands as the fourth-most passing yards in a single campaign … Named 2022 Preseason Second-Team selection by Phil Steele's Football Gameday Preview and a third-teamer by Athlon Sports.

2021: Started all 10 games played during third year with the program (did not play against Appalachian State and Navy) …Named one of four team captains for the season … Member of an offensive line unit that helped the Pirates top 450-plus yards of total offense six times, including a season-high 612 vs. Tulane (310 passing, 302 rush) … Opened up running lanes for Keaton Mitchell who rushed for 100-plus yards in a game four times (135/Marshall, 125/Charleston Southern, 222/Tulane, 146/Temple) … Provided pass protection for Holton Ahlers’ 3,126 passing yard, which ranked as the sixth-most passing yards in a single season.

2020: Did not play during CoVID-19 pandemic season.

2019: Played in 11 of 12 contest, starting the last four – Cincinnati, SMU, Connecticut and Tulsa – at right tackle … Significantly contributed to a unit that posted 500-plus total yards in a game four times – 574 (Gardner-Webb), 638 (Cincinnati), 644 (SMU) and 509 (Connecticut) .. Helped offense rank 22^nd nationally in both passing yards (288.8) and fewest sacks allowed (1.4) per game … An integral part of a line that provided protection for three single-game individual records vs. Bearcats, which included passing yards (535 by Holton Ahlers), reception yards (283 by C.J. Johnson) and total yards (556 by Ahlers) … Also protected Ahlers’ blind side during a record-setting six-TD passing performance against Mustangs … Additionally, aided ECU’s ground attack, paving way for three 100-yard rushing performances (Darius Pinnix/2, Demetrius Mauney/1) … Did not play vs. William & Mary.

2018: Did not experience game action as a true freshman … Praised by previous coaching staff for contributions made as a member of the offensive scout team while on developmental roster.

High School: Played in the 2017 Touchstone Energy North-South All-Star Game following senior year … An ABC 15 All-Zone selection in 2017 … Graded out at 87 percent and registered 14 pancake blocks during final year of prep competition … Also was a First-Team All-7-4A Region selection following senior campaign … In addition to football, also picked up varsity baseball letters … Officially committed to the ECU program on February 7, 2018 … Also was recruited by Southeastern Conference member South Carolina.

Personal: Full name is Noah James Henderson … Graduated in December of 2022 with a degree in business management … Starred at the same prep program which produced former Pirate defensive lineman Lee Pegues (2010-2013), a two-time All-Conference USA performer who completed his 43-game ECU career with 102 tackles and appearances in three bowl games.