2006 Post Draft Signings - Ray Henderson - ILB - extensive profile

[That Guy]

Ray Henderson, ILB, Boston College
Washington Redskin

Name: Ray Henderson
College: Boston College Number: 3
Height: 6-2 Weight: 242
Position: ILB Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2006
40 Time: 4.94
Projected Round: Stock:
Rated number 40 out of 81 ILB's / 1738 TOTAL

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Pro Day Results
Dates: 03/15/06
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Weight: 242
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Overview
Named to the All-Big East second team...had an outstanding season for the Eagles at middle linebacker...11-game starter...finished third on the team in tackles with 69 (30, solos, 39 assists)...also had 4.5 TFL and a team-high six interceptions for 52 yards...has turned into one of the emotional leaders on the team.

2004 Season
Accrued six assists at Ball State...had a career day with two interceptions with 24 return yards, three pass deflections, one TFL for one yard, and three solos vs. Penn State...named Big East Co-Defender of the Week for his efforts vs. Penn State...two solos, four assists vs. Connecticut...four solos and one forced fumble at Wake Forest...one solo and one pass breakup vs. Massachusetts...two solos, seven assists, one TFL and one pass defended at Pittsburgh...four solos and one assist at Notre Dame...three solos, two assists vs. Rutgers...registered team-high ten tackles (three solos) and had one interception to end West Virginia's final offensive drive.Registered career-highs in assists with ten, total tackles with 15 at Temple...also recorded two and one half TFL for a one-yard loss and his team leading fourth interception of the season (returned 20 yards)...named Big East Defensive Player of the Week for the second time of the season after his performance against at Temple...tied career-high with two interceptions vs. Syracuse...also made three solo tackles, two assists and one TFL...received the Orrie T. Scarminach Award as the outstanding Boston College player in the Syracuse game.

2003 Season
Started all 13 games for the Eagles at middle linebacker...finished the season third on the team in total tackles with 88 (46 solos, 42 assists)...also had 8 TFLs for 17 yards, one sack, a pass breakup, 6 quarterback hurries and a forced fumble...earned the start after battling for the position with Ricky Brown throughout preseason camp...eight tackles (seven solos), one quarterback sack and a caused incompletion vs. Wake Forest in the season opener...one solo, six assists, one QB hurry vs. Penn State...five solos and one assist vs. Connecticut.Registered three solos, three assists vs. Miami...three solos, two assists, one TFL vs. Ball State...two solos, two assists, one QB hurry vs. Temple...two solos, two assists vs. Syracuse...six solos, one assist, two TFLs, three QB hurries vs. Notre Dame...three solos, four assists vs. Pittsburgh...two solos, two assists, one TFL vs. West Virginia...three solos, seven assists, forced one fumble vs. Rutgers...led the team at Virginia Tech with 14 tackles (eight solos)...also had three TFLs for seven yards...six tackles vs. Colorado State in the Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl.

2002 Season
Number two at middle linebacker all season behind Vinny Ciurciu...25 tackles (14 solos), 4 TFLs for 16 yards, two sacks on the year...also had a pass deflection and a fumble recovery...one tackle vs. Connecticut...one solo, one assist, plus the first sack of his career vs. Stanford...one solo, two assists, one TFL vs. Miami...two tackles vs. Central Michigan...two solos, one TFL and a fumble recovery vs. Navy...five tackles (two solos), one sack vs. Pittsburgh.

2001 Season
Redshirted.

High School
Quarterbacked Cresskill to two consecutive berths in the New Jersey Group 1 state final...earned 2000 SuperPrep all-New Jersey honors; captured all-East honors from Tom Lemming...gained Newark Star-Ledger all-state second team honors in 2000...recorded 1,975 passing yards and 24 TD passes as a senior quarterback at Cresskill; led the Cougars to the Bergen County Scholastic League Olympic Division football championship...threw for more than 1,600 yards as a junior, capturing 1999 All-Bergen County second team accolades; threw 20 touchdown passes.

Personal
Raymond Patrick Henderson, born August 20, 1983...enrolled in the Lynch School of Education...Ray is the oldest of Margaret and Todd Henderson's six children; he has two brothers and three sisters.

Draft Scout Player News

10/10/05 - First, the Eagles got mad. Then, they got even. Finally, the left vindicated. In a game against Virginia where grudges seemed to be carried out on each play, complete with trash-talking, the Eagles took over in the final two quarters and produced their first ACC home win in a 28-17 victory. It was marred by 22 penalties -- 11 apiece -- and the ejections of two of Boston College's top defensive players.
"I guess we're the new team in the ACC and I think we got a bull's-eye on our back," said Eagles linebacker Ray Henderson. "Everybody wants to smack us around and welcome us to the ACC -- in a negative way -- but I think so far we've proved that we belong in this conference and we can play with any team in the country."10/03/05 - The atmosphere was elsewhere. So was the crowd's attention. In between following the Red Sox in a division title chase, however, Boston College supporters saw enough to stir some excitement. On the field, the Eagles' minds were not diverted en route to a 38-0 victory against winless Ball State.


"The one thing Coach (Tom) O'Brien preached to us was that championship teams, when they face teams that aren't necessarily as good as they are, have come out and play and don't let up," said linebacker Ray Henderson. "He drives that into us every day in practice and in meetings. I think we listened to him this week and got the job done."

09/19/05 - "Any time you lose a game at home it's tough, but especially at home," said Eagles linebacker Ray Henderson. "We felt like we prepared really well all week, and certain things just didn't go right for us and we never rebounded from it. They outplayed us in the second half, so they came out with the win."

09/12/05 - "We tried to preach it all week, to not think about any of the games down the road. But that's our first ACC game. That's like a demon entering our minds." -- Boston College LB Ray Henderson, referring to the upcoming game against Florida State.

09/07/05 - LB Ray Henderson, the team's top tackler, had eight stops and helped solidify a solid defensive effort.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

His face looks angry.

[Beemnseven]

Sure would be nice if one of these linebackers turns out to be the next Monte Coleman.

That Guy, I've been meaning to ask you -- I'm curious about the two linebackers drafted right before Rocky -- D'Quell and somebody else (can't think of the name), was there anything big that separated them talent wise from McIntosh?

[gibbsisgod]

just another body for training camp

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Sure would be nice if one of these linebackers turns out to be the next Monte Coleman.

That Guy, I've been meaning to ask you -- I'm curious about the two linebackers drafted right before Rocky -- D'Quell and somebody else (can't think of the name), was there anything big that separated them talent wise from McIntosh?

i think you're talking about thomas howard. They're very different players... D'qwell is undersized and slower, with less pops on hits, but has better field awareness and understanding right now (polish).

howard is faster than mcintosh, but has less awareness, and phones it in sometimes.

the three aren't that far apart in talent, but one is polished (D'Qwell) and one is potential (howard), so they'd rate different depending on what a team is looking for (raiders would rate howard the highest, steelers might rate D'Qwell the highest). McIntosh is somewhere in the middle. He doesn't have size/speed or motivation issues though.

[LINEBACKER]

the 2 LB's taken right before Rocky were Demeco Ryans (Texans) and D'Qwell (Browns)

[That Guy]

ryans is a better talent than mcintosh (imho). we brought him in too though.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by That Guy

i think you're talking about thomas howard. They're very different players... D'qwell is undersized and slower, with less pops on hits, but has better field awareness and understanding right now (polish).

howard is faster than mcintosh, but has less awareness, and phones it in sometimes.

the three aren't that far apart in talent, but one is polished (D'Qwell) and one is potential (howard), so they'd rate different depending on what a team is looking for (raiders would rate howard the highest, steelers might rate D'Qwell the highest). McIntosh is somewhere in the middle. He doesn't have size/speed or motivation issues though.

Thanks dude. I think it's time you get a personalized title under your screen name -- Chief Draft Wizard? Warpath Draft Expert?

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