Matt Henningsen (born July 9, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin.
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A defensive end who appeared in 42 career games (29 starts) in four seasons at the University of Wisconsin from 2018-21.
Recorded 89 tackles (35 solo), eight sacks (70 yds.), four passes defended, and three fumble recoveries (2 TDs) during his four seasons with the Badgers.
Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American first team on two occasions (2020-21) and was a National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete in 2021.
Started all 13 games played in 2021, recording 31 tackles (12 solo), three sacks (23 yds.), and one pass defensed.
Tallied two tackles (1 solo) in two games played (1 start) in 2020.
Appeared in 14 games (5 starts) in 2019, registering 24 tackles (14 solo), four sacks (33 yds.), two passes defensed and three forced fumbles (2 TDs).
Opened 10-of-13 games played as a redshirt freshman in 2018, garnering 32 tackles (8 solos), one sack (14 yds.), and one pass defensed.
Became the first Wisconsin walk-on since at least 1990 to start a season opener as a freshman.
Prepped at Menomonee Falls (Wisc.) High School, where he was named first-team all-state by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as both an offensive and defensive lineman.
Selected by the Broncos in the seventh round (206th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Henningsen was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round, 206th overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft. He appeared in all 17 games as a rookie. He finished with one sack and 21 total tackles.
Matt Henningsen High School
Matt Henningsen attended Menomonee Falls as his high school.
Matt Henningsen College,
Matt Henningsen attended Wisconsin as his college.
Matt Henningsen Draft
Matt Henningsen Trade
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Matt Henningsen Contract
| Year | Team | Cash Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Broncos | $867,080 |
| 2023 | Broncos | $870,000 |
| 2024 | Broncos | $985,000 |
| 2025 | Broncos | $1,100,000 |
Matt Henningsen Stats
|
Game |
Tackles |
Assisted tackles |
Sacks |
Safeties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 Sept vs Commanders
|
2 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
|
10 Sept vs Raiders
|
1 |
1 Advertisement
|
0.0 |
0 |
|
Regular Season
|
3 |
2 |
0.0 |
– |
|
Year |
Team |
Tackles |
Assisted tackles |
Sacks |
Interceptions forced |
Yards gained by interceptions |
Touchdowns scored via interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2023 |
Broncos |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2022 |
Broncos
|
21 |
13 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Career |
24 |
15 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
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