Clemson defensive end K.J. Henry says the top-ranked Tigers have a lot of respect for Virginia, who will visit Death Valley tonight for an eight o’clock kickoff on the ACC Network. Last year, the Cavaliers converted 10-of-18 third downs and had nearly 400 yards. Henry knows the defense can’t have a repeat performance tonight if […]
Everyone knows how special Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is on the football field. But not everyone gets to see what Lawrence is like behind the scenes and how special of a person he is off the field, as well. Clemson redshirt sophomore defensive end K.J. Henry is one of those that does get to be […]
Being the son of a football coach, leading is in K.J. Henry’s blood. That is why Clemson’s defensive end is always wanting to help and teach his teammates everything he knows. It is just a natural instinct for him. “I feel like I have been a leader since I have been here in some fashion […]
Clemson defensive end K.J Henry has been the talk of camp thus far for the top-ranked Tigers. With Xavier Thomas expected to miss some games as he continues to build back his strength after fighting off COVID-19 and strep throat earlier this summer, Henry has stepped up and is in position to start on the […]
Clemson defensive end K.J. Henry says his friend and teammate, Xavier Thomas, is doing much better these days. Thomas, of course, missed a lot of practice time as he continued to get his body back in football shape after missing most of the summer workouts and conditioning programs due to lingering side effects from having […]
When he watches guys like Myles Murphy, Bryan Bresee, Demonte Capehart and Tre Williams practice, it does not take K.J. Henry long to figure out why Clemson recorded its first No. 1 recruiting class in history in 2020. The Tigers’ starting defensive end said he is glad he came in when he did, or he […]
Dabo Swinney told his Clemson team the other day they looked like Georgia Tech running around at practice because so many guys were wearing yellow jerseys. At one point in camp, the Tigers had as many as 21 players banged or nicked up with some players missing several days of practice. But the good news […]
Salisbury (N.C.) four-star linebacker Jalon Walker is shaping up to be a priority target for Clemson and defensive coordinator Brent Venables in the 2022 recruiting cycle. Walker (6-2, 210) scored one of the Tigers’ opening offers to rising juniors on June 1 and has been staying in touch with Venables since. “We get in contact […]
At the beginning of last season, things moved fast for K.J. Henry. After redshirting during the 2018 season, each play and rep was a blur for the Clemson defensive end as he saw his first significant college football action, and he did a little bit too much thinking on the field, trying to understand his […]
Before Clemson had its spring practices cut short, K.J. Henry was showing significant improvement in his role at defensive end. Now in his third year in the Clemson program, the 6-foot-4, 250-pound redshirt sophomore has a better understanding of the defense. He played with more confidence. He reacted faster to what was going on around […]