Jay Henry

Height:
6-2
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
High School:
Jenks HS

Returning starter at middle linebacker and an Academic All-American ... Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete award from Playboy ... Ronnie Lott Impact Award watch list ... smart and savvy with great football instincts ... a leader on the defense whose know-how holds that unit together ... can play any of the three linebacker positions and on every special team ... 62 tackles in 2005 ... made four tackles in Syracuse victory ... team-high 10 tackles in Wofford win ... forced a Maryland fumble and had a sack, 2.5 TFL and team-high six tackles against the Terps before spraining his knee ... sat out the ECU game ... six tackles vs. Virginia Tech ... six tackles in wins against Rutgers and Louisville ... sack, two TFL and a forced fumble in the Connecticut game ... forced a Cincinnati fumble and had six tackles ... forced a Pitt fumble and had five tackles against the Panthers ... forced a Georgia fumble in the Sugar Bowl ... BIG EAST player of week: Maryland ... BIG EAST honor roll: Wofford ... Ideal Mountaineer Man award ... Defensive Champion: Maryland, Connecticut ... backed up Scott Gyorko at will linebacker in 2004 ...39 tackles for season ... fumble recovery against East Carolina and three tackles ... six tackles in the win at UCF ... four tackles in the overtime win against Maryland, one for a loss ... missed the JMU game with an ankle sprain ... pair of stops in the Virginia Tech game ... seven tackles with a TFL in the win at Connecticut ... five tackles in the win over Syracuse ... sack and three tackles in the Temple win ... four tackles versus BC ... backed up All-American Grant Wiley in 2003 at outside linebacker ... 38 tackles for season ... three tackles, one for a loss, vs. Wisconsin ... four solo stops in win at East Carolina ... pair of special teams tackles vs. Cincinnati ... six tackles at Maryland and Miami ... pair of solo tackles vs. UCF ... four special teams stops in the win over Pitt ... six tackles on the return teams in the win at Syracuse ... three tackles in the Temple victory ... Special Teams Champion: Syracuse ... did not see varsity action in 2002, but won the Danny Van Etten Award as top defensive rookie performer on WVU's scout teams ... Rookie of the Week: Wisconsin ... led Jenks High to the Oklahoma state Class 6A title ... recorded 100 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior and 117 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior for Coach Allan Trimble ... district defensive player of the year ... his team went 40-1 during his three-year career ... Tulsa World, Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state ... team MVP and the winner of the “Ultimate Trojan” award ... Oklahoma-Texas Oil Bowl ... birthday is June 9 ... National Honor Society and 4.0 student ... son of Larry and Judy Henry ... earned first team Academic All-America honors from ESPN and CoSIDA with his 4.0 GPA in finance ... has already earned his bachelor’s degree and is pursuing a second degree in accounting ... BIG EAST academic all-star (2003-04-05) ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll