GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2002 (16/13), 2003 (16/16), 2004 (16/16), 2005 (16/15, 1/1), 2006 (16/16), 2007 (15/15, 2/2), 2008 (14/14)
NFL TOTALS: 109 games, 105 starts
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 3 games, 3 starts
TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2002 draft.
Two-time Pro Bowl tackle who anchors the interior of the Jaguars defensive line … Has played in 109 games with 105 starts since being selected in the first round of the 2002 draft … Ranked fifth in franchise history with 26 sacks, first among active players, and has three multi-sack games … Career totals include 503 tackles (386 solo), four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 137 QB pressures, 37 tackles for loss and 40 passes defensed … Has missed only three games in seven seasons due to injuries … Missed game for first time in 2007, ending a streak of 82 consecutive games played with 78 starts … Helped Jaguars defense rank sixth in the NFL from 2003-08, allowing 305.2 yards per game, and fifth in points allowed (19.0) during that span … Played major role on defense that ranked fourth against therun in the NFL in 2006, the second-highest ranking in team history … Earned first trip to the Pro Bowl in 2004 and also earned a spot in 2006 … Jaguars No. 1 draft choice in 2002, tied a single-game record with three sacks in his first NFL start and finished with 6.5 sacks for the year (tops among rookie defensive tackles) … Highest-drafted defensive tackle in franchise history … Outland Trophy winner in 2000, would have been selected among top five picks in 2001 draft but returned for senior year to have a chance to win NCAA national championship …
2008
Started 14 games at DT … Was inactive on 11/9 at DET and 11/16 vs. TEN with knee injury … Finished with 53 tackles (37 solo), two sacks, 13 QB pressures, three tackles for loss and three passes defensed … 9/7 at TEN: Tied a team-high with eight tackles (six solo) in season-opener … Recorded four tackles (three solo) on 9/28 vs. HOU … 10/5 vs. PIT: Played in 100th career game and collected first sack of the season along with four tackles. Became 13th player in team history to play in 100 games … 11/2 at CIN: Recorded three solo tackles and a two-yard sack off Ryan Fitzpatrick. Was ejected in the third quarter along with Bengals LB Andrew Whitworth for fighting. Suffered knee injury (sprained MCL) and missed the next two games … Made 100th career start on 11/23 vs. MIN and totaled five tackles … 12/18 vs. IND: Had three tackles (two solo) and two QB pressures … 12/28 at BAL: Finished with four tackles (two solo) and three QB pressures in season-finale. Surpassed 500 career tackles …
2007
Started all 15 games played, the most starts by a defensive lineman … Missed game for first time in NFL on 9/23 at DEN with a concussion, ending a streak of 82 consecutive games played … Finished season with 49 tackles, two sacks, four passes defensed, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and 13 QB pressures … Registered a sack in bothplayoff games … Anchor of defense that ranked sixth in the AFC, 12th in the NFL, allowing 313.8 yards per game … Unit held opponents to 17 points or less in 10 of 16 games, tied for the most in the NFL (NE,GB,SD) … 9/9 vs. TEN: Had seven solo tackles in season-opener … 9/16 vs. ATL: Posted first sack of the season. Left game after suffering a blow to the head … 10/28 at TB: Had three QB pressures
including a hit on Jeff Garcia that forced an interception caught by Sammy Knight … 12/9 vs. CAR: Forced a fumble off DeShaun Foster which was recovered by Daryl Smith … 12/16 at PIT: Recorded second sack of the season, finished with six tackles … 1/5 at PIT: Started at DT in
AFC Wild Card Game and collected first career postseason sack. Left game in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and did not play in the second half … 1/12 at NE: Made nine tackles with one sack in AFC Divisional Playoff Game …
2006
Started all 16 games for the third time in five seasons … Registered 64 tackles, 3.5 sacks, six tackles for loss, seven passes defensed and 12 QB pressures … Anchored a Jaguars defense that
finished second in the NFL, the highest ranking in team history … Ranked fifth among AFC defensive tackles in sacks … 9/18 at PIT: Sacked Ben Roethlisberger … 9/24 at IND: Recorded a sack for the second consecutive game as he sacked Peyton Manning, becoming only the fifth
Jaguar to record at least 20 career sacks … 10/8 vs. NYJ: Registered one sack … 12/24 vs. NE: Surpassed 400 career tackles …
2005
Made 15 starts and played in all 16 games for the fourth consecutive season … Led the defensive line with 83 tackles which ranked fifth on the team … Tied for third on the team with nine passes defensed and 20 QB pressures … Also recorded three sacks, four tackles for loss
and one forced fumble … 9/18 at IND: Tallied season-high 12 tackles, two for a loss and two passes defensed … 12/4 at CLE: Recorded first sack of the season off Charlie Frye along with eight solo tackles … 12/24 at HOU: Had two sacks of David Carr and forced a fumble along with seven tackles … 1/7 at NE: Made five tackles, one for a loss in AFC Divisional Playoff Game …
2004
Started all 16 games for the second consecutive season and ranked fourth on the team with a career-high 98 tackles … Tied for team lead with 5.5 sacks … Also had 39 QB pressures, five passes defensed, five tackles for loss and recovered a fumble … 9/26 at TEN: Recorded seven tackles, six QB pressures and a half sack … 11/17 vs. DET: Received defensive game ball with seven tackles, one pass defensed and three pressures … 11/28 at MIN: Registered second career multi-sack game with two sacks of Daunte Culpepper along with nine tackles … 12/12 vs. CHI: Received second defensive game ball of the season, tallying 10 tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and two pressures … 12/26 vs. HOU: Set season-high with 11 tackles, one sack of David Carr and two pressures … 1/2 at OAK: Recovered a fumble in season-finale …
2003
Started all 16 games for the first time in career … Ranked sixth on team with 77 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 33 QB pressures … Led team with 13 tackles for loss … 9/28 at HOU: Had most productive game, making 12 tackles, including a half sack of David Carr, two tackles for loss, two passes defensed and a forced fumble … 10/12 vs. MIA: Recorded forced fumble and made four solo tackles …
2002
Played in all 16 games as a rookie, making 13 starts … Totaled 79 tackles and 6.5 sacks … Led all NFL rookie defensive tackles in sacks … Added six passes defensed, four tackles for loss, eight QB pressures, one fumble recovery and a blocked field goal attempt … 10/6 vs. PHI: Made three sacks in his first NFL start, tying a single-game record, along with seven tackles.
PERSONAL
Married (Aleviar) with sons Ja'Mari and Ayden and daughters Talia and Anaiya … Lives in Jacksonville … Attended Pearl-Cohn High in Nashville, where he was an All-America selection as a senior in 1997 by Parade, USA Today, Blue Chip Illustrated, National Recruiting
Advisor and Super Prep … Ranked No. 7 in The Sporting News Top 100 … Ranked No. 1 in state by Knoxville News-Sentinel and Chattanooga Times … First-team All-State as picked by the Associated Press and state sports writers … Named Gatorade Player of the Year for Tennessee
… As a senior, made 150 tackles and two sacks … Also played TE, catching 45 passes for 560 yards and 11 touchdowns … School won back-to-back state championships his final two years … All-State as a junior, making 145 tackles and 15 sacks, while adding 37 catches for 470 yards and nine TDs at TE … All-State in basketball, but was injured much of his senior season … Through his partnership with Baptist Heart Hospital in 2006, taped a PSA encouraging people to keep a
healthy heart … Supports the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Playbooks reading initiative, visiting several local libraries during rookie season … Has volunteered with Big Brothers and Big Sisters … In 2003, participated in the Campbell's Chunky Soup "Tackling Hunger" program,
donating 427 cans of soup to Second Harvest Food Bank … Served as celebrity shopper in inaugural Shop With the Jaguars holiday event benefitting local community agencies … Owns a AAU basketball team in his hometown of Nashville, Tenn. … Full name: John Nathan Henderson.