Name Raishaun Henderson | ||
Raishaun Tarel Henderson (born January 14, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football cornerback who attended tryout as a free agent with the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa.
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Early years
Henderson attended Milwaukee Madison University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was a student and a letterman in football, track and field, and baseball. In track, as a sophomore and junior, he was a first team All-State selection. Henderson holds the All-Time 110 High Hurdle mark in Wisconsin at 13.71. In football Henderson was rated as the #1 rated cornerback prospect in the state of Wisconsin and number #7 overall prospect by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Raishaun Henderson graduated from Milwaukee Madison in 2000.
College career
2000: Greyshirted at University of Iowa
Transferred to University of Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa Panthers. He had 78 tackles, 4 interceptions, 25 passes defensed and four forced fumbles with the Panthers. Senior Year: A first-team all-Gateway selection ... tied for the team lead in interceptions with three ... led Panthers in pass breakups (11) ... ranked sixth on the team with 58 total tackles ... tallied a season-high nine tackles at Iowa (9/17) ... snared interceptions against Ball State (10/15), at Western Kentucky (11/5) and vs. Northern Arizona (11/19) ... recorded at least two tackles in every game ... returned five punt returns for 115 yards (21.2 avg.) ... returned six punts on the season with five of those coming in the NCAA I-AA national championship game against Appalachian State (12/16).