#2Emmanuel Henderson Jr.

WR·Kansas·2025

Emmanuel Henderson Jr. is a Versatile WR for Kansas. Emmanuel's 2025 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 78 plays — a elite rate for the WR.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.47
Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
Total EPA (value)0.45
Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Emmanuel Henderson Jr.'s projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Receiving

45 Receptions766 Rec yards5 Rec TD17.0 Yards/rec

Returns

18 Kick returns455 KR yards1 KR TD

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs WR peers

Efficiency100
Volume29
Explosiveness67
Consistency57
Pass-Down0

Player type

Versatile WR

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency57th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.52 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 1.78 EPA/play in Wk 5 vs Cincinnati (SP+ 5).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Keytaon Thompson	Mississippi State	2017	70	0.460	1.2	32.2
Savion Williams	TCU	2024	56	0.450	1.1	25.2
DeAndre Hughes	Air Force	2021	60	0.470	1.3	28.2
Dane Kinamon	Air Force	2021	39	0.410	0.7	16.0
Zach Abey	Navy	2016	70	0.370	0.8	25.9

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
0	vsFresno State	W31-7	1.8	3	24	8.0	0	13	—
1	vsWagner	W46-7	—	6	130	21.7	2	62	1.53
2	@Missouri	L31-42	14.4	3	29	9.7	0	25	0.24
4	vsWest Virginia	W41-10	-6.8	6	38	6.3	0	11	0.12
5	vsCincinnati	L34-37	4.5	5	214	42.8	2	93	1.78
6	@UCF	W27-20	-1.2	5	53	10.6	0	24	-0.02
7	@Texas Tech	L17-42	27.6	3	42	14.0	0	19	0.24
9	vsKansas State	L17-42	7.0	3	24	8.0	0	10	-0.18
10	vsOklahoma State	W38-21	-15.1	2	19	9.5	0	13	-0.14
11	@Arizona	L20-24	12.0	5	65	13.0	1	24	0.28
13	@Iowa State	L14-38	9.9	1	15	15.0	0	15	0.08
14	vsUtah	L21-31	22.2	3	113	37.7	0	54	0.98

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

10.0%

Passing plays

21.1%

Rushing plays

1.0%

Standard downs

8.8%

Passing downs

13.5%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.67
Passing downs: 0.08
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.49 / -0.09

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).