Defensive end Matt Henningsen plays for the National Football League’s Denver Broncos. He is 1.91 m tall and 132 kg in weight. He played football at Menomonee Falls High School, where he was selected to the Greater Metro Conference’s first team both in his junior and senior years.
He was also selected as a defensive lineman for the league’s first team as a senior and for the WFCA All-Region team as a junior. He played collegiate football for the Wisconsin Badgers football squad at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He sat out as a true freshman in 2017 and made 10 defensive end starts in 2018.
In addition to his 32 tackles, he also had 2.5 TFLs, one sack, and one pass breakup. In 2019, he played in all 14 games, starting five of them at defensive end, and he scored two touchdowns on recovered fumbles. In 2020, he made a total of two tackles while playing in two games, including one as a starter. He was awarded his third letter for the 2021 season, made a career-high 8 tackles against Michigan, and started all 13 games.
At the end of his college career, he had started 29 out of 42 games at defensive end, totaled 91 tackles, including 13.0 TFLs and 8.0 sacks, and recovered 3 fumbles, including 2 for touchdowns. Henningsen was taken 206th overall by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
How Many Siblings Does Matt Henningsen Have?
Matt Henningsen has three older brothers. They are Pete, Joe and Adam.