Career Summary
Kurt Henderson came to BYU as an Academic All-State selection and three-year letterwinner from Snow Canyon High School. He played in a total of 34 games and lettered as a junior and senior. Henderson tallied a total of 205 receiving yards with 12 receptions (17.1 average). He caught a career-best 60-yard pass in the Cougars' win over Utah State as a sophomore. He helped the Cougars to a 33-19 record during his 2012-2015 career. Note season summaries and stats below for more information.
Personal
- Parents are Lon and Carrie Henderson
- Has six siblings
- Grandpa, Rollie Bestor coached swimming and diving at BYU
- Brother-in-law Dave Jensen played baseball at BYU
- Majoring in business finance with a minor in Finnish
- Served an LDS mission to Helsinki, Finland and is an Eagle Scout
Before BYU
- Academic All-State selection
- National Honor Society VP, member of the FFA, carried a 3.99 GPA in high school and was on the Honor Roll
- Three-year letterwinner at Snow Canyon High School
- Part of 2007 state runner-up team
- Also played baseball and basketball, won 2007 state title in baseball and was an All-State Honorable Mention
- Named the 2008 Male Athlete of the Year and Basketball State Competitors 2008
- Also recruited by Stanford, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, UNLV, Utah State, Weber State, Snow College and Dixie State