Chester Henson
 Henson with the Minnesota Vikings in 2015 | |||||||||||
No. 28 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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| Running Back | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: August 18, 1993 (age 30) | |||||||||||
| Place of birth: Seattle, WA | |||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: O'Dea, Seattle, WA | |||||||||||
| College: USC | |||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | |||||||||||
| Debuted in 2014 for the Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2018 | |||||||||||
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Chester Henson is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at USC. The Minnesota Vikings selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NFLHC Draft.
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College Career
Chester Henson attended USC for 3 years, declaring early for the NFL Draft his junior year.
College statistics
Year Team Games Starts Rushing Receiving Rushes Yards TDs Fumbles YPC YPG Rec Yds TD YPC 2013 USC 12 12 257 1587 23 2 6.18 132.25 11 127 2 11.55 Career 12 12 257 1587 23 2 6.18 132.25 11 127 2 11.55
Professional Career
Henson ran the 40-yard dash in 4.52 seconds at the Scouting Combine. He was considered one of the best running backs in the 2014 NFLHC Draft along with James Bush. In the 2014 NFLHC Draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected Henson with the 6th overall pick. He was the first player drafted in Vikings franchise history. He became the 1st ever starting quarterback, earning the job prior to the 2014 preseason.
The day after the draft, Henson signed a five-year contract with the Vikings worth approximately $50 million.
Minnesota Vikings
Chester Henson became the starting running back for the Vikings before the 2014 NFLHC preseason.
2018 Injury
Chester Henson tore his Achilles in Week 5 of the 2018 season. He did not return to the field that year. It was the first major injury of the star's career.
Pittsburgh Steelers
After two front office overhauls in two offseasons, Henson was trade to the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2020 offseason, with the Vikings receiving FS Stephen Elliot and draft picks in return.
Regular season
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Rushes Yards TDs Fumbles YPC YPG Rec Yds TD YPC 2014 MIN 11 180 1,253 15 0 6.96 113.91 0 0 0 0 2015 MIN 16 254 1,511 21 1 5.95 94.44 16 251 3 15.69 2016 MIN 12 202 1,089 8 0 5.39 90.75 22 259 6 11.77 2017 MIN 16 295 1,734 21 0 5.88 108.38 9 132 2 14.67 2018 MIN 5 94 430 4 0 4.57 86.00 3 42 1 14.00 2019 MIN 15 317 1,502 17 0 4.74 100.13 11 118 4 10.73 2020 PIT 16 371 1,528 14 5 4.12 95.50 0 0 0 0.00 2021 PIT 12 223 862 11 2 3.87 71.83 1 4 0 4.00 2022 PIT 8 96 404 3 1 4.21 50.50 0 0 0 0.00 2023 PIT 16 89 367 4 0 4.12 22.94 0 0 0 0.00 Career 127 2,121 10,680 118 9 5.04 84.1 62 806 17 13.00
