Tony Hennigan
Hennigan chasing down former Jaguars RB James Bush. | |||||||
Retired | |||||||
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Strong Safety | |||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: April 22, 1992 (age 28) | |||||||
Place of birth: Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
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Career information | |||||||
High school: Landrum High School, Landrum, South Carolina | |||||||
College: UCF Knights | |||||||
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 11 / Pick: 161 | |||||||
Debuted in 2014 for the New York Jets | |||||||
Career history
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Roster status: Active | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Tony Hennigan (born April 22, 1992) is an American football strong safety for the New York Jets.
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College Career
Hennigan finished his senior season by recording 2 tackles in 11 games.
College Statistics
Year | Defensive | ||||||||
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GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | FF | FR | INT | TD | ||
2013 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Professional career
Pre-draft
Despite a less than stellar college career, Hennigan was still expected to be drafted as one of the better strong safety prospects available.
Draft
Hutchinson was selected with the 161st overall pick of the 2014 NFLHC Draft by the New York Jets.
2014 Season
As there were no other strong safeties on the roster, Hennigan won the starting SS job for the Jets. He did not record any stats.
2015 Season
Hennigan re-signed with the Jets on a 1-year, $0.9 million deal prior to 2015. As there were no other SS on the roster once again, Hennigan won the starting job. He recorded his first career stats in a 4 tackle game.
2016 Season
Hennigan accepted a 1 year $0.9 million contract offer from the Jets before the season began.