Seth Henigan, Memphis: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Henigan was a three-star recruit from Denton Ryan High School in Denton, Texas in the class of 2021

Seth Henigan and the Memphis Tigers could make the College Football Playoff this year, but they need to get through Florida State first. Henigan is an impressive college quarterback and projects as a Day 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

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Seth Henigan, QB Memphis: 2025 NFL Draft Profile

Classification: Senior quarterback from Denton, Texas

Background: Henigan was a three-star recruit from Denton Ryan High School in Denton, Texas in the class of 2021. He was the No. 1,187 recruit according to 247Sports and No. 1,185 for On3.com. Henigan was an unranked three-star recruit for Rivals and an unranked three-star recruit for ESPN with a 75 grade out of 100. From 2018-20, Henigan went 44-2. According to MaxPreps, he completed 237 out of 352 passes for 3,828 yards, 42 touchdowns, and eight interceptions in 15 games as a high school senior. He also carried the ball 62 times for 314 yards and two touchdowns as Denton Ryan captured the 2020 5A Division I State Championship. As a junior, Henigan amassed 2,931 passing yards, 35 touchdowns, and eight interceptions while completing 180 out of 265 passes in 14 games. He was the 2019 District 4-5A-I Co-Offensive MVP. During his sophomore campaign, Henigan completed 125 out of 184 passes for 1,979 yards, 20 touchdowns, and two interceptions in 13 games.

Injuries & Off-Field: Missed UCF game with a right shoulder injury (2021), suffered a left arm injury vs. USF but didn’t miss a start (2023)

Awards: 2021 Freshman All-American (FWAA), 2023 Second Team All-AAC, 2023 AutoZone Liberty Bowl MVP, 2023 TSWA Player of the Year

Pros: Examples of working through full and half-field reads to his checkdown, patient and poised in the pocket, climbs the pocket to avoid outside pressure, quick and fluid whip-like throwing motion, adjusts release point to fit ball around defenders, knows when to throw the ball away, some big plays while throwing with pressure in his face, excellent touch to all levels, drops ball in the bucket and leads receivers 30-40 yards downfield, some flashes of elite ball placement, impressive placement on throws up seam and fades near the sideline to put ball where only receiver can catch it, throws to his receiver’s leverage and away from the defender on stick routes, flashes of anticipation on comeback routes and with receivers clearing coverage on crossers, good velocity on throws over MOF to beat tight windows between defenders, completed roughly 50-air-yard passes vs. Iowa State and Temple (2023) with arm strength to spare, mobility to roll out and extend plays, comfortable throwing on the move and off-platform, enough speed to tuck and run, dives for extra yardage before getting hit

Cons: Fumbled seven times in 2023, weight transfer could improve by stepping into throws, front foot planted at some odd angles, a lot of pure-arm throws, high-elbowed throwing motion for some short passes, inconsistent awareness of pressure around him, forces throws while retreating under pressure, mediocre escapability, lacks high-end open field athleticism, tucks ball and ducks head to run instead of looking to extend plays, not going to break many tackles, beneficiary of one-read plays and some simplified calls, post-snap rotating coverages get the best of him, tests double or even triple coverage deep in the MOF, corners can bait him into testing their closing speed on short routes, occasionally gets tunnel vision and stares down targets, vision sometimes misses underneath defenders dropping into throwing lanes, forces some throws late with crashing defenders, touch passes provide DBs opportunities to recover, tons of air on his deep passes, lacks an elite arm, throws to the far sideline can wobble or fade, general accuracy and ball placement are inconsistent, ball placement on short throws varies between high and low, some inexcusable misses downfield, long overthrows on corner routes, notable number of clear overthrows on 9 routes, underthrown deep passes for potential interceptions

Overview: Henigan is patient and poised in the pocket and is comfortable working through full and half-field reads to his checkdown, but he benefits from his fair share of one-read plays. He climbs the pocket to avoid outside pressure before delivering passes with a quick and fluid whip-like throwing motion. Henigan adjusts his arm angles and release points to fit the ball around defenders. He still needs to improve how he transfers his body weight by stepping into the throw more often. The senior relies on a lot of pure-arm throws that don’t engage his lower half and occasionally plants his lead foot at odd angles. He adopts a very high-elbowed throwing motion for some short throws, which leads to some flimsy passes. Henigan knows when it’s time to throw the ball away and live to fight another day, but his awareness of pressure outside his cone of vision is inconsistent. This lack of awareness contributed to his seven fumbles in 2023. He delivers some big time throws with pressure in his face but also gets caught forcing throws off his back foot while under pressure. Henigan’s escapability is mediocre at best. He has enough speed to tuck and run but lacks the open field athleticism and contact balance to create much. Henigan dives for extra yardage but makes sure he gets down before taking big hits. He is comfortable throwing off-platform as he rolls out to extend plays but often ducks his head to run instead of looking to extend plays. The Texas native throws with excellent touch to all levels. He lacks the elite arm strength to access all levels of the field consistently, but he’s good at dropping the ball in a bucket 30 to 40 yards downfield. Henigan connected on throws that traveled roughly 50-air-yards vs. Iowa State and Temple (2023), but there aren’t many examples of him throwing with accuracy beyond that point. He puts the ball where only his target can catch it on throws up the seam and on fades along the sideline. The All-AAC selection throws to his receiver’s leverage on short passes to avoid defenders in tight coverage. He flashes anticipation on comeback and crossing routes. Henigan throws with good velocity over the middle of the field, but his throws to the far sideline sometimes wobble or fade. The former three-star recruit struggles with defenses that rotate their coverages post-snap. He’s drawn into testing double coverage deep downfield, and corners bait him into throws on shorter routes. Henigan gets tunnel vision occasionally and misses underneath defenders dropping into his throwing lanes. He forces throws late in the play, giving defenders chances to undercut his passes. He applies so much touch to some throws that defensive backs have chances to recover and get in position to make plays on the ball. Despite his flashes of elite ball placement, Henigan suffers from some general accuracy and ball placement concerns. He inexcusably misses a few open downfield throws. Specifically, he put a number of overthrows to corner and fade routes on tape. Henigan also swings the other way, occasionally underthrowing deep passes and providing easy interception opportunities. To his credit, Henigan has persevered despite his teammates dropping 52 passes in 2022 and 2023 combined.

Overall, Henigan puts flashes of elite accuracy and ball placement on tape, but his game is too inconsistent to justify a top 100 selection. He needs to hit the high end of his spectrum of play more often and stop forcing plays that put the ball in harm’s way. Being more aware of his physical limitations as a runner and passer will also eliminate negative plays.

Role & Scheme Fit: Pocket passer in a vertical stretching offense

Round Grade: Late Fifth to Mid Sixth Round

Size: 6'3", 215 lbs. (Unofficial)

Submitted: 06-22-24