The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Football
Henderson, Tristan
Tristan Henderson
- Title:
- Director of Recruiting
- Email:
- thendo88@uab.edu
- Phone:
- 975-9536
Tristan Henderson enters his second season as UAB’s Director of Recruiting and his eighth with the program overall.
Henderson played tight end for the Blazers from 2013-14 and appeared in 21 games during his career. In 2014, Henderson helped UAB achieve bowl eligibility for the first time in 10 years and finished the season with six catches for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Henderson rejoined the program in 2018 and has helped build UAB into one of the winningest Group of 5 teams in the nation during that span.
Serving as an offensive assistant, Henderson and the Blazers have compiled an overall record of 50-26, won two Conference USA Championships, three Conference USA divisional titles, and three bowl games since the program was reinstated.
A native of Concord, N.C., Henderson served in the Army from 2008-2011 and then attended junior college at Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif., in 2012 before joining UAB for the 2013 season.
Henderson and his wife Monica have one son, Ayden.
Henderson played tight end for the Blazers from 2013-14 and appeared in 21 games during his career. In 2014, Henderson helped UAB achieve bowl eligibility for the first time in 10 years and finished the season with six catches for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Henderson rejoined the program in 2018 and has helped build UAB into one of the winningest Group of 5 teams in the nation during that span.
Serving as an offensive assistant, Henderson and the Blazers have compiled an overall record of 50-26, won two Conference USA Championships, three Conference USA divisional titles, and three bowl games since the program was reinstated.
A native of Concord, N.C., Henderson served in the Army from 2008-2011 and then attended junior college at Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif., in 2012 before joining UAB for the 2013 season.
Henderson and his wife Monica have one son, Ayden.
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