← 2023 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R5 · #137 OVERALL · DE

K.J. Henry

Drafted by WAS · GM Ron Rivera · Clemson

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow K.J. Henry across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played15
Games started3
Weighted career AV2
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons3

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2023 · Round 5 · #137

WAS draft credit

GM Ron Rivera

Team games10
Team starts3
On-team AV2
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Average-0.05 contribution16th of 33 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

An Average pick

K.J. Henry was Ron Rivera's 16th-best of 33 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -0.05. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Ron Rivera's leaderboard composite θ.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
10
on drafting team · 15 full-career
Games started
3
on drafting team
Snap-z
-0.2
1 modeled season
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
2
modeled; full weighted AV 2
AV / 1k snaps
5.6
360 snaps in rate base
AV-rate z
-0.2
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Ron Rivera's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Ron Rivera pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. K.J. Henry totals -0.05. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-10+1216. Curl#216 · Kamren Curl · aggregate +1.42144. Howell#144 · Sam Howell · aggregate +1.42229. Smith-Williams#229 · James Smith-Williams · aggregate +1.28225. Cheeseman#225 · Camaron Cheeseman · aggregate +0.8598. Jr.#98 · Brian Robinson Jr. · aggregate +0.8451. Cosmi#51 · Samuel Cosmi · aggregate +0.58230. Paul#230 · Chris Paul · aggregate +0.49163. Forrest#163 · Darrick Forrest · aggregate +0.38193. Rodriguez#193 · Chris Rodriguez · aggregate +0.3566. Gibson#66 · Antonio Gibson · aggregate +0.33124. Bates#124 · John Bates · aggregate +0.3374. St-Juste#74 · Benjamin St-Juste · aggregate +0.28233. Jones#233 · Andre Jones · aggregate +0.25240. Holmes#240 · Christian Holmes · aggregate +0.1647. Martin#47 · Quan Martin · aggregate -0.00137. Henry#137 · K.J. Henry · aggregate -0.05Henry -0.1113. Butler#113 · Percy Butler · aggregate -0.07162. Hudson#162 · Khaleke Hudson · aggregate -0.13149. Turner#149 · Cole Turner · aggregate -0.42246. Toney#246 · Shaka Toney · aggregate -0.47258. Milne#258 · Dax Milne · aggregate -0.53156. Ismael#156 · Keith Ismael · aggregate -0.6582. Brown#82 · Dyami Brown · aggregate -0.68240. Bradley-King#240 · William Bradley-King · aggregate -0.72108. Charles#108 · Saahdiq Charles · aggregate -0.7319. Davis#19 · Jamin Davis · aggregate -0.80118. Daniels#118 · Braeden Daniels · aggregate -0.8897. Stromberg#97 · Ricky Stromberg · aggregate -0.982. Young#2 · Chase Young · aggregate -0.99142. Gandy-Golden#142 · Antonio Gandy-Golden · aggregate -1.0616. Forbes#16 · Emmanuel Forbes · aggregate -1.3216. Dotson#16 · Jahan Dotson · aggregate -1.3547. Mathis#47 · Phidarian Mathis · aggregate -1.38

Incremental contribution by season

-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+122020 · James Smith-Williams · incremental +0.492020 · Kamren Curl · incremental +0.952020 · Antonio Gibson · incremental -0.142020 · Khaleke Hudson · incremental -0.182020 · Keith Ismael · incremental -0.372020 · Saahdiq Charles · incremental -0.612020 · Antonio Gandy-Golden · incremental -1.222020 · Chase Young · incremental -2.652021 · Camaron Cheeseman · incremental +0.122021 · Darrick Forrest · incremental +0.142021 · John Bates · incremental +0.232021 · Antonio Gibson · incremental +0.442021 · Kamren Curl · incremental +0.962021 · James Smith-Williams · incremental +1.052021 · Samuel Cosmi · incremental -0.062021 · Benjamin St-Juste · incremental -0.072021 · Shaka Toney · incremental -0.262021 · Saahdiq Charles · incremental -0.432021 · Antonio Gandy-Golden · incremental -0.432021 · Dyami Brown · incremental -0.532021 · Dax Milne · incremental -0.562021 · Jamin Davis · incremental -0.892021 · Chase Young · incremental -0.902021 · Keith Ismael · incremental -0.952021 · Khaleke Hudson · incremental -0.952021 · William Bradley-King · incremental -1.382022 · Chris Paul · incremental +0.202022 · John Bates · incremental +0.242022 · Benjamin St-Juste · incremental +0.252022 · Samuel Cosmi · incremental +0.272022 · Christian Holmes · incremental +0.292022 · Brian Robinson Jr. · incremental +0.302022 · Antonio Gibson · incremental +0.332022 · Darrick Forrest · incremental +0.472022 · Kamren Curl · incremental +0.672022 · Dyami Brown · incremental +0.692022 · Camaron Cheeseman · incremental +0.862022 · Chase Young · incremental +1.002022 · James Smith-Williams · incremental +1.182022 · Percy Butler · incremental -0.002022 · William Bradley-King · incremental -0.142022 · Dax Milne · incremental -0.202022 · Keith Ismael · incremental -0.222022 · Antonio Gandy-Golden · incremental -0.262022 · Shaka Toney · incremental -0.372022 · Saahdiq Charles · incremental -0.392022 · Cole Turner · incremental -0.572022 · Khaleke Hudson · incremental -0.622022 · Phidarian Mathis · incremental -0.732022 · Jamin Davis · incremental -0.742022 · Sam Howell · incremental -0.952022 · Jahan Dotson · incremental -1.462023 · Quan Martin · incremental +0.082023 · Darrick Forrest · incremental +0.162023 · Christian Holmes · incremental +0.212023 · Andre Jones · incremental +0.242023 · John Bates · incremental +0.302023 · Antonio Gibson · incremental +0.312023 · Chris Paul · incremental +0.342023 · Chris Rodriguez · incremental +0.362023 · Benjamin St-Juste · incremental +0.442023 · James Smith-Williams · incremental +0.572023 · Samuel Cosmi · incremental +0.592023 · Camaron Cheeseman · incremental +0.712023 · Brian Robinson Jr. · incremental +0.892023 · Kamren Curl · incremental +1.192023 · Khaleke Hudson · incremental +1.712023 · Sam Howell · incremental +4.412023 · Percy Butler · incremental -0.012023 · K.J. Henry · incremental -0.152023 · Shaka Toney · incremental -0.202023 · Dax Milne · incremental -0.202023 · Chase Young · incremental -0.252023 · Antonio Gandy-Golden · incremental -0.302023 · Dyami Brown · incremental -0.322023 · Saahdiq Charles · incremental -0.402023 · Cole Turner · incremental -0.482023 · Jamin Davis · incremental -0.572023 · Jahan Dotson · incremental -1.512023 · Braeden Daniels · incremental -1.522023 · Phidarian Mathis · incremental -1.622023 · Emmanuel Forbes · incremental -1.632023 · Ricky Stromberg · incremental -1.642024 · Percy Butler · incremental +0.072024 · Quan Martin · incremental +0.172024 · Darrick Forrest · incremental +0.232024 · Chris Paul · incremental +0.292024 · Jamin Davis · incremental +0.312024 · Andre Jones · incremental +0.372024 · John Bates · incremental +0.372024 · Benjamin St-Juste · incremental +0.392024 · Chris Rodriguez · incremental +0.392024 · Samuel Cosmi · incremental +0.632024 · Brian Robinson Jr. · incremental +0.882024 · Christian Holmes · incremental -0.102024 · Shaka Toney · incremental -0.182024 · Dax Milne · incremental -0.182024 · Keith Ismael · incremental -0.212024 · Braeden Daniels · incremental -0.252024 · Antonio Gandy-Golden · incremental -0.272024 · Ricky Stromberg · incremental -0.292024 · Phidarian Mathis · incremental -1.042024 · Dyami Brown · incremental -1.192024 · Emmanuel Forbes · incremental -1.712025 · Percy Butler · incremental +0.142025 · Quan Martin · incremental +0.182025 · Chris Rodriguez · incremental +0.232025 · Samuel Cosmi · incremental +0.232025 · John Bates · incremental +0.332025 · Chris Paul · incremental +0.452025 · Christian Holmes · incremental -0.092025 · Dax Milne · incremental -0.192025 · Shaka Toney · incremental -0.192025 · Braeden Daniels · incremental -0.282025 · Ricky Stromberg · incremental -0.32Young -2.6Hudson +1.7Howell +4.4Henry -0.2Dotson -1.5Daniels -1.5Mathis -1.6Forbes -1.6Stromberg -1.6Forbes -1.720208 players202118 players202226 players202331 players202421 players202511 players
Above expectationBelow expectationK.J. HenryGM total -4.3K.J. Henry by season -0.2

How much retained production did K.J. Henry return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: DEs drafted within ±5 picks of K.J. Henry since 2010 (15 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-0.50+0.5Model value above slot137. LowryDean Lowry · model value +0.6132. TaylorDevin Taylor · model value +0.4139. Ingram-DawkinsTyrion Ingram-Dawkins · model value +0.2138. ThomasXavier Thomas · model value 0137. HenryK.J. Henry · model value 00142. SheffieldCameron Sheffield · model value 0142. EdwardsLavar Edwards · model value -0.1134. SappRicky Sapp · model value -0.1141. HartTaylor Hart · model value -0.1136. WebsterLarry Webster · model value -0.2134. RobinsonJanarius Robinson · model value -0.2135. HardisonMarcus Hardison · model value -0.2135. CominskyJohn Cominsky · model value -0.2138. MillerShareef Miller · model value -0.3142. BlairRonald Blair · model value -0.3135. Franklin-MyersJohn Franklin-Myers · model value -0.7
K.J. HenrySlot-similar peers (15)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'24'250123401Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (3 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2023WAS104360-0.225.6
2024CIN, DAL4073-2.400.0
2025CLE105-1.400.0

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