Taurean Henderson

Background

Born the son of KeSandra Henderson and Archie Ward, Taurean attended Gatesville High School, in Gatesville, Texas.

Career

He is a multi-purpose running back and is currently a coach with the Texas Revolution of the Indoor Football League. The he played for coach Kiff Hardin. He senior season he rushed for 2,953 yards and 32 touchdowns on 386 carries, helping lead Gatesville to Class 3A State Championship.

Foreign his high school career, he rushed for 6,337 yards and had 76 touchdowns.

He was recruited by Baylor, Texas Technical, Texas Christian University and Kansas. Taurean committed to play football at Texas Technology

Although having never rushed for 1,000 yards in a season due to Technical"s predominately passing-based offense, he averaged more than 75 receptions a season since his sophomore year. As of 2006, he ranked third in all-time receptions, out of all players including wide receivers.

He has caught over 300 passes in his career.

He is in second place on the Technical career receptions list with 236 and trails all-time leader Wes Welker by 23. He is second on the career touchdowns list at Technical with 47 and is in third place at Technical with 33 career rushing scores. He is also second with 282 career points and trails all-time leader James Gray (1986-1989) by 30 points.

His 78 receptions in 2003 ranks fifth on the Technical single-season list.

Records Held

Technical Junior Scoring - 108 points (2004) Technical Sophomore Receptions - 78 (2003) National Collegiate Athletic Association Freshman Receptions - 98 (2002) Technical Freshman Receptions - 98 (2002) Technical Freshman Single-Game Receptions - 13 versus Agricultural and Mechanical (2002) Technical Freshman Single-Season Receiving Yards - 633 (2002) Technical Freshman Single-Season All-Purpose Yards - 1,453 (2002)

Minnesota Vikings

Although he was projected by some as a mid-round NFL prospect, Henderson went unchosen in the 2006 NFL Draft.

However, immediately following the draft he signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings. After spending a few months in training camp, he was released on July 27.

Atlanta Falcons

He has since been signed by the Atlanta Falcons, who allocated him to NFL Europa where he played for the Rhein Fire.

Achievements

• After his senior season, he received many honors and was named Fort Worth Star-Telegram First-Team All-State, the 17-3A District Most Valuable Player, Super Centex Player of the Year, Killeen Supreme Team Offensive Player of the Year, Associated Press First-Team All-State, Texas Sportswriters Association Offensive Player of the Year, and was named to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Top 100 list.