2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 45
Henry McGrew
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 245
- Position:
- TE
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley
Career Highs
Receptions: 1 at Purdue, 11/4/17
Receiving Yards: 8 at Purdue, 11/4/17
Long Reception: 8 at Purdue, 11/4/17
Tackles: 3 vs. Kent State, 9/5/15
Solos: 1, five times (last at Rutgers, 10/15/16)
TFLs: 1.0, twice (last vs. North Carolina, 9/19/15)
2017 Junior
- Played in all 12 games with three starts at tight end
- Primarily used as a blocking tight end
- One reception for eight yards
- First career start at tight end against Nebraska
- First career catch at Purdue
2016 Sophomore
- Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams
- Five tackles (two solo) on the season
- Season-high two tackles against North Carolina and Michigan State
- Solo tackles against North Carolina and at Rutgers
2015 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in 11 games as a backup outside linebacker
- Seven tackles (three solo) and 2.0 TFLs on season
- Three tackles and 1.0 TFL in the season opener vs. Kent State
2014 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2014 season
High School
- Three-star recruit by ESPN.com
- Ranked the No. 30 inside linebacker by ESPN.com
- Ranked the No. 8 player in Kansas by ESPN.com and No. 15 by 247Sports
- Led team to 2013 Kansas 5A state title
- Consensus first-team All-State and first-team All-Eastern Kansas League
- Had 159 tackles, 83 solos, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two touchdowns in 2013
- Tallied 109 tackles, five sacks, two forced fumbles and eight touchdowns in 2012
- Also lettered in basketball and track and field
Personal
- Full name is George Henry McGrew
- Goes by Henry
- Born Jan. 6, 1996
- Son of George and Kathleen McGrew
- Has one brother and one sister
- Says his favorite athletes are Tim Tebow, because of his faith and work eithic, and Ray Lewis, because he's relentless
- Enrolled in general curriculum
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