Kurt Henderson came to BYU as an Academic All-State selection and three-year letterwinner from Snow Canyon High School. He played in a total of 34 games and lettered as a junior and senior. Henderson tallied a total of 205 receiving yards with 12 receptions (17.1 average). He caught a career-best 60-yard pass in the Cougars' win over Utah State as a sophomore. He helped the Cougars to a 33-19 record during his 2012-2015 career. Note season summaries and stats below for more information.
Personal
Parents are Lon and Carrie Henderson
Has six siblings
Grandpa, Rollie Bestor coached swimming and diving at BYU
Brother-in-law Dave Jensen played baseball at BYU
Majoring in business finance with a minor in Finnish
Served an LDS mission to Helsinki, Finland and is an Eagle Scout
Before BYU
Academic All-State selection
National Honor Society VP, member of the FFA, carried a 3.99 GPA in high school and was on the Honor Roll
Three-year letterwinner at Snow Canyon High School
Part of 2007 state runner-up team
Also played baseball and basketball, won 2007 state title in baseball and was an All-State Honorable Mention
Named the 2008 Male Athlete of the Year and Basketball State Competitors 2008
Also recruited by Stanford, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, UNLV, Utah State, Weber State, Snow College and Dixie State
Mission
Helsinki
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2012
Played in two games
Caught two passes for 19 yards
Sophmore Year
2013
Caught a career-best 60-yard pass in win over Utah State
Played in 11 games and started one
Junior Year
2014
Recorded his first reception of the 2014 season in 33-25 win over Houston
Earned letterman honors as a junior
Played in 11 games
Had a season-long 33 yard catch at Middle Tennessee
Senior Year
2015
Had a career-high two receptions against Utah State for a total of 39 yards