A premier pass rusher, Hendrickson has earned a Pro Bowl selection in back-to-back seasons since signing with Cincinnati as an unrestricted free agent in the 2021 offseason ... Over the past two seasons, his 22 sacks rank as the eighth most in the NFL, while his six FFs are tied for sixth ... Had 32 tackles during the 2022 regular season with a team-leading eight sacks, six TFLs, three PDs and three FFs ... Posted 14 sacks in debut Bengals season in 2021, the fifth-most in the league and second-most in team history ... Went on to post 3.5 sacks in four postseason games to help lead Cincinnati to Super Bowl LVI ... Originally a third-round pick of New Orleans in 2017, and spent his first four NFL seasons with the Saints ... After filling rotational role in first three seasons, he earned a larger role in 2020 and ended up tying for the NFC lead in sacks (13.5) ... His 35.5 sacks since the 2020 season are fourth most in the NFL.
Selected by New Orleans in third round of 2017 NFL Draft (103rd overall) ... Signed with Saints on 6-2-17 ... Saints contract expired on 3-17-21; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Cincinnati as unrestricted free agent on 3-19-21.
2017—Played in 12 games as a rookie for New Orleans ... Missed final three games with an ankle injury, but returned for the playoffs ... Posted 13 tackles, two sacks, two PDs and a FF ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 17 vs. New England, and recorded three tackles before leaving the game in the second quarter (left leg) ... Recorded his first career sack and FF (Panthers recovered) on the same play on Sept. 24 at Carolina, when he took down Cam Newton in the third quarter.
2018—Played in five games for New Orleans, and had eight tackles ... Played in NFC Championship vs. L.A. Rams (no statistics).
2019—Played in 13 games (three starts) for New Orleans ... Totaled 19 tackles, 4.5 sacks and a FF ... Recorded first career multi-sack game in season-opener vs. Houston, with two third-down takedowns of Deshaun Watson ... Also started Saints' Wild Card Playoff vs. Minnesota, and had third-down sack of Vikings QB Kirk Cousins in the first quarter.
2020—Had breakout season with Saints, starting 15 games and posting 13.5 sacks among his 25 tackles ... Also had a PD and FF ... Had 1.5 sacks (both on third down) of Justin Herbert on Oct. 12 on Monday Night Football ... Sacked Tom Brady on two consecutive plays for a combined loss of 13 yards on Nov. 8 at Tampa Bay ... Recorded two sacks of Matt Ryan on Nov. 22 vs. Atlanta ... On Dec. 20 vs. Kansas City, sacked Patrick Mahomes twice, including a sack-fumble (Saints recovered) that set up a score three plays later ... Started Saints' Divisional Playoff vs. Tampa Bay (no statistics).
2021—Played in 16 regular-season games (14 starts at RDE) and four postseason games (all starts at RDE) in first Bengals season ... His team-high 14 sacks during the regular season were fifth-most in the NFL and second-most in team history ... Recorded at least a half sack in 11 straight games (Games 5-15), the longest such streak in team history and tied for the second-longest in NFL history ... Also helped Cincinnati rank fifth leaguewide in rushing defense (102.5 yards per game) during the regular season ... Sacked QB Aaron Rodgers twice on Oct. 10 vs. Green Bay ... On Nov. 21 at Las Vegas, recorded a strip sack of Raiders QB Derek Carr, which DE Sam Hubbard recovered ... Had a strip sack of Ben Roethlisberger the following week on Nov. 28 vs. Pittsburgh; Hubbard recovered, and it set up a Bengals FG drive ... Recorded a sack/fumble (Bengals recovered) of Derek Carr in the first quarter of Wild Card Playoff vs. Las Vegas, and the Bengals turned it into a FG ... Recorded third-down sacks of Patrick Mahomes on consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter of AFC Championship, both of which forced punts ... Took down Matthew Stafford for a seven-yard sack in Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams.
2022—Started 15 regular-season games and all three postseason games at RDE ... Inactive for Game 14 at Tampa Bay due to a right wrist injury ... Earned second consecutive Pro Bowl nod ... Totaled 32 tackles (22 solos), with team-leading eight sacks ... Also had three FFs and three PDs ... Key contributor to Cincinnati defense that ranked sixth in the NFL in points allowed per game (20.1) and seventh in rushing yards allowed per game (106.6) ... On Sept. 25 at the N.Y. Jets, logged 2.5 sacks and two FFs (one recovered by Bengals) to earn AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors; became first Bengal since at least 2000 with two-plus sacks and two FFs in a single game ... Tallied two sacks on Nov. 20 at Pittsburgh, bringing down QB Kenny Pickett twice in the fourth quarter ... Added two more sacks in regular-season finale vs. Baltimore, the first of which forced a fumble in the Ravens' end zone that DE Joseph Ossai recovered for a TD just before halftime ... Lined up for 103 of a possible 173 defensive snaps in the postseason, recording two tackles ... Both tackles came in AFC Championship at Kansas City, including a stop on third down to force a FG attempt in the first quarter.
Selected to two games (2021-22) as a reserve DE for the AFC ... Did not play in 2021 season game, as Bengals advanced to Super Bowl LVI ... Participated in Pro Bowl Games following 2022 season.
Played four seasons (2013-16) at Florida Atlantic ... Finished career with a school-record 29.5 sacks, along with 42.5 tackles for losses, eight FFs, two FRs and three PDs ... Earned first-team All-Conference USA honors as a senior, and was named the conference's Defensive MVP.
Hometown is Apopka, Fla. (outside Orlando) ... Attended Apopka High School, where he helped his team to a state championship as a senior in 2012 ... As a senior, had three INTs and two TDs on defense, 547 receiving yards and seven TDs on offense, and two blocked punts and a blocked PAT on special teams ... His father, Collie, played football at Missouri Southern State University ... Criminal justice major at FAU.
