A premier pass rusher, Hendrickson has earned a Pro Bowl selection in each of his three seasons with the Bengals after signing with Cincinnati as an unrestricted free agent in 2021 ... He posted a career-high 17.5 sacks in 2023, which tied for second in the NFL and rank second in Bengals single-season history (DE Coy Bacon, 22.0 in 1976) ... His 53.0 sacks since the start of the 2020 campaign are third most in the league ... He has led Cincinnati in sacks in each of the past three years, with 14.0 in 2021 followed by eight in '22 ... Carried his strong 2021 regular season into the playoffs, when he had 3.5 sacks in four postseason games to help lead the Bengals to Super Bowl LVI ... Also has 12 career FFs, with three in each of the past three seasons ... 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 tied for NFC lead with 13.5 sacks.
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 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 7-27-23.
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 game in the second quarter (left leg) ... Recorded first career sack and FF 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 each coming on third down ... Started in Wild Card Playoff vs. Minnesota and recorded a sack.
2020—Started 15 games for New Orleans ... Inactive for Dec. 25 contest vs. Minnesota ... Posted 25 tackles (22 solos), with 13.5 sacks, one FF and one PD ... Sack total tied for second in the NFL ... Had 1.5 sacks (both on third down) of Justin Herbert on Oct. 12 on Monday Night Football ... Sacked Tom Brady on consecutive plays for a combined loss of 13 yards on Nov. 8 at Tampa Bay ... 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 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 ... Tallied 34 tackles, 14.0 sacks and three FFs to earn first career Pro Bowl selection ... Sack total ranked fifth in the NFL and second in team history (since surpassed by Hendrickson) ... 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 ... 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 ... Forced another Carr fumble on a strip sack in the Wild Card Playoff vs. Las Vegas, which Bengals recovered to set up FG drive ... Recorded third-down sacks of QB Patrick Mahomes on consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter of AFC Championship, both of which forced punts ... Took down QB Matthew Stafford for 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 ... 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 for first time in career; became first Bengal since at least 2000 with two-plus sacks and two FFs in a single game ... Had two sacks in regular-season finale vs. Baltimore, with the first being a strip sack that led to recovery in end zone by DE Joseph Ossai for Bengals TD ... Lined up for 103 of a possible 173 defensive snaps in the postseason ... Had two postseason tackles, both in the AFC Championship at Kansas City.
2023—Started all 17 games at RDE ... Totaled 43 tackles, with 17.5 sacks and 16 TFLs, along with three FFs and three PDs ... His sack total tied for second in the NFL and ranks second in team history behind DE Coy Bacon's 22.0 in 1976 ... Recorded at least one full sack in seven straight games from Games 10-16, which tied Seattle LB Boye Mafe for the longest streak in the NFL in 2023 ... Logged first sack of season in opener on Sept. 10 at Cleveland, bringing down QB Deshaun Watson for loss of three yards in the third quarter ... Tallied two sacks on Sept. 25 vs. L.A. Rams, with one dropping QB Matthew Stafford on third down to force Rams FG attempt ... Tied career high with 2.5 sacks on Oct. 8 at Arizona, including a strip sack in fourth quarter that was recovered by DE Sam Hubbard and set up Bengals FG drive ... On Oct. 29 at San Francisco, sacked QB Brock Purdy late in fourth quarter resulting in fumble that was recovered by DT B.J. Hill to help seal win ... Notched two sacks, including one on fourth down in the fourth quarter, on Dec. 10 vs. Indianapolis, along with a PD that led to fourth-quarter INT by Hill ... Sacked Vikings QB Nick Mullens late in fourth quarter to help send game to overtime on Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota, reaching career high of 15 on the season ... Had another strip sack on Dec. 31 at Kansas City, forcing a QB Patrick Mahomes fumble that was recovered by Hubbard to set up second-quarter Bengals TD.
Selected to three games (2021-23) as a reserve DE for the AFC ... Did not play in 2021 season game, as Bengals advanced to Super Bowl LVI ... Voted to and participated in Pro Bowl Games following both the 2022 and '23 seasons.
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.
