Atlanta Falcons · CB RoomCB

#39 C.J. Henderson

Exp  6 yrs NFLAge  28Ht / Wt  6'1" · 191 lbCollege  Florida

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LCB3

Placement

Depth

Room

Cornerback

Experience

YR 7

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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CB room context

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C.J. Henderson holds the LCB · Depth spot in Atlanta Falcons’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LCB · StarterMike HughesStarter

RCB · StarterA.J. Terrell Jr.Starter

NB · StarterBilly Bowman Jr.Starter

LCB · BackupAvieon TerrellBackup

RCB · BackupClark Phillips IIIBackup

NB · BackupSydney BrownBackup

LCB · DepthC.J. HendersonDepth

C.J. Henderson played 4 games in 2025 with a 64% snap share.

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

INT

Passes defended

Background & career

C.J. Henderson is a left cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons standing 6'1" and weighing 191 pounds. The Miami native was selected ninth overall in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft by Jacksonville out of Florida. Entering his seventh season, Henderson recorded one interception and three passes defended during the 2025 campaign.

Florida2017 – 2019

Jaguars2020

Panthers2021 – 2023

Steelers2024

Falcons2025 — present

College

FloridaDraftRound 1 · No. 9 overall · 2020 · JAXAcquiredAcquired from Jacksonville Jaguars · drafted thereHometownMiami, FL