{"id":223688,"date":"2025-03-20T08:45:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=223688"},"modified":"2025-03-20T08:45:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:45:36","slug":"2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-seth-henigan-memphis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/20\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-seth-henigan-memphis\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Seth Henigan, Memphis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Memphis record books are littered with records set by quarterback Seth Henigan, but how does his full NFL <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/19\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-caleb-ransaw-tulane\/\" target=\"_self\">scouting report<\/a> look?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_self\">More 2025 NFL Draft Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Overview, Film Analysis, And 2025 Scouting Report Of Memphis Quarterback Seth Henigan<\/h2>\n<h3>Measurables:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>6\u20193\u201d<\/li>\n<li>215 lbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Player Background:<\/h3>\n<p>A graduate of Ryan HS in Denton, Texas, Seth Henigan committed to Memphis in 2020. He enrolled in the program as a <a  href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/seth-henigan-46097153\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">three-star recruit in the class of 2021<\/a>. He was ranked as a Top-75 signal caller in the nation and a Top-175 recruit in Texas. A strong freshman camp and weak competition in the quarterback room led to him being the Week 1 starter. His first season was a solid sign of things to come, starting all 11 games and throwing for 3,322 yards with a 25\/8 TD-to-INT ratio.<\/p>\n<p>Henigan started every game once again in 2022, putting up similar numbers. In a season that ended with a win in the First Responder Bowl, he threw for 3,571 yards with 26 total scores to eight picks. His starting streak continued through 2023, crossing the 3,800-yard threshold and putting up a career-high 37 TDs. He kept his scoring total up and limited his turnovers in 2024. He finished his senior year with 26 total TDs and 3,502 passing yards to just six INTs.<\/p>\n<h3>Accolades:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fourth-Team All-AAC (2021)<\/li>\n<li>Freshman All-American (2021)<\/li>\n<li>Second-Team All-AAC (2023)<\/li>\n<li>Reese\u2019s Senior Bowl American Team MVP (2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Strengths\/Pros:<\/h3>\n<p>Henigan\u2019s play style just looks so comfortable and he rarely gives you reasons to hold your breath. His pocket awareness is one of the most notably impressive aspects of his game and he works well under duress. His arm talent isn\u2019t spectacular, but he\u2019s near-mastered the ability to vary his arm angles mid-play to clear out space to dissect the defense naturally. He\u2019s developed a quick, but not gunslinger-esque, release that lets him rip throws out of tighter pockets with zip on the ball.<\/p>\n<p>He won\u2019t constantly threaten defenses with downfield rockets, but his accuracy and knowledge of how to alter the ball trajectory on deeper throws is fantastic. In his tape, Henigan often dropped balls in the bucket perfectly, especially on the sideline. More often than not, he\u2019s content with taking what the defense gives him quickly, a very pro-ready trait. He will pick apart defenses in the short passing game and won\u2019t regularly attempt to force downfield shots.<\/p>\n<h3>Weaknesses\/Cons:<\/h3>\n<p>Henigan is quite physically limited, and it often shuts down any attempt of his to extend plays. His footwork throughout plays in the pocket gets jittery, often forcing him off his base and making off-platform throws far too common of an occurrence. He doesn\u2019t move well when trying to escape the pocket or scramble, occasionally picking up a few yards but never actually threatening a defense with his legs.<\/p>\n<p>While good, his awareness will be hindered at times and he\u2019ll get too back-foot dependent. In regards to his arm strength, Henigan isn\u2019t one to lace a throw 20-30 yards downfield into tight windows. His deep balls are almost always floaters, sometimes letting defenders close in late and giving defenses much more time to react and make a play on the ball. Arguably the biggest indicator of how his NFL career will progress is his ability to develop his reads. As of now, much of his tape consists of one-read plays with some errant and\/or late throws when trying to scan the entire field.<\/p>\n<p>Potential Team Fits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/browns\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Browns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>NFL Projection:<\/h3>\n<p>Henigan has yet to be a regular mention in the middle-round QB class, and it\u2019s somewhat difficult to understand why. He\u2019s a very developed passer, and while his ceiling isn\u2019t absurdly high, he will offer teams a quality backup option at worst and a potential multi-year \u201cwin-with\u201d starter at best. Organizations seeking shorter-term solutions at QB should be all over the Tigers\u2019 signal caller and a long career is likely ahead of him. The recent leaguewide increase in resources allotted toward backup QBs bodes well for Henigan, and he could become a viable NFL option for years.<\/p>\n<h3>Prospect Grade:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mid 4th Round<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Film Exposures:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2024 vs. West Virginia<\/li>\n<li>2024 vs. USF<\/li>\n<li>2024 vs. Florida State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Main Photo: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview And Film Analysis Of 2025 NFL Draft Prospect And Memphis Quarterback Seth Henigan, A Comfortable Pocket Passer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5364,"featured_media":223693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[32605,33400,27083,33399],"class_list":["post-223688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2025-nfl-draft","tag-memphis-football","tag-scouting-report","tag-seth-henigan"],"modified_by":"Will Koshover, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223688"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223694,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223688\/revisions\/223694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}