Devery Henderson

Devery Vaughn Henderson, Jr. (born March 26, 1982) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Saints in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.

He grew up in Opelousas, LA & attended Opelousas High School where he was a star for their highly rated track team. He attended LSU on a track scholarship & had to try out for the football team.

College career
The highlight of his career at LSU came on November 9, 2002. Henderson caught the famed "Bluegrass Miracle" pass from Marcus Randall to help defeat the Kentucky Wildcats, 33–30. The "Bluegrass Miracle" also won an ESPY award the following year for "Best Play." Henderson accepted the award on behalf of the LSU Tigers.

In 2002, Henderson recorded 23 catches for 447 yards with 8 TD and carved himself a role as a vertical deep threat. Henderson was part of LSU's 2003 BCS National Championship team during his senior season. That year he was named on the All-SEC Second Team after racking up 11 touchdowns and 861 yards on 53 receptions.

New Orleans Saints
Henderson was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round with the 50th pick of the 2004 NFL Draft. On November 5, 2006, Devery had his best day as a professional in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he caught 3 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns. Henderson had 158 receiving yards on 5 catches, including a 76-yard touchdown, against the Atlanta Falcons on November 26, 2006. On December 10, 2006, Henderson caught two passes from Drew Brees for 92 yards and one touchdown, as the Saints defeated the favored Dallas Cowboys 42–17 on NBC Sunday Night Football.

On March 2, 2009, Henderson re-signed with the Saints. The Saints went to the Super Bowl that year and Henderson had 7 catches for 63 yards en route to the Saints defeating the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV.

On Septemper 18, 2011 Henderson had a TD catch for 79 yards, the longest catch of his career. On October 8, 2012, he caught a touchdown pass from Drew Brees to break Johnny Unitas's record of 47 straight games with a touchdown pass in the Saints' 31-24 win over the San Diego Chargers.