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Preseason Interview with WR Braylon Henderson

By brady

Posted on October 14, 2024

Braylon Henderson has been contributing for the Bison since the 2020-2021 season. He is experienced, he is hungry, and he’s ready to continue being a leader for NDSU’s receivers.

Braylon Henderson has been contributing for the Bison since the 2020-2021 season. He is experienced, he is hungry, and he’s ready to continue being a leader for NDSU’s receivers.

With Zach Mathis leaving, there’s a lot more opportunity. Do you feel extra responsibility to step up this year?

No more than I felt any other year. I’m just going to do my job and be there for my guys—I’m just going to keep my head down and keep working. It’s no different. Obviously, Zach was a big part of our group—he was the leader of our squad, but we lose guys every year.

How would you describe your leadership style?

A lot of passion. My guys know that I will be hard on them, but I’m going to be the first guy to celebrate with them as well. I’m going to hold them to the highest standard and I’m going to hold myself to that standard as well. If a guy drops a ball, I’m going to be right there telling them they need to catch it. And I want them to be the same way with me.

What have you seen so far out of this team that you have liked?

Our toughness. Our tenacity. We’re anytime, anywhere, let’s get after it. We can practice outside in the heat. We can change practice to the morning. We can change practice to the evening. It doesn’t matter. There’s not a lot of complaining around here, just a lot of work.

I feel like that has been the personality of this team for a long time, but is it different at all this year?

There’s a hunger there that has never been there. Since we’ve been on top, we haven’t been knocked off this long. The hunger is definitely there. Our stomachs are achy.