Born the son of KeSandra Henderson and Archie Ward, Taurean attended Gatesville High School, in Gatesville, Texas. There he played for coach Kiff Hardin. He senior season he rushed for 2,953 yards and 32 touchdowns on 386 carries, helping lead Gatesville to Class 3A State Championship. For his high school career, he rushed for 6,337 yards and had 76 touchdowns. After his senior season, he received many honors and was named Fort Worth Star-Telegram First-team All-State, the 17-3A District MVP, Super Centex Player of the Year, Killeen Supreme Team Offensive Player of the Year, Associated Press First-team All-State, Texas Sportswriters Association Offensive Player of the Year, and was named to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Top 100 list. He was recruited by Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU and Kansas.
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Taurean committed to play football at Texas Tech. Although having never rushed for 1,000 yards in a season due to Tech's predominantly passing-based offense, he averaged more than 75 receptions a season since his sophomore year. As of 2006, he ranked third in all-time receptions, out of all players including wide receivers. He has caught over 300 passes in his career. He is in second place on the Tech career receptions list with 236 and trails all-time leader Wes Welker by 23. He is second on the career touchdowns list at Tech with 47 and is in third place at Tech with 33 career rushing scores. He is also second with 282 career points and trails all-time leader James Gray (1986–89) by 30 points. His 78 receptions in 2003 ranks fifth on the Tech single-season list.
Although he was projected by some as a mid-round NFL prospect, Henderson went unchosen in the 2006 NFL Draft. However, immediately following the draft he signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings. After spending a few months in training camp, he was released on July 27.[3]
taurean, henderson, taurean, levar, henderson, born, january, 1983, former, american, football, player, multi, purpose, running, back, currently, coach, with, texas, revolution, indoor, football, league, personal, informationborn, 1983, january, 1983, gatesvil. Taurean Levar Henderson born January 20 1983 1 is a former American football player He is a multi purpose running back and is currently a coach with the Texas Revolution of the Indoor Football League Taurean HendersonPersonal informationBorn 1983 01 20 January 20 1983 age 41 Gatesville TexasHeight 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight 210 lb 95 kg Career informationHigh school Gatesville High SchoolCollege Texas TechPosition Running backUndrafted 2006Career historyMinnesota Vikings 2006 Atlanta Falcons 2006 2007 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL comContents 1 Early life 2 College career 2 1 Records Held 2 3 Professional career 3 1 Minnesota Vikings 3 2 Atlanta Falcons 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editBorn the son of KeSandra Henderson and Archie Ward Taurean attended Gatesville High School in Gatesville Texas There he played for coach Kiff Hardin He senior season he rushed for 2 953 yards and 32 touchdowns on 386 carries helping lead Gatesville to Class 3A State Championship For his high school career he rushed for 6 337 yards and had 76 touchdowns After his senior season he received many honors and was named Fort Worth Star Telegram First team All State the 17 3A District MVP Super Centex Player of the Year Killeen Supreme Team Offensive Player of the Year Associated Press First team All State Texas Sportswriters Association Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the Lubbock Avalanche Journal Top 100 list He was recruited by Baylor Texas Tech TCU and Kansas College career editTaurean committed to play football at Texas Tech Although having never rushed for 1 000 yards in a season due to Tech s predominantly passing based offense he averaged more than 75 receptions a season since his sophomore year As of 2006 he ranked third in all time receptions out of all players including wide receivers He has caught over 300 passes in his career He is in second place on the Tech career receptions list with 236 and trails all time leader Wes Welker by 23 He is second on the career touchdowns list at Tech with 47 and is in third place at Tech with 33 career rushing scores He is also second with 282 career points and trails all time leader James Gray 1986 89 by 30 points His 78 receptions in 2003 ranks fifth on the Tech single season list Records Held 2 edit Tech Junior Scoring 108 points 2004 Tech Sophomore Receptions 78 2003 NCAA Freshman Receptions 98 2002 Tech Freshman Receptions 98 2002 Tech Freshman Single Game Receptions 13 vs A amp M 2002 Tech Freshman Single Season Receiving Yards 633 2002 Tech Freshman Single Season All Purpose Yards 1 453 2002 Professional career editMinnesota Vikings edit Although he was projected by some as a mid round NFL prospect Henderson went unchosen in the 2006 NFL Draft However immediately following the draft he signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings After spending a few months in training camp he was released on July 27 3 Atlanta Falcons edit He has since been signed by the Atlanta Falcons who allocated him to NFL Europa where he played for the Rhein Fire See also editList of Division I FBS rushing touchdown leadersReferences edit Player profile Player Bio Taurean Henderson Texas Tech Red Raiders Archived 2011 01 06 at the Wayback Machine Vikes Sign One Cut Three Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taurean Henderson amp oldid 1223432119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
