When it comes to potential instant-impact players in the Alabama Crimson Tide’s 2025 recruiting class, defensive lineman Fatutoa Henry is certainly a name to know.
Coming to Alabama via junior college, Henry is an experienced player at the collegiate level, but much of that didn’t come in the FBS.
However, Henry did originally begin his collegiate career with a team that is currently in the SEC, and now looks to breakout at the Division-I level after returning to the FBS this past offseason in Alabama’s recruiting class.
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama defensive lineman Fatutoa Henry entering the 2025 season.
Fatutoa Henry player information
Position: Defensive LineJersey Number: No. 14Height: 6’4Weight: 268Class: Redshirt JuniorHometown: Lawndale, CaliforniaHigh School: Leuzinger
Fatutoa Henry career stats
While new to Alabama this season, Henry is a familiar face to college football who originally began his career back in 2022 at Oklahoma prior to spending the last two seasons at Cerritos College in California. Redshirting at Oklahoma, Henry appeared in 16 games across the 2023-24 seasons where he posted a combined 63 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 5.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery.
Fatutoa Henry 2024 stats
Henry’s 2024 season was spent at Cerritos College in California, his second with the program. Across six games last season, Henry had 20 tackles, six TFL, two sacks, and a fumble recovery.
Fatutoa Henry recruiting ranking
Coming out of high school, Henry was considered as the nation’s No. 401 overall player in the 2022 recruiting class, per the 247Sports Composite rankings, prior to attending Oklahoma for a season. Rated a four-star prospect, Henry was also considered the No. 33 overall edge rusher in the class, as well as the No. 29 player in the state of California where he attended Leuzinger High School.
Prior to Alabama, Henry was ranked as the nation’s No. 2 overall JUCO prospect in the 2025 class, per 247Sports, as well as the No. 2 JUCO defensive lineman. A four-star prospect who committed to Alabama in Oct. 2024 where he flipped his commitment from Mississippi State, Henry was also considered the No. 1 JUCO prospect in California where he attended Cerritos College.
Fatutoa Henry 2025 season outlook
Similar to teammate Steve Bolo Mboumoua, could Henry make an immediate impact as a junior college addition for Alabama this season?
When looking at Henry’s potential impact in 2025, the redshirt junior could potentially line up at multiple spots along Alabama’s defensive front, most notably at bandit. However, Henry is not currently expected to start with returning starter LT Overton back in 2025, meaning that the JUCO addition is likely a depth option to begin the season.
However, Henry should still see some action in 2025, and could potentially emerge into a larger role as the season goes along.
Fatutoa Henry 2025 season prediction
2025 Prediction: 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 sack
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