Five days after hosting him for a workout, the Pittsburgh Steelers are adding Jack Henderson to the fold.
The Steelers announced the signing of the safety to their practice squad Monday, giving them some additional secondary depth as guys continue to deal with injuries coming out of the bye week.
Henderson will wear No. 48, the team tweeted.
Henderson becomes the 17th player on the practice squad. The Steelers have one extra spot on the practice squad due to outside linebacker Julius Welschof’s international roster exemption status for the 2025 season.
Henderson worked out for the Steelers on Oct. 1 as part of a handful of defensive backs getting a look from the Black and Gold. Henderson previously spent some time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers.
He played his final two college seasons at Minnesota after transferring from Southeastern Louisiana. During his two seasons with the Golden Gophers, Henderson recorded 103 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and had three interceptions in 26 games with 19 starts.
During his time at Southeastern Louisiana, Henderson was a standout in 33 games. He finished his three-year tenure there with 163 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss and six interceptions, putting him on the radar of Power 4 programs.
At his Pro Day with Minnesota, Henderson measured in at 6017, 203 pounds and recorded some intriguing testing numbers, including a 4.54 40-time and a 39-inch vertical. He also recorded a 10’8″ broad jump, and 6.81 three-cone time.
After going undrafted in April, Henderson latched on with the Carolina Panthers and played in all three preseason games. Henderson played 51 snaps defensively in the preseason, according to Pro Football Focus, and finished with a grade of 64.6 overall.
That grade includes a 65.7 run defense, and a 61.6 in coverage. He was a sound tackler, too, not missing a stop in the preseason. In coverage, Henderson allowed just one reception for three yards. In the Panthers’ preseason finale against the Steelers, Henderson played 23 snaps and graded out at a 66.8, logging 14 snaps at free safety, six snaps in the box and three snaps in the slot.
Now, he joins a Steelers team that lost safety Sebastian Castro off its practice squad to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week and is dealing with secondary injuries to Jalen Ramsey and Joey Porter Jr. while DeShon Elliott is playing through a knee injury.
