University of Utah Athletics

UTAH: Initially a walk-on in 2016, he was awarded a scholarship in the summer of 2018.
2018–Has played in 10 games … two tackles (1.0 sack) … two pass breakups … recovered a fumble and broke up a pass against Stanford … pass breakup against Colorado … first-team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2017–Played in 13 games, seeing time at special teams and defensive end … two fumble recoveries is tied for fourth in the Pac-12 … 11 tackles (1.0 TFL) … three tackles and a fumble recovery against USC … two tackles against Stanford … two tackles vs. Washington included a TFL … one tackle and recovered a fumble against San Jose State … first-team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2016–Redshirt.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Deseret News 5A first-team all-state linebacker and Region 3 Defensive MVP as a senior in 2013 … 2013 Salt Lake Tribune second-team all-state … 83 tackles, five sacks, four caused fumbles, an interception and nine pass breakups his senior season … helped Bingham HS win the 2013 5A Utah state championship and earn a top-20 national ranking … 2014 state wrestling champion in the 195-pound weight class … state wrestling runner-up in 2013 … captain and MVP of Bingham’s wrestling team in 2013 and 2014 … earned the Russ Paulson Character Award … 2013-14 Bingham Athlete of the Year.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Donna Heninger … two sisters … both parents graduated from Duke … father was a defensive end at Duke from 1982-83 and has since completed eight Ironman triathlons … grandfather Earl Heninger was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1953 NFL Draft … uncle Marty (a brown belt in Gracie Jiu-jitsu) played football at Duke from 1980-84 and was the 2009 Mr. Olympia World Heavyweight Submission champion … sister Lauren played for the Real Salt Lake women’s soccer team … hobbies include snowboarding, pickle ball and dunk ball … served an LDS church mission in Baguio, Philippines … business major is in the business scholars’ program … full name is Nicholas Heninger.