HENSON UP CLOSE

PERSONAL

Birthdate: July 14,1975
Hometown: Tuttle, Oklahoma
Wife: Shauna
Children: Kate and Will
Education: Oklahoma State, 1998

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

1993-97: Oklahoma State

COACHING Experience

1998: Kingfisher HS (Okla.) (Assistant Coach)
1999: Oklahoma State (Graduate Assistant)
2001-04: Oklahoma State (TE/Recruiting Coord.)
2005-08: LSU (TE/Recruiting Coord.)
2009-12: Missouri (co-Offensive Line)
2013-15: Missouri (Offensive Coordinator/OL)
2016: Oklahoma State (Offensive Analyst)
2017-18: Oklahoma State (OL)
2019-: Texas A&M (OL)

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE

2002: Houston (Oklahoma State)
2003: Cotton (Oklahoma State)
2004: Alamo (LSU)
2005: Peach (LSU)
2006: Sugar (LSU)
2007: BCS National Championship (LSU)
2008: Peach (LSU)
2009: Texas (Missouri)
2010: Insight (Missouri)
2011: Independence (Missouri)
2013: Cotton (Missouri)
2014: Citrus (Missouri)
2016: Alamo (Oklahoma State)
2017: Camping World (Oklahoma St.)
2018: Liberty (Oklahoma State)
2019: Texas (Texas A&M)
2020: Orange (Texas A&M)

Josh Henson is in his third season overseeing the Texas A&M offensive line after spending three seasons at his alma mater, Oklahoma State. Henson adds another national championship resume to Jimbo Fisher's coaching staff.

Recognized twice as one of the nation's top 25 recruiters, the 20-year coaching veteran served coaching stints under Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State, Les Miles at Oklahoma State and LSU and Gary Pinkel at Missouri. Henson was a part of LSU's 2007 national championship squad.

In 2020 Henson guided one of the top offensive lines in the nation and in the history of the SEC. The Aggies were the first team to lead the SEC in sacks allowed, tackles for loss allowed and yards per carry in 10 years. A&M ranked in the top-five nationally in sacks and TFL allowed throughout the season. The dominant work by the o-line helped the Aggies boast a 9-1 record, including the program's first New Year's 6 Bowl game appearnace, and a top-5 ranking by season's end.

Henson came to Texas A&M after three seasons at his alma mater, Oklahoma State, where he coached the offensive line in 2017-18 after one campaign as an offensive analyst.

Despite having to field seven different starting offensive line combinations in 2018 because of injuries, Henson's group helped pave the way for a Cowboy offense that ranked in the top-15 nationally in scoring offense, total offense, passing offense and first downs. Additionally, the Cowboys ranked second in the Big 12 in rushing offense (190.3 yards per game), rushing touchdowns (30) and rushing yards per carry (4.8).
In 2017, Henson's offensive line cleared the way for a Cowboy offense that led the nation in passing offense, ranked second nationally in total offense and first downs, ranked third nationally in pass efficiency and ranked fourth nationally in scoring offense. Additionally, the Cowboys became the first offense in Big 12 history with a 4,000-yard passer (Mason Rudolph), two 1,000-yard receivers (James Washington and Marcell Ateman) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Justice Hill).

Prior to his second stint at Oklahoma State, Henson oversaw the Missouri Tiger offensive front for seven seasons from 2009-15 and also served as offensive coordinator from 2013-15. During his time at Mizzou, Henson helped the Tigers to back-to-back SEC East titles in 2013-14. As offensive coordinator, he helped the Tigers to a trip to the Cotton Bowl at the end of the 2013 season and an appearance in the Citrus Bowl at the end of the 2014 season. From 2013-15, four of Henson's offensive linemen from Missouri were drafted into the NFL.

From 2005-08, Henson served as LSU's tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. Henson helped assemble a pair of top-10 recruiting classes in 2006 and 2007 that helped the Tigers win the BCS National Championship in 2008. For his efforts, Henson was ranked as one of college football's top 25 recruiters in 2006 and 2007 by Rivals.com.

Henson's first college coaching job was as graduate assistant at Oklahoma State in 1999 and he was elevated to tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2001. As recruiting coordinator, Henson played a key role in OSU's 2003 signing class being ranked No. 15 in the nation by Rivals.com. A year earlier, Rivals.com rated the Cowboy class as the 26th-best in the country.

As a player, Henson was a standout offensive lineman for the Cowboys who logged 37 starts over his four-year career. As a senior in 1997, he was a second-team All-Big 12 performer and was a leader for a Cowboy squad that went 8-4 and finished second in the Big 12 South.

After graduating in 1998 with a degree in secondary education, Henson went straight into coaching, serving as a high school football coach in Kingfisher, Okla. In one season at Kingfisher, he helped guide the Yellowjackets to the Oklahoma state semifinals.