Aretavious Hendrix

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 192
Position:
Safety
Hometown:
Starkville, Miss.
High School:
Starkville
Last College:
Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.

2018 All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention

2021 (Senior): Played in 11 games … Recorded seven total tackles … Had a pass breakup

2020 (COVID season): Appeared in six games on the season… Made seven solo tackles … Recorded an interception and a fumble recovery … Forced two pass breakups

2019 (Took a redshirt) : Played in four games before taking a redshirt ... Registered 19 tackles ... Had an interception and six tackles in the Battle of the Piney Woods (Oct. 5)

2018 (Junior): Claimed All-Southland Conference honorable mention acclaim after starting all 10 games at cornerback … Tabbed SFA Male Breakout Athlete of the Year and team MVP at the first annual Golden Axe Awards … Dared to be tested by opponent's passing game … Registered 26 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, and had a sack … Notched a team-high six pass breakups and recovered the second-most fumbles (2) while owning the longest interception return among all Lumberjack defenders … Also forced a fumble … Had three or more tackles on four separate occasions and recorded multiple pass breakups twice … Posted a career-best nine tackles in the 24-21 home win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 22) … Notched a sack and had both a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Incarnate Word (Sept. 15) … Claimed three tackles and had a tackle for loss with two pass breakups versus No. 16 Central Arkansas (Oct. 13) … Made four tackles in the 42-14 road rout of Houston Baptist (Oct. 20) … Owned three tackles and broke up two passes, not to mention picking up a fumble recovery and returning an interception for 20 yards in the 53rd Battle for Chief Caddo against Northwestern State (Nov. 15).

Prior to SFA: Spent two seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College … Played a total of 18 games for the Bulldogs … Recorded 32 total tackles, including 26 solo stops, in his two seasons of junior college play … Had an interception as a freshman against Co-Lin Community College and registered a sack in a win over Hinds Community College … Posted a team-high tying six pass breakups as a sophomore and averaged 2.3 tackles per game … Lettered at Starkville High School, playing for head coach Ricky Woods … Claimed 37 tackles, including five for loss, two interceptions and a fumble recovery as a senior … Named second-team all-region … Led the Yellow Jackets to a Class 6A state championship with four tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the title game … A two-star recruit by Rivals.com.