K.J.

Henry

Henry last took regular season snaps as a member of the Cowboys in 2024, totaling two quarterback pressures and one sack. He joins the Steelers’ practice squad after spending last week on the Eagles’ practice squad.

Ricks has not logged a defensive snap this season. He played on 15 snaps in 2024 and 316 as a rookie in 2023. In his career, Ricks has 17 tackles and two pass breakups. The Eagles also waived OLB Antwaun Powell-Ryland and DT Jacob Sykes and DE K.J. Henry to the practice squad.

Cannella thrived in the UFL over the last two seasons, but didn’t produce enough in the preseason to justify a roster spot; at least to the Browns. Along with Cannella, Cleveland also waived CB Chigozie Anusiem, G Javion Cohen, T Sebastian Gutierrez, DE K.J. Henry, DT Ralph Holley, CB Christian Holmes, CB Keenan Isaac, T Jason Ivey, DE Titus Leo, LB Marvin Moody, CB Darius Rush, LB Charlie Thomas III, T Lorenzo Thompson, G Dartanyan Tinsley, TE Mitchell Van Vooren and C Bucky Williams.

Released by the Browns in late June, Okorokwo is a fine situation pass-rusher and likely will help fill the void left by Josh Sweat in Philadelphia. Okoronkwo had 7.5 sacks in two years with the Browns after a stint with the Lovie Smith Texans in 2022 got him onto the grander NFL radar. Philadelphia also added DT Jacob Sykes and waived RB Lew Nichols and DE KJ Henry to make room for Sykes and Okoronkwo.

Henry was waived at last cuts after being drafted by the old Commanders regime in 2023, then caught on with the Bengals practice squad. He’ll provide depth for the Cowboys up front with the team placing DeMarcus Lawrence on injured reserve.

The Commanders traded up to draft Henry in the fourth round in 2023, but the new coaching staff in Washington will now move on from him. The Clemson product had 19 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 10 games in 2023 and will likely be claimed by somebody on waivers.

A coach’s kid who arrived at Clemson with a five-star pedigree, Henry (6’4/251) was plugged into a part-time role for his first four seasons before finally breaking out last year. He led the Tigers with 53 pressures and 34 hurries while cutting his career missed tackle rate in half to 6.5% and earning Second-Team All-ACC accolades. While not quite a complete power/speed threat like some of the bigger edges in this class, Henry ran a 4.63s 40 (95th%) and 1.57s 10-yard split (98th%) showing the burst to threaten tackles on the loop. His revved-up motor shows up in his hustle plays in tracking down ball carriers, but he’s better off avoiding tacklers than taking them on due to lack of lower body power. His frenetic play style causes him to overrun plays, as he only got home for 3.5 sacks despite 53 pressures. Despite being an older, 24-year-old who didn’t start until his fifth season, Henry could ideally become a steady passing down contributor.

Henry (6'4"/260) hasn’t quite lived up to his five-star status in totality, but is still a very solid player and seems to get better every year. He set career highs in TFLs and sacks this year, and will give the Clemson defense some much needed stability and consistency. His NFL prospects this year weren’t great, but he’ll have another year to boost them with his return.

“Like the former Mizzou standout, Henry is a prospect with a basketball background who possesses a quick first step, good agility and the ability to bend and work a tight path,” Haubert writes. He adds that the 6-foot-5, 220-pounder “also possesses good power and a physical nature to be a strong run defender.” Rivals ranks Henry as the No. 15 overall prospect in the 2018 cycle, while the ESPN 300 is even higher on him -- they slot him into their master rankings at No. 6.

Farrell did like that the 6-foot-5, 220-pounder has been putting on weight this offseason, but his was a somewhat undercooked camp performance, particularly given that Henry ranks as Rivals’ No. 15 overall prospect for the 2018 cycle. This mixed performance doesn’t figure to negatively impact his recruitment to any serious degree, though. ESPN’s Craig Haubert has compared him to former Missouri edge rusher Charles Harris.