Henry Rutledge

Preseason Jet Award Watch List (2025) · Preseason All-American, Return Specialist, Third Team (HERO Sports G5, 2025) · Preseason All-Conference Punt Returner, Second Team (Athlon Sports, 2025) · Preseason All-Conference Kick Returner, Third Team (Athlon Sports, 2025) · Preseason All-Conference Kick Returner, Third Team (Phil Steele, 2025) · Preseason All-Conference Punt Returner, Fourth Team (Phil Steele, 2025) · Preseason All-Conference Punt Returner of the Year (College Football Network, 2024) · Preseason All-Conference Punt Returner, First Team (College Football Network, 2024) · Preseason All-ConferencePunt Returner, First Team (Athlon Sports, 2024) · Preseason All-Conference Punt Returner, First Team (Phil Steele, 2024) · Preseason All-Conference Kick Returner, Second Team (Phil Steele, 2024) · Preseason All-Conference Kick Returner, Third Team (Athlon Sports, 2024) · Preseason All-G5 Return Specialist, Third Team (Hero Sports, 2024) · Athletic Director's List (Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021) · Commissioner's Honor Roll (Conference USA, 2020, 2021) Only played in one game while battling an injury sustained in training camp that kept him out the rest of the season · Had two carries for 11 yards against North Carolina in his only action of the season Returned to form as one of Charlotte's most dynamic playmakers · Appeared in all 12 games as the team's primary return specialist and drew one start at running back at Indiana · Led the American with 605 kick return yards on 24 total returns (25.2 average), the fifth-most yards in a single season in program history · Set the program single-season record for return average and now owns the top two marks all-time · Ranked inside the top 25 nationally for return average · Posted a season-long kick return of 79 yards, the fourth-longest return in program history, at Navy · Tallied 13 punt returns for 48 yards, 10 catches for 82 yards and one touchdown (at North Carolina), and 11 rushes for 72 yards Played in 10 games with two starts · Set school records for longest punt return, punt return yards in a game, punt return yards in a season, and punt and kick return yard single-season average · Led the American Athletic Conference with an 11.9 yard average on punt returns · Ranked 11th in FBS in combined return yardage and 24th in kick return yardage · Led Charlotte with 803 all-purpose yards · Totaled 467 kick return yards on 20 attempts and 143 punt return yards on 12 chances · Also had 174 rushing yards on 15 carries and 19 yards receiving on four catches Played in eight games · Had 416 all-purpose yards for the most all-purpose yards by a CLT player without a start that season · Rushed for 91 yards on 18 carries and 187 receiving yards on 12 catches with one receiving touchdown · Added 138 kick return yards Played in four games to preserve his redshirt status · Finished the season with one rush for eight yards and one kick return for nine yards · Had his lone rushing attempt in his collegiate debut at FIU Totaled 3,056 all-purpose yards in his career at Charlotte Christian H.S. · Rushed four over 2,200 yards and added over 800 receiving yards · Scored 26 career touchdowns, getting 19 on the ground