Henry Rutledge

Awards and Honors$Preseason Jet Award Watch List (2025)$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)$$At Charlotte$Redshirt Junior, 2024 (12/1):$Returned to form as one of Charlotte’s most dynamic playmakers$Appeared in all 12 games as the team’s primary return specialist and drew one start at running back at Indiana$Led the American with 605 kick return yards on 24 total returns (25.2 average), the fifth-most yards in a single season in program history$Set the program single-season record for return average and now owns the top two marks all-time$Ranked inside the top 25 nationally for return average$Posted a season-long kick return of 79 yards, the fourth-longest return in program history, at Navy$Tallied 13 punt returns for 48 yards, 10 catches for 82 yards and one touchdown (at North Carolina), and 11 rushes for 72 yards$Redshirt Sophomore, 2023 (10/2):$Played in 10 games with two starts$Set school records for longest punt return, punt return yards in a game, punt return yards in a season, and punt and kick return yard single-season average$Led the American Athletic Conference with an 11.9 yard average on punt returns$Ranked 11th in FBS in combined return yardage and 24th in kick return yardage$Led Charlotte with 803 all-purpose yards$Totaled 467 kick return yards on 20 attempts and 143 punt return yards on 12 chances$Also had 174 rushing yards on 15 carries and 19 yards receiving on four catches$Redshirt Freshman, 2022 (8/0):$Played in eight games$Had 416 all-purpose yards for the most all-purpose yards by a CLT player without a start that season$Rushed for 91 yards on 18 carries and 187 receiving yards on 12 catches with one receiving touchdown$Added 138 kick return yards$Freshman, 2021 (4/0):$Played in four games to preserve his redshirt status$Finished the season with one rush for eight yards and one kick return for nine yards$Had his lone rushing attempt in his collegiate debut at FIU$$Personal/High School$Totaled 3,056 all-purpose yards in his career at Charlotte Christian H.S.$Rushed four over 2,200 yards and added over 800 receiving yards$Scored 26 career touchdowns, getting 19 on the ground