Cerge-Henderson was one of three recruits from last year's class to enroll early (alongside Will Bryan and Harland Howell). He was rated by Rivals and the 247Sports Composite as a three-star recruit (5.5 and 0.8414, respectively). Among the offers which Cerge-Henderson received were Boston College, Mississippi State, Pitt, Virginia and West Virginia.
As Joey talked about in the "Meet the Recruits" piece for Cerge-Henderson, he is the son of former Tech linebacker Kevin Henderson, who happened to play alongside current Tech defensive coordinator Ted Roof.
Season Stats
At the beginning of the season, the plan for Cerge-Henderson was to redshirt and join the team next season as a redshirt-freshman.