One of the Washington Commanders’ preseason standouts is heading elsewhere. NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported on Monday night that the New Orleans Saints, currently playing the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football, are signing running back Robert Henry Jr. off Washington’s practice squad.
The 5-foot-9, 196-pound Henry began his collegiate career at Jones College at Mississippi, then transferred to the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he played his final three seasons.
Henry rushed for 588 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2023, 706 yards and seven touchdowns in 2024 and 1,045 yards and nine touchdowns in 2025. Henry went undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft and signed with the Commanders as an undrafted free agent.
Sources: The #Seahawks are
signing RB Robert Henry Jr. to their active roster off the #Commanders practice squad. Henry was a UDFA out of UTSA this past spring, where he earned First-Team All-American Conference honors. The deal was confirmed by @eliteloyaltysp. https://t.co/h0tUk1NcoV pic.twitter.com/wAG4H63H9Q
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) October 6, 2026
Henry had a standout game in Washington’s first preseason game against the Miami Dolphins, but didn’t find the same success in the final two preseason games. After the first preseason game, some believed his speed could help him sneak onto the 53-man roster, but the Commanders kept Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Rachaad White, rookie Kaytron Allen, and Jeremy McNichols, with McNichols beginning the season on injured reserve.
Just last week, the Commanders re-signed veteran running back Austin Ekeler. In his first game in over a year, Ekeler carried the ball four times for 29 yards, the most by any Washington running back in Week 4.
Henry joins a Saints roster that features Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller and rookie CJ Donaldson in the running backs room. New Orleans recently placed free-agent acquisition Travis Etienne on injured reserve.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Saints sign rookie running back off Commanders' practice squad
