Peyton Hendershot (born April 23, 1999) is an American professional football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.
Early life
Hendershot attended Tri-West Hendricks High School. As a sophomore, he contributed to the team winning the 2014 3A state championship.
As a junior, he was a two-way player at tight end and defensive end, posting 51 receptions for 685 yards, 8 touchdowns, 30 tackles (5 for loss), 4 sacks and 3 pass breakups.
As a senior, he tallied 67 receptions for 896 yards and 9 touchdowns. He finished his high school career with 157 catches for 2,170 yards and 22 touchdowns. He received All-county, All-conference, 6A All-state, Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 and Indianapolis Star position award winner (tight end) honors.
He also practiced basketball, where he averaged 12.9 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.9 blocks as a junior.