He received All-county, All-conference, 6A All-state, Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 and Indianapolis Star position award winner (tight end) honors.

[1][2][3] As a true freshman in 2017, he appeared in the first four games as a backup tight end, before suffering a season-ending injury and being medical redshirted.

As a sophomore in 2019, he started all 13 games, setting the school's single-season tight end record with 52 catches for 622 yards.

He made 6 receptions for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns against the University of Maryland, becoming the first tight end in school history to have two receiving 100-yard games.

[4][5] He appeared in 32 games, finishing as the school's career leader for tight ends with 136 receptions for 1,479 yards, while ranking second with 14 receiving touchdowns.

[6][7] Hendershot was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2022 NFL draft on April 30.

[10] He made the initial 53-man roster out of training camp as the team's third-string tight end, behind Dalton Schultz and fellow rookie Jake Ferguson.

[12] As a rookie, he appeared in all 17 games and started two, while recording 11 receptions for 103 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 special teams tackles.

[13] In 2023, although previous starter Schultz left in free agency, the drafting in the second-round of Luke Schoonmaker, put Hendershot in a difficult situation to improve his position on the depth chart.