'10 MN OL Seantrel Henderson (Official Offer)

[Bernini]

Originally Posted by TroyD92

I still cant believe that at his size he can run a 4.7 it absolutly blows my mind at what enormus physical talent that he has how can a 300 lb teen run like a pro linebacker??

I always wondered what it would be like if Shaq played football.

The only player in recent memory who possessed his size/speed combination was DT Marvin Austin, who was a freshman at UNC this past season. He ran an electronically timed 4.6 at 280-290 pounds.

When you motor like Henderson, teams will be tempted to transfer you to the defensive line. The only situation where speed is really utilized as an offensive lineman is during downfield blocking for a lengthy run. He'd be a good fit for Wisconsin because of our proclivity to pound the football.

[TroyD92]

Originally Posted by Bernini

I always wondered what it would be like if Shaq played football.

The only player in recent memory who possessed his size/speed combination was DT Marvin Austin, who was a freshman at UNC this past season. He ran an electronically timed 4.6 at 280-290 pounds.

When you motor like Henderson, teams will be tempted to transfer you to the defensive line. The only situation where speed is really utilized as an offensive lineman is during downfield blocking for a lengthy run. He'd be a good fit for Wisconsin because of our proclivity to pound the football.

What do you think the chances of landing him are im sure his recruiting will blow up in the next year, and it may just be because I hate the Goofers but can you actually see them landing him? because I honestly cannot see a huge talent going to a team that was 1-11.

[Bernini]

Originally Posted by TroyD92

What do you think the chances of landing him are im sure his recruiting will blow up in the next year, and it may just be because I hate the Goofers but can you actually see them landing him? because I honestly cannot see a huge talent going to a team that was 1-11.

Our chances of landing a national out of state recruiting at any position are always slim. More kids should place emphasis on the success a program has with each individual position, but they don't. (Another factor which is underrated by recruits is depth chart). We'll always be in superb shape at offensive line though.

I don't know if he goes to the Gophers. I can't really gauge the kid's homerism. My bet would be on one of the powers in the midwest like Ohio State or Michigan.

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Recruiting guru tabs Cretin's Henderson as best in Class of 2010

Six-foot-7, 305-pound offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson is ranked as the nation's top football player for 2010 by one scouting service.

By FROM STAFF REPORTS
Last update: April 23, 2008 - 8:09 AM

In 30 years of ranking high school football players across the country, Tom Lemming said he has never tabbed an offensive lineman as the top overall player in a class.

But that changed recently when Lemming, the leader of the pack when it comes to recruiting gurus and the author of Prep Football Report, named Cretin-Derham Hall offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson, a junior-to-be, as the No. 1 overall player in the country for the class of 2010.

"He's a cross between Jonathan Ogden and Orlando Pace," said Lemming, referring to two of the best offensive tackles in the NFL over the past decade. "I don't know if I've ever seen someone that good and that big at that age, who is that kind of an athlete."

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http://www.twincities.com/walters/ci...nclick_check=1

Baby Shaq: Cretin-Derham Hall incoming junior offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson, considered by some coaches and scouts as the top college football prospect in the country in his class, measured 6 feet, 8 1/4 inches in his stocking feet, weighed 317 pounds, and had a 7-foot-2 wingspan at an AAU basketball event the other day in St. Louis.

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7/1

Has offers from Minnesota, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Iowa, Boston College, Florida, Wisconsin, UCLA and North Carolina.

Funny...the article title is "Seantrel Henderson Talks Recruitment" but the only quote in the article is the one where he lists his offers...

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http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_9857197

Seantrel Henderson doesn't mind the stares. He knows people aren't used to seeing a muscular 16-year-old who stands 6 feet 7 and weighs 303 pounds.

Henderson's frame is solid, which leads to bystanders asking: "Do you play football or basketball?"

Henderson proudly responds: "Right now, I'm playing basketball."

Henderson is known more as Cretin-Derham Hall's eye-catching offensive tackle and defensive end, but basketball is his sanctuary this summer.

The coveted junior is playing for the Minneapolis-based Howard Pulley 17-under traveling team, an activity that keeps his mind off what is expected to be a relentless recruiting campaign by many of the nation's top NCAA Division I football programs.

Henderson, a backup power forward for Pulley, already has football scholarship offers from Minnesota, Notre Dame, Florida, UCLA, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Boston College and North Carolina. That list likely will expand once schools can submit written offers after Sept. 1.

Henderson is far from making a decision and doesn't even like to talk about his college plans.

"Everywhere I go almost, people ask me where I'm going (to college)," Henderson said. "It gets a little aggravating sometimes."

He keeps himself in shape by competing against some of the nation's best high school basketball players. The Pulley schedule includes tournaments in Houston, Atlanta, Hampton, Va., Milwaukee and Kansas City, Kan.

Two of Henderson's Pulley teammates are considered the top forwards in the state: Hopkins' Royce White, who has committed to Minnesota, and Robbinsdale Armstrong's Rodney Williams. Basketball, however, is not Henderson's primary focus this summer. When he's not playing or practicing with the Pulley team, he's in the Cretin weight room. Henderson said he can bench press 275 pounds.

But playing for Pulley, one of the state's top youth programs, often leads to another question: "Are you thinking more about basketball in college than football?"

"I like basketball just as much," he said. "I like going out of town to play against good talent. I haven't come to that point yet where it's either basketball or football for me."

Football is where Henderson's reputation is soaring. Last summer, Rivals.com, a leading scouting service for high school football, listed Henderson among its top 10 prospects to watch in the 2010 class.

Rivals will release its top-100 rankings for 2010 next spring, and Henderson virtually is assured of a spot on the list, perhaps among the top 10.

"He's heavily on our radar," said Mike Farrell, national recruiting coordinator for Rivals. "There's a very good chance he'll be one of the nation's most high-profile recruits."

Colleges can't sign Henderson to a national letter of intent until February 2010. NCAA rules prohibit coaches from talking to him directly until next spring's contact period, April 15-May 31.

Many college coaching staffs have been telling Raiders coach Mike Scanlan for two years that they want Henderson. When Henderson was a freshman, he passed by the Cretin athletic department offices and encountered an assistant from the staff of former Gophers coach Glen Mason.

The assistant was at Cretin to talk to wide receiver Michael Floyd and running back Shady Salamon but couldn't pass up the opportunity to introduce himself to Henderson. What happened next startled Henderson.

"The guy offered me a scholarship," Henderson said. "I hadn't even played with the varsity yet."

Too much hype too soon can derail young athletes. Henderson isn't about to let that happen, and neither is his parents. Henderson's father, Sean, rejected his request to get a tattoo.

"My father said I should wait until I'm 18," Henderson said. "I'm OK with that. I don't want to put out perceptions that people might question."

Any notions that Henderson might be a "me-first" athlete were scrapped in April when the Pulley team played in the Kingwood Classic in Houston. Pulley coach Antoine Harris had sent Henderson to the scorer's table to replace White, the team's starting power forward. As Henderson waited to go in, White hit three consecutive shots.

Henderson looked at Harris and said, "Do you really think I should go in?"

Harris and Henderson smiled at each other. Henderson returned to the bench.

"Seantrel is one of the most humble kids on the team," Harris said. "He understood the situation. I got him in the game a couple of minutes later."

Henderson has attracted interest from Division I basketball programs, too. Henderson said he gets two or three letters a day from Marquette. Other basketball programs expressing interest include Miami (Fla.), Iowa and Iowa State.

His priority, Henderson said, is to keep his name and image in good standing as much as possible. Rumors that he was transferring to Totino-Grace before the fall semester and that he already had given the Gophers an oral commitment upset him.

Henderson denied both claims. The rumors made him more careful about what he says and how he handles himself in public.

"I know people are watching me a lot more," he said. "I have to grow up quicker and be more responsible for the choices I make. I know things might be happening fast for me, but I'm ready to handle it."

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Henderson said he can bench press 275 pounds.

Surprised that he can't bench his weight... still a tremendous prospect

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Posted: Sunday July 13, 2008 6:56PM; Updated: Sunday July 13, 2008
Andy Staples > INSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

A pair of prospects look to reverse trend and become two-sport stars Story Highlights

Seantrel Henderson is a 6-7, 305-pound offensive tackle/power forward
Marlon Brown is a 6-5, 205-pound wide receiver/small forward
Starring in two sports is now difficult thanks to paranoid millionaire coaches

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Seantrel Henderson expects the subject to arise this school year when college coaches are officially allowed to finally contact him. Marlon Brown, a year older than Henderson, already has made up his mind.

Henderson, from St. Paul, Minn., and Brown, from Memphis, Tenn., are two of the better players at this weekend's Nike Peach Jam. Coaches from across the nation would love to have the 6-foot-7, 305-pound Henderson patrolling the paint or the 6-5, 205-pound Brown on the wing. But another set of coaches covets Henderson and Brown even more. Henderson, a rising junior at Cretin-Derham Hall, may be the top offensive tackle prospect -- and possibly the top overall prospect -- in the class of 2010. Brown, a senior at Harding Academy, is ranked as the nation's No. 2 receiver in the class of 2009 by Rivals.com.

And each wants to do double duty in college. "That's what I want to do," said Henderson, a gentle giant who usually gets his way on the field and on the court. Brown, meanwhile, said the programs that stay in the hunt for his services will be the ones that will allow him to play both sports.

Henderson, meanwhile, is a road grader on the football field and a mighty road block on the court. Opponents can't box him out, and they seem shocked when they realize he can jump and run like a player half his size. Henderson, the sixth man on the Howard Pulley Panthers traveling team, spent much of Saturday night guarding Oklahoma City, Okla., star Daniel Orton, a 6-10 rising senior who is mulling offers from most of the top 25. While Henderson only finished with six points and five rebounds, he made the game-winning bucket. Orton finished with two points and one rebound.

Henderson said he loves both sports equally, though the affair with hoops did begin first. "I started playing basketball in third grade," Henderson said. "I started playing football in fourth grade. I went from there."

Two stars look to buck trend and play two sports in college - Andy Staples - SI.com

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Let the Henderson hype begin



It's customary for big time players to grace the fields at Cretin-Derham Hall. But nobody's as big (literally) as junior lineman Seantrel Henderson. At 16 years old, he's 6-foot-8 and is more than 300 pounds. Just how big is that? Only two current NFL players are bigger.

"A lot of people say that I'm fast, quick and things like that," Henderson said about himself. "Good with my feet and strong off the ball."

Seantrel believes he has a mental advantage over every opponent because of his size. He outweighs them and towers over everyone. But he's not just a bulldozer. Seantrel is a solid football player with unlimited potential.

"I think he can be as good as he wants to be," said John Alt, lineman coach at Cretin-Derham Hall and a former NFL player. "His feet, that's what I look at, his feet and hips are absolutely perfect at this point at the high school level."

Seantrel's great size and playing ability has obviously gained a lot of early attention. In fact, he's considered to be the top prospect in the entire nation for the class of 2010.

"I really didn't expect that when I found out about it, but I was really grateful and happy that they did that," Henderson said.

"He's definitely as good as we've had, but you just can't tell me, as much as I like Seantrel, you just can't tell me there's not another of him in Florida, or Texas, or Ohio," admitted Mike Scanlan, head coach at Cretin-Derham Hall. "So, some knucklehead who is sitting his underwear in his basement declares him the number one recruit in the country, what an incredible amount of pressure to put on a young man."

He must be dealing with the pressure ok for now. Seantrel already holds scholarships from Minnesota, Florida and Ohio State. And the big lineman should continue to get some more big offers in the next two years.

kare11.com | Twin Cities, MN | Let the Henderson hype begin

video report below..

http://gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/m...ject=831924010

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SEANTREL HENDERSON

School: Cretin-Derham Hall

Year: Junior

Position: OT/DE

Vitals: 6 feet 7, 303 pounds

Skinny: Hulking 16-year-old lineman played every down as a sophomore and will be leaned on heavily to protect first-year starting quarterback Mark Alt. One of the country's top 2010 recruits already has scholarship offers from 10 Division I colleges, including Minnesota, Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Ohio State. Played power forward for Minneapolis-based Howard Pulley traveling basketball team this summer.

http://www.twincities.com/ci_10319798

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From BP:

Rivals $ (ND Site)

9/9

Seantrel received numerous offers on or around 9/1, as expected (notables listed: tOSU, ND, Michigan, Minnesota). He talks about being friends with former ND OL Matt Carufel and how Matt wouldn't recommend ND for his college destination. Henderson said he'll consider each school for its academic reputation, football program, how he fits in with the players and coaches and the location of the school.

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Rivals.com Football Recruiting - Henderson among the nation's top juniors (free)

OT Seantrel Henderson, 6-8/301, Cretin-Derham Hall (2010 class)
ASSETS: Has tremendous size, excellent feet, speed and great pad level for a big lineman.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Technically he is very sound but he could be a tad more aggressive and nasty.
MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAY: Just watching this behemoth run around the field; I would guess he is a sub-5.0 40-yard guy.
CONCLUSION: There is no doubt in my mind that this is a top-20 player in the nation for next year's class. He is a definite five-star prospect who currently has twelve written offers from BCS schools.

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BuckeyeGrove.com - From the Road: Top young talent (free)

OT SEANTREL HENDERSON (6-8/301), Saint Paul (Minn.) Cretin-Derham Hall
2010 PROSPECT
CONSIDERING: To be determined.
PERFORMANCE: Helped pave the way for St. Paul (Minn.) Cretin-Derham Hall's offense in a 42-12 victory over White Bear Lake (Minn.) High.
STRENGTHS: Henderson already is at a size that he can compete at the next level. He is extremely mobile and runs better than any lineman I have seen this season. He also has excellent pad level and uses his hands at the point of attack.
WEAKNESSES: The only weakness I could see was that he could be a little more aggressive and nasty. - BARRY EVERY

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From the Minnesota site...recaps of Cretin-Durham's final regular season game...several Minnesota players were in attendance as was Coach Ianello of ND.