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.

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