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Here's a fun read about Derrick Henry's recruitment from 247's Steve Wiltfong.
Alabama's Henry the greatest high school player of all-time
A) Many college coaches saw the athlete label as well and had Henry as an impact guy on defense
B) Besides Alabama, Ramsey (Bobby Ramsey, his coach) said Florida was the only other school that had a chance sign him. In fact Ramsey reached out to the Gators staff and told them Henry was back in play.
“They said we don’t know if he’s an offensive player, we’re going to have to go back and reevaluate it again, and they just got a commit from Kelvin Taylor, and I’m like why not try and get them both. We played against Taylor and I was thinking they’re really complimentary players. One guy is North and South, the other one is shiftier. You got this kid 90 miles from your backyard and when Florida is Florida, they’re getting the best players in Jacksonville area and with Derrick they didn’t do it.”
C) “I remember schools flat out told me we don’t like him as a running back,” Ramsey said. “I was like I don’t know what to tell you and he doesn’t want to hear that. He’ll be polite but he’s not going to look at your school.
It is hard for me to know what to believe, only that he was rumored to have been a Gator fan growing up. It is entirely possible that Bama's pot was sweeter, but if Muschamp truly wanted a power running game, the kid from Yulee looked like a natural. God bless KT, but he would have faired better in the Pell/Hall era.