The legend of Derrick Henry began even before he played his first high school game. But it was what he did as a Yulee High School Hornet that still has locals sharing stories. ChadGraff explains more on the “traveling road show.”
Bobby Ramsey was 28 when he was hired as the high school football coach in Yulee, Fla., a town of 36,000 people that sits 25 miles north of Jacksonville and 15 miles south of the Georgia state line. Yulee High wanted a young, energetic guy. They knew how tough the job would be.
As a freshman, Henry ran for 2,465 yards and 26 touchdowns. The next year, coaches started using him sporadically on defense as a pass rusher. He was only allowed to do it if the game was close late, but if they needed a sack, Henry went in as a blitzing outside linebacker. “The second half of that game was the closest you’d see to a basketball player taking a game over,” Ramsey said.Henry’s defensive prowess had college scouts fascinated. Many thought Henry projected better on that side of the ball, or maybe at tight end. “They said at the college level he was going to be an easy target as a running back since he’s so big,” saidRamsey met with Henry after his sophomore year to discuss his recruitment. Henry was adamant that he was a running back.
Yulee had to schedule games against far superior teams, and Henry’s junior season was a gauntlet. Gainesville, a powerhouse with several Division I recruits on its roster, beat Yulee in the season opener. But afterward, the discussion was about how Henry ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns against arguably the best defense in the state with an undermanned offensive line and few rushing lanes. “Coming off the field, everyone was like, ‘This dude is for real,'” Ramsey said.
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