Drew Henson, who notably was the guy fighting with Tom Brady for the starting QB spot at Michigan, was one of the most heralded recruits coming out of Brighton, Michigan. Although recruiting services like Scout, Rivals and 247Sports weren’t around back then, there were still people who rated high school players, including CBS Sports’ Tom Lemming. Lemmings not only tabbed Henson a 5* recruit but one of the top 10 football players he’s seen.
Continuing with the baseball theme here's another candidate for my all time top 10 football players. A 5* QB. pic.twitter.com/8rPaXplI04
— Tom Lemming (@LemmingReport) March 2, 2015
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Henson, who wound up playing in both the MLB and NFL for several years, didn’t quite pan out in the pros like many had expected. Nonetheless, the hype around Henson was always there.
