Seantrel Henderson
Cretin-Derham Hall High School
Impact Statement
Henderson, a two sport athlete, was a dominant force on the football field for Cretin-Derham and then in the NFL.
Biography
No football player stood head and shoulders above the rest this year, but at 6-foot-8 and 335 pounds, Henderson just might. Henderson comes from the same school that produced the NHSCA’s 2001 Baseball Senior Athlete of the Year, Joe Mauer.
A long-time Minnesota football powerhouse, Cretin-Derham Hall finished 13-1 for the second straight year and won the 5A state title last fall with Henderson anchoring both lines, also finishing as the 2008 state runner-up. Henderson was named Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today, was Player of the Year on the All-State Team selected by The Associated Press and earned Player of the Year honors from the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He was one of seven finalists for the U.S. Army Player of the Year and played in the U.S. Army All-American Game.
Also an outstanding basketball player, Henderson averaged 14.1 points per game, and the Raiders started the season 10-0 when Henderson was in the lineup. Last summer Henderson was a teammate of Harrison Barnes, the NHSCA Boys Basketball Senior Athlete of the Year, on a summer AAU team.
Henderson played all four years while at USC. He was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference team Honorable Mention twice his last two years.
At the 2012 NFL Draft he was selected in seventh round by the Buffalo Bills, where he remained until 2018. He was then traded to the Houston Texans before being placed on the injury list.
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