Seantrel Henderson

Seantrel Henderson (born January 21, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.

Henderson attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School and originally signed a letter of intent to play college football at the University of Southern California, but was granted release from his commitment by Coach Lane Kiffin in July 2010 and eventually committed to the University of Miami.

High school career

Henderson was considered the top overall player in his class by a number of recruiting services; ''Rivals.com'' named him their 2008 Junior of the Year, while ''USA Today'' named him to their All-American First-Team as one of only two juniors. Henderson made the All-USA team in 2009 again, and was also named Offensive Player of the Year, the first lineman to do so in the 28-year history of the award. Tom Lemming called him "a cross between Jonathan Ogden and Orlando Pace," two of the best offensive tackles in the NFL in the 2000s; ''Sports Illustrated'' called him "probably the most polished lineman of the past decade."

He was also featured in a July 2008 issue of ''Sports Illustrated'', profiling young athletes poised to star in their sports, alongside Taylor Hall and Jeremy Tyler.

In 2009, Henderson helped Cretin-Derham Hall to a 5A state championship and was named Minnesota Player of the Year by the ''Associated Press''. It’s believed to be the first time the annual award has gone to a lineman.

A two-sport star, Henderson also played basketball. He played for the "Howard Pulley Panthers" on the AAU circuit alongside Harrison Barnes, one of the nation's top basketball prospects. Henderson also threw shot put and discus and won the 1,500 meter race walk, shot put, and discus in the USATF 2004 Minnesota Junior Olympics Outdoor Championships.

Recruiting

After unofficial visits to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Michigan State, he acknowledged that Michigan was his early favorite. In the summer of 2009, Henderson took unofficial visits to Florida State, Florida, Ohio State, Tennessee, Southern California, and UCLA. At that point, Notre Dame, USC, Ohio State and Michigan were mentioned as leading contenders. Henderson's former Cretin-Derham Hall teammate Michael Floyd was playing for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Henderson scheduled his fifth and final official recruiting visit to the University of Miami for the 2010 Pro Bowl weekend in late January. He had already made official visits to USC, Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Florida.

Henderson announced his college decision on Tom Lemming's television show on ''CBS College Sports'' on National Signing Day. He verbally committed to the Trojans, but did not sign his letter of intent until after USC went before the NCAA infractions committee on February 19 to respond to allegations relating to a scandal involving Heisman Trophy-winning tailback Reggie Bush. Henderson finally signed his letter of intent on March 22, 2010. When the NCAA rendered its decision banning USC from postseason play for two years and imposing severe scholarship reductions, Henders