Signing Day 2010 - Justin Henderson

UK's first commit for the 2010 has enrolled at UK. Henderson was a starter at TE and DE at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School in South Carolina

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Comment by Kentucky Sports Network on February 3, 2010 at 11:56am: Steve Brown comments on Henderson:

"The nice thing about Justin being here now is that he is able to go through our off-season weight lifting program. He is getting acclimated to the rigors of school and during spring ball, he will learn our defense. That puts him miles ahead of incoming freshman, because his clock doesn't start until August. He will be more knowledgeable than any of his peers coming in this fall. What I have seen of him so far, is that he has a great attitude and a great work ethic. Plus, he has a great smile. "

Comment by Kentucky Sports Network on February 3, 2010 at 11:52am: Bio from UK Athletics:

Defensive Lineman, 6-3, 231, Fr-HS, Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt) - The first verbal commitment of the 2010 recruiting class also became the first high-school signee of the class ... Having graduated in December, enrolling in January gives him an extra semester to begin his strength development and on-field progress ... First-team all-state as a senior by the High School Sports Report ... Four-year starter at tight end for Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School ... On defense he started at outside linebacker as a sophomore, then moved to defensive end in his final two campaigns ... Made 84 tackles as a senior, including seven quarterback sacks and 18 additional tackles for loss ... Notched 67 tackles, featuring 10 sacks and 12 additional TFL his junior year ... At tight end, he totaled 27 catches for 424 yards and three touchdowns over his final two seasons ... Chosen for the all-area and all-region teams as a junior ... BEHS went to the state playoffs each season, reaching the third round his sophomore and junior years ... Head coach was Kevin Crosby ... "Justin is a hard-working kid whose motor is non-stop," said assistant coach Corey Crosby. "He's a strong kid who won an area weightlifting championship." ... Played in the prestigious North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star Shrine Game following his senior season ... One of the nation's top-100 defensive ends by Scout.com and the No. 45 weakside end as tabbed by Rivals.com ... Also participated in wrestling, baseball and track in high school ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... His father, Allen, played college football at Wofford.