High School All-American wide receiver Michael Floyd who said no to the Gophers and will enroll at Notre Dame this summer told Sports Headliners on Sunday that he will recruit his Cretin-Derham Hall teammate Seantrel Henderson for the Irish.
Henderson is an offensive tackle, about 6-7, 300 pounds. National recruiting guru Tom Lemming has identified Henderson as the No. 1 junior prep prospect in the country for next season.
“He’s just a natural athlete,” Floyd said. “The more we work with him, the more the coaches work with him, get him more disciplined; he’ll turn into a great player.”
Floyd didn’t hesitate when asked whether he will recruit Henderson to join him at Notre Dame. “Yes, definitely,” he said. “They’re already starting to recruit him, and they want me to try and talk to him but I…kind of basically made my own decision (choosing a college), and that’s something he will have to do, too. So don’t let anybody else dictate where you go to.”
What will he tell Henderson? “Notre Dame is a great school,” Floyd answered. “I would love for him to come there but it’s basically up to him.”
Floyd said Henderson hasn’t visited Notre Dame and doesn’t know as much about the South Bend school as he will. The recruiting process for highly sought players like Floyd and Henderson is complex. Floyd said part of what Henderson will need to do is sort out who is “real and fake.”
If Floyd hadn’t chosen Notre Dame, his second choice was Ohio State (the “guys were cool”). Michigan was his third choice and beyond that Floyd couldn’t specify a fourth or fifth favorite.
Floyd hopes to become a starter at Notre Dame as a freshman. If his college career is successful, would he leave for the NFL after his junior season? He said he “didn’t really know” and made the point that his mother has stressed education. He’s undecided about his major at Notre Dame, although business interests him.