Florida State is pursuing some of the top recruits across the country to help get the program back to where it’s supposed to be. With that being said, there is plenty of talent right in the Seminoles’ backyard in the Sunshine State.
FSU is prioritizing the No. 1 recruit in Florida, working to keep an elite defender close to home rather than going out of state. On Thursday, head coach Mike Norvell dropped in on four-star defensive end Trenton Henderson. The trip came ahead of Henderson’s expected visit to Tallahassee this weekend for the first official junior day of the year.
Henderson is coming off a breakout junior campaign where he totaled 50 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, ten sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, six pass deflections, and two blocked kicks. He totaled a season-best seven tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble, and two pass deflections in a 31-24 victory against St. John Paul II Catholic High School on November 1.
The Florida native helped guide Pensacola Catholic High School to an 8-2 record and an appearance in the playoffs. Current FSU cornerback Ja’Bril Rawls spent his prep career suiting up for the Crusaders, playing alongside Henderson in 2022-23 when the latter was a freshman. Henderson also competes on the hardwood at the high school level. During his junior season, he’s currently averaging 3.6 points per game, four rebounds per game, and 0.7 assists per game.