GREAT news!!! Jessie Henderson commits....

[Stampede]

to SMU!!!! According to his local Paris newspaper, he is a 'STANG and has committed to SMU saying he really likes the school and coaching staff.

My crack recruiting correspondent, Stallion, will post Jessie's "bio" shortly. Great pick up coaches....keep 'em coming.

[Corso]

Jessie Henderson
Home: Paris, TX
Position: ATH/RB
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 165
Offers from SMU, Texas Tech
Rating: Super Prospect (according to OCSN)

Also considered: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, LSU and Notre Dame

[Corso]

Vincent Chase
Bobby Chase
Jonathan Lindley
Andrew McKinney
Jessie Henderson

What a great start! Way to go, coaches!

[MustangFan]

Here's another:

Jessie Henderson
By David Garvin
Date: Mar 21, 2003

It's long been said that good things come in small packages. The same applies to this speedy and explosive athlete from Paris.

It's long been said that good things come in small packages. The same applies to this speedy and explosive athlete from Paris.

Name: Jessie Henderson
Birthday: 12-8-84
High School: Paris High School
School Nickname: Wildcats
Head Coach: Brent Southwood
High School Position: Tailback/Cornerback
Projected College Position: Tailback/Wide Receiver
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 166
Speed (40 yards): 4.35
Speed (100-meters): 10.4
Shuttle: 4.25
Bench Press: 270-lbs
Squat: 425-lbs
Vertical Leap: 33-inches
GPA: 3.43 (overall) 3.06 (core)
Projected Major: Education

Offensive Stats: 1,396 yards rushing on 174 carries with 15 touchdowns; nine receptions for 168 yards with two touchdowns; six kickoff returns for 236 yards

Defensive Stats: 11 tackles (two solo, nine assists), with two QB pressures and one tackle for loss

Favorite College Team: Oklahoma

Henderson posted all of his stats in the regular season, leading the Wildcats to a 6-4 mark, but failing to make the playoffs in a tough 11-4A district.

[MustangFan]

Has anyone seen confirmation of this commitment?
Way to break the story, Stampede.

[Stallion]

Sorry a little busy today but I see my assistants are filling in nicely. I would add that he also got an offer from Kansas as well as Tech and SMU not bad this early. He is currently the No. 89 recruit in the Insiders Texas Top 100. He was No. 69 in April. He is No. 59 in the Lone Star Top 100. Rivals has only given him 2 stars probably because of his size 5-8-that plays a part in their evaluation so its not that surprising-schools that play a wide open offense like Tech-like Kansas under Manigino and now SMU really don't care and he is great for those offenses. Some sources have him running 4.3s.

[MustangFan]

I think it was "1411" who posted that Henderson might be the fastest player Coach Bennett has ever recruited. If that's true - wow.

[Dark Horse]

Rivals has confirmed!

[EP Pony Fan]

Can someone copy/paste the Rivals story here?
Thanks

[cowboypony]

Great news about yet another east Texan. Mr. Henderson needs to change his profile to reflect the "SMU MUSTANGS" as his favorite college team. Way to go Bennett and Staff. Speed kills.

[EP Pony Fan]

So SMU, which some have said isn't the fastest team in the world, is getting a lot faster. Every team signs RBs and WRs who can run. But it sounds like Henderson, Ervin McGee, Fred Turner and C.D. Moss are absolutel burners. The kind of fast that can change a game on a single play.

[SMUguy]

Great news!

[Pony4Life]

Insiders says that although Henderson is a RB/CB/KR in high school, he projects as a WR in college.

"Another speedy, two-way athlete, Henderson put up some impressive numbers in 2002, rushing for 1,396 yards on 174 carries with 15 touchdowns. Will likely be projected as a slot receiver or corner on the next level."

[Hoop Fan]

He is quoted in the Paris paper as expecting to play running back at SMU. Maybe we got him by promising rb, while other schools were talking corner and wideout. Whatever it takes I say.

[1411]

Hoop fan hit it on the head. Jessie has been assured he is the only tailback in this recruiting class. Coach Bennett compares him very favorably to Darren Sproles of K.State (with more speed!). He was the fastest man at Tech (4.25/40), at SMU in June (4.39 on grass), at Arkansas (4.34) and at Texas A&M (4.30) in his various camps this summer.