The New England Patriots rejected a number of affords for his or her second spherical draft choose used to pick out working again TreVeyon Henderson out of Ohio State.
Revealed within the first episode of ‘Solid in Foxborough’ – a YouTube collection documenting never-before-seen entry to the group – a number of groups inquired about buying and selling up for New England’s choose at 38.
The Chicago Bears have been , providing choose 39 and a seventh-rounder in addition to the Houston Texans who put picks 58, 79 and a 2025 third-rounder on the desk.
The Patriots have been clearly excessive on Henderson and had no intention of shifting from their place, rejecting each approaches and drafting the 22-year-old.
New England will likely be glad to listen to Henderson by no means fumbled the ball throughout his time at Ohio State, one thing Rhamondre Stevenson struggled with immensely final season.
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Contemporary off a nationwide championship triumph with the Buckeyes, Henderson performed in all 16 video games throughout his closing school season – dashing for 1,016 yards and ten touchdowns as a senior in addition to recording 284 receiving yards and a landing within the air.
That was all whereas sharing carries within the backfield with fellow rising star Quinshon Judkins, who went two picks earlier than Henderson within the draft at 36 to the Cleveland Browns.
5 of his 11 whole touchdowns final season got here within the postseason, two every within the first-round win over Tennessee and Rose Bowl win in opposition to Oregon alongside a receiving landing within the Cotton Bowl success over Texas.
Henderson earned All-American honors as a freshman in 2021, main Ohio State in dashing yards (1,248) and dashing touchdowns (15) whereas rising as a formidable twin menace with 312 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns.
He led the Massive Ten in yards per carry (6.8) that yr and regardless of lacking a while with harm as a sophomore and junior, Henderson bounced again to steer the Buckeyes in dashing in 2023 and made the first-team All-Massive Ten.