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High school foes share stories of trying to tackle Derrick Henry

Derrick Henry was larger-than-life at the University of Alabama and has become the most dominant running back in the National Football League.

He’s known by fans as “King Henry,” but the throne for him started in high school.

Henry, who hails from Yulee, Fla., was something no one had ever seen before at the high school level. He was bigger and stronger than everyone else, but then he possessed unbelievable speed. Henry juggled three sports at Yulee High School, but football was his love. He broke a high school record for rushing yards across four seasons at Yulee (12,124), surpassing Ken Hall as he became a five-star and the No.