Once Mississippi high school opponents, Henderson and Akers now share NFL backfield

Once Mississippi high school opponents, Darrell Henderson and Cam Akers now share NFL backfield

Stu Jackson
STAFF WRITER

The Rams will enter the 2020 season with two of Mississippi's most decorated high school football players in their backfield.

Before starring at Memphis, Darrell Henderson was the 2014 Mississippi Gatorade Football Player of the Year, Best of MS Preps Player of the Year and Parade magazine All-America honorable mention pick who rushed for 5,801 career yards – eighth-most in state high school football history – while at Batesville (Miss.) South Panola.

Prior to arriving at Florida State, Akers was a five-star recruit and consensus national top-10 prospect who passed for 8,140 yards and 78 touchdowns, while rushing for 5,103 yards and 71 scores during his time at Clinton (Miss.) High. Like Henderson, Akers won the state's Gatorade Player of the Year Award two years later as well as its Mr. Football award.

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