Why Every College Wants Keisean Henderson in 2026

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Joe DeLeone and Ryan Roberts break down 2026 5-star quarterback Keisean Henderson, diving into his electrifying highlights and elite traits that set him apart. From arm talent to pocket presence, discover why college football's top programs are already battling for his commitment. Don't miss this in-depth scouting report on a future superstar!

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00:00Keyshawn Henderson is the fastest rising 2026 recruit.

00:04Here's why he's generating the most buzz in his class.

00:11Keyshawn Henderson has the potential to be one of the best quarterbacks in college football.

00:15Ryan, why should college football fans know more about a kid who's currently committed to Houston, of all places?

00:22Well, I mean, everyone's trying to make him flip, obviously, at this point, right?

00:25Because he's, Joe, 6'3", 185 pounds-ish, somewhere in that ballpark.

00:30And this kid is such a good athlete that teams have recruited him at corner.

00:34They've recruited him at wide receiver.

00:36He has stood tall and said, hey, I am going to be a quarterback on the college level,

00:41which is why he ended up committing to Houston originally.

00:43They were one of the teams that gave him that opportunity.

00:45But now teams have kind of turned the other way and said, like, hey, you can come be a quarterback

00:49because he's fresh off of a very good junior season.

00:52He has all the God-given tools to be a dynamic dual-threat player, obviously.

00:56But this is a rare athlete at the quarterback position that you just don't see come out too often.

01:02His progression has been really exciting because, as you just talked about,

01:05originally he was recruited as a receiver, defensive back, because he was so athletic.

01:11And you see that on film.

01:12You see a guy that is just making everybody and their mother miss when they try and tackle him.

01:17And he's also willing to run through tacklers.

01:19So he's got the grit.

01:21He's got this mentality of no one is going to take me down.

01:24I'm just going to keep fighting.

01:26But now you saw on his junior highlights and some of the things that you hear when he shows up at these camps

01:31is that the ball is just flying off his hands.

01:34You see that the arm strength is now there.

01:37He is willing to be aggressive.

01:39My biggest thing, Ryan, that I always talk about with quarterbacks,

01:42I want a guy who's willing to take shots, has the arm to take those shots, and trusts his body, trusts his arm talent.

01:50He is one of those players.

01:51And I can totally see that translating early on to first-year production as a freshman or a redshirt freshman.

01:59And, Joe, let's get something straight, though.

02:00He wasn't just being recruited to play wide receiver and corner on the college level.

02:04He was being recruited to play those positions by some of the biggest schools in college football, too.

02:09This is a high-level athlete that could have played whatever position he felt like.

02:14But to your point, the passing has come a long way.

02:18When you look at his sophomore film, there was natural arm talent,

02:22but it also just kind of seemed a little bit mechanical, didn't seem supernatural.

02:26He took a big step as far as kind of the naturalness of him throwing a football in the junior season.

02:30I really think that he took a massive step forward.

02:32And when you combine that with the athleticism he has,

02:34a lot of people do the whole compare any athletic quarterback to Lamar Jackson.

02:40And usually it's crazy.

02:42Like, let's not do that, ultimately, because Lamar Jackson is one of the most rare players

02:46that we've ever seen play the quarterback position.

02:48But I see it with Henderson a little bit, right?

02:50He's long.

02:51He's gangly.

02:52He's got kind of that incredible strength profile.

02:54Despite not being the biggest quarterback of all time,

02:57he's got an elastic arm, and he's a dynamic athlete.

03:00So this is a kid that, when we look back on it, could be one of the most dynamic run-throw quarterbacks

03:06that we've seen enter college football in some time.

03:08He's got that type of upside to him if he continues to round out his game.

03:12He's now on the radar of a lot of these top programs to be an actual quarterback recruit.

03:17No more are they talking about him as a receiver or a defensive back.

03:21And 247 Sports recently updated their rankings.

03:23He is the number four quarterback per the composite.

03:27And just overall, he is their number two quarterback, third overall recruit nationally,

03:31number one in the state of Texas, because his impact is so visible.

03:36Here's what's really interesting, though.

03:37Peel back the curtain for a second.

03:39We kind of try to remain a little bit ambiguous sometimes when we're talking about some of these

03:44players because there's a shot that they could flip.

03:47They could change their mind.

03:48But when I was digging into him, did you know his high school coach is Michael Bishop,

03:53the former Kansas State quarterback?

03:56I didn't know this layer, though.

03:58Willie Fritz was Bishop's coach at Blinn Community College.

04:03So the tie goes so far back.

04:05I was over here thinking, like, hey, maybe Colin Klein's going to come on in as two former

04:11Kansas State quarterbacks.

04:12Maybe sway him a little bit.

04:13But I feel like that there is this bond that's being created, not only being the first school

04:19to give him a shot, but also knowing that Fritz and Bishop have a relationship with one another

04:24kind of makes this whole thing pretty funny to look at and what to expect.

04:29Well, it's funny.

04:29Michael Bishop's name has been popping up everywhere because there's also the athlete

04:33Bishop that just committed to Texas, which is a cousin of Michael Bishop as well in the

04:372026 class.

04:38So a lot of relations to Michael Bishop, for whatever reason, both as a coach and as a

04:42literally a family relative, which is kind of funny to be able to see.

04:46I mean, do you ever remember Michael Bishop or even old enough to remember Michael Bishop

04:49at Kansas State?

04:50Okay.

04:51Makes me feel a little bit old because I do remember Michael Bishop when I was young at

04:54Kansas State.

04:54He was a dynamic quarterback.

04:55But as we kind of turn back to Henderson, it appears as of today, right?

05:02Like those Houston bonds are pretty strong.

05:04It doesn't mean that something won't change at some point because at the end of the day,

05:07some big time programs with a lot of money are coming after this young man.

05:11And he's got a lot of upside to be as good as we have seen.

05:14And I don't want to understate something, Joe.

05:16You mentioned top four quarterback in the class in the composite number two by 247 sports.

05:21Let's also remember, this is a great quarterback class in 2026, man.

05:25Like you have Jared Curtis, you have guys like Ryder Lyons.

05:28Like this is a very deep quarterback class.

05:30And that just speaks volume of the talent that a player like Henderson has.

05:34Folks, comment below your thoughts on Henderson and how you hope he's going to play in college.

05:39Hit that like button and subscribe.

05:41We'll talk to you later.

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