Spring (Texas) Legacy the School of Sport Sciences elite quarterback Keisean Henderson, a tremendous two-way athlete, has announced his commitment to Houston. This is a massive pickup for head coach Willie Fritz, as the 6-3, 175-pounder is one of the top overall players in the class of 2026.
Henderson chose Houston over Baylor, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado, LSU, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State, and many others.
“It’s a big family there,” said the strong-armed quarterback when asked why the Cougars were the program for him. “I get to stay home. All of the coaches there were already recruiting me from the schools they were at before too. I have a great relationship with coach Fritz and coach Bell.
“Coach Bell offered me at Baylor and gave me the first opportunity to play quarterback,” continued Henderson. “Coach Fritz and I have a great relationship too. My head coach, funny story, coach Fritz was actually the first person that put him on the map when they were at Blinn. Seeing how he treated my coach, coach Bishop, in the past, that really meant a lot to me.”
Henderson’s highly productive sophomore campaign, which saw him throw for more than 1,500 yards and 21 touchdowns to only three interceptions at a 63.3% completion rate, isn’t the only setting we’ve been able to evaluate him in.
The new No. 1 athlete in the country for the 2026 cycle has also made quite the name for himself on the 7-on-7 scene, donning an at this point signature Davy Crockett racoon-skin cap playing both sides of the ball at wide receiver and safety.
Henderson has racked up top-performer honors at nearly every tournament that we’ve evaluated him in, thanks to his impressive vertical-leaping prowess at the catch point and acrobatic sense for contorting his body to haul in high-degree-of-difficulty grabs.
247Sports national scouting analyst Gabe Brooks offered the following thoughts on Henderson’s multifaceted skill set.
“Keisean Henderson can play a handful of positions at the high-major level,” Brooks said. “But with admittedly plenty of time remaining in his high school development, I’m most intrigued by the idea of Henderson as a quarterback. He’s a terrific functional athlete whose frame and body control terrorize smaller opponents at receiver and when playing in the secondary.
“Nitpicking here, but with solid-not-elite testing data, Henderson’s athletic ceiling is without a doubt the highest at quarterback. Plenty of elite functional athletes have ‘overcome,’ for lack of a better term, less-than-ideal combine numbers, and what Henderson does on the field speaks for itself. Having said that, from a verified data perspective, Henderson’s athletic markers and physical specs would separate him from the vast majority of quarterback prospects.
“Plus, his sophomore tape at quarterback is quite intriguing, from the obvious downfield arm strength to the ability to make good throws on the run. Of course, he can also hurt you with his legs. Quarterback likely presents the largest learning curve, understandably, but Henderson’s traits would make him a particularly unique, high-upside QB prospect.”
