Former 5-star recruit, ‘Last Chance U’ QB Malik Henry playing indoor football

Malik Henry’s football career has not gone as expected, but the former 5-star recruit has not given up on the sport.

With his college career complete, Henry is now playing indoor football with the Frisco Fighters in Texas.

Malik Henry at practice with his new indoor football team – Frisco Fighters pic.twitter.com/RfhLVPekKV

— Last Chance U (@LastChanceUAlum) June 3, 2021

Malik Henry listed on the Frisco Fighters roster, an indoor football team based in Frisco, Texas. pic.twitter.com/JqIqVD2dyo

— Last Chance U (@LastChanceUAlum) June 3, 2021

Many college football fans were first introduced to Henry when he committed to Jimbo Fisher’s Florida State program in 2014 as a class of 2016 prospect. At that time, Henry was rated as the No. 1 pro-style quarterback and the No. 5 recruit overall in the class.

With those ratings, Henry was expected to be the next big thing in Tallahassee after Jameis Winston’s exit for the NFL, but he failed to catch on. Henry transferred to Independence Community College in Kansas and was featured on the Netflix series “Last Chance U.” After playing only two games at Indy, Henry then transferred to Nevada in 2019. He played in three games, making two starts for Nevada.

SDS Staff

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