A.J.

HENNING

WIDE RECEIVER/RUNNING BACK

LINCOLN-WAY EAST HS

FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS

SENIOR

HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-11

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“A.J. Henning may be the best high school player I’ve ever seen in person. He’s a special athlete and he always plays hard, and he’s also incredibly humble.”

Scott Peters

Head Coach Head coach at Carl Sandburg High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 180-pound senior wide receiver and running back caught 52 passes for 815 yards and 13 touchdowns this past season, leading the Griffins (14-0) to the Class 8A state championship. Henning also rushed for 808 yards and 15 touchdowns on 120 carries and averaged 22.5 yards per punt return. The Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year, he was selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl.

Academic Achievement

Henning has maintained a 3.16 GPA in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play football on scholarship at the University of Michigan next fall.

Exemplary Character

Henning has volunteered locally on behalf of youth football programs.