Knox High School Football Myles McLaughlin
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When it’s all said and done, Derrick Henry will walk away from the NFL as one of the greatest running backs the league has ever seen.
And at 6-foot-2, 252 pounds with incredible speed and balance, why wouldn’t he? But for as impressive as Henry’s pro career has been, it pales in comparison to his absolutely legendary high school career.
Henry carried the ball 1,397 times for a jaw-dropping 12,124 yards and 153 touchdowns while at Yulee High School in Florida before going on to win a Heisman Trophy at Alabama and becoming an NFL legend.
That first number, 12,124 career yards, is a high school record. And it’s one that most assumed would never be matched, let alone bested, because, well, there aren’t exactly a whole lot of Derrick Henrys sitting around.
Introducing Myles McLaughlin.
Myles McLaughlin On Verge Of Breaking Derrick Henry’s Insane Rushing Record
According to 2020 census numbers, the town of Knox, Indiana has a population just 3,662 people. That number may vary a bit five years later. But it can’t be by much.
One of the near-4,000 people in the town, however, is Myles McLaughlin.
McLaughlin, a star running back at Knox Community High School sits just 365 yards away from tying Henry’s high school rushing record.
We’d say that the three-star recruit has put up video game numbers in his senior season. But even in a video game, it would be difficult to do what McLaughlin has done this season.
Just this season, he’s rushed for 4,768 yards and 71 touchdowns, both national records. Despite that, it took until recently for McLaughlin to pick up his first FBS scholarship offer.
Technically speaking, McLaughlin plays quarterback for Knox, which has a Class 3A state semifinal on Friday against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers. But he has fewer than 400 passing yards on the season, despite rushing for over 400 yards five separate times.
If he can replicate that feat one more time, he’ll put his name in the national high school record books (again), and will always be able to say he outrushed a Pro Football Hall of Famer and one of the greatest running backs in NFL history.