Being the son of a football coach, leading is in K.J. Henry’s blood. That is why Clemson’s defensive end is always wanting to help and teach his teammates everything he knows. It is just a natural instinct for him.
“I feel like I have been a leader since I have been here in some fashion or another,” Henry said.
This season, Henry is leading even more, especially with so many young players on the Tigers’ defensive line. Guys like Myles Murphy, Tre Williams, DeMonte Capehart and Bryan Bresee are talented players, but not a single one of them has taken a college snap, and in the dog days of summer or through the hot days and evenings of fall camp, they are looking for guidance and assurance they are doing what they need to do correctly.