Drew Henson: The BIGGEST sports bust of all time? (1 Viewer)

[comfortably numb]

I can't think of any other circumstance, where a player got more $$ from 2 different sports, and hardly even played a professional game.

He got in for 1 game in 04 for the Cowboys???

Did he ever make a start for the Yankees???

How much $$ did he make from the Yanks and Cowboys??

 

[JohnnyU]

No, Ryan Leaf carries that distinction because of where he was drafted and the hype that surrounded him. Was Henson drafted in the NFL draft, or was he a FA", I can't remember. Where was he drafted in baseball?

 

[BoulderBob]

One of the biggest, guy peaked as a 19 year old...

Don't worry, he has probably blown all of his cash that he worked so hard for...

 

[5-ish Finkle]

Yeah, Leaf certainly eclipses Henson.

Henson is surely on the "All Overhyped Of the Century" team, however.

 

[2112]

Ryan Leaf

Tony Mandarich

that surfer-dude QB that was on the Raiders

Rick Mirer

Ki-jana Carter

the list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

 

[comfortably numb]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Yea, But he busted at 2 sports.His draft stauts may have also been effected because I belive he declared he was going to play baseball.Had he said he was gonna play football, I think he would have been drafted higher.Anyone know how much $$ he got from the Boys, and Yanks?

 

[comfortably numb]

In January 2001, Henson announced his intentions to remain in school for his final season, and he quickly became considered a Heisman Trophy candidate. However, that March, he reconsidered, leaving the program to accept a US$17-million offer from the New York Yankees to play baseball on a full-time basis. Despite this, the Houston Texans drafted Henson in the 6th Round (192nd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft, hoping to trade him if he decided to return to football.

So he didn't want to play football, and still got drafted in the 6th RD.I am nominating him for the biggest bust all time, becasue he busted at 2 sports.

17M for a minor league player in baseball-WOW

 

[Big Blue Wrecking Crew]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Since Carter wrecked his knee, tough to include him on this list.Other better candidates:Tim CouchAkili SmithAndre WareDavid Klingleretc, etc, etc

 

[JohnnyU]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Since Carter wrecked his knee, tough to include him on this list.Other better candidates:Tim CouchAkili SmithAndre WareDavid Klingleretc, etc, etc

Even though I think Leaf is the biggest bust of all-time, Heath Shuler has to rank up there as well.

 

[comfortably numb]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Since Carter wrecked his knee, tough to include him on this list.Other better candidates:Tim CouchAkili SmithAndre WareDavid Klingleretc, etc, etc

Even though I think Leaf is the biggest bust of all-time, Heath Shuler has to rank up there as well.

Where do you think Henson would have gone, had he wanted to play football?

 

[Hellfire Snail]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Since Carter wrecked his knee, tough to include him on this list.Other better candidates:Tim CouchAkili SmithAndre WareDavid Klingleretc, etc, etc

Even though I think Leaf is the biggest bust of all-time, Heath Shuler has to rank up there as well.

Where do you think Henson would have gone, had he wanted to play football?

Had he stuck with football, he'd be a lot better football player. He became a bust because he strayed from football for several years. I don't really see how this is a valid argument. He was a sixth round pick and hasn't amounted to anything, so what? He picked the wrong sport to dedicate himself to. When he was a Michigan the kid was jaw-droppingly talented. It's a waste.

 

[TwinTurbo]

Drew Henson may have been the #1 overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft over David Carr if he had stayed at Michigan for his senior year didn't sign with the Yankees. The Lions would have almost certainly drafted him over Harrington.

But you can't call him the Biggest Bust NFL of all time, since he really hasn't been given a chance to play. But he was a huge MLB bust.

 

[whoknew]

Funny. I was watching the UM/PSU game at a bar in Dallas and he walked in and sat at the table next to us.

He was pretty cool, chatted with us for a while and did a carbomb with us. Good times.

 

[Two Deep]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Since Carter wrecked his knee, tough to include him on this list.Other better candidates:Tim CouchAkili SmithAndre WareDavid Klingleretc, etc, etc

Brian Bosworth

 

[whoknew]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Since Carter wrecked his knee, tough to include him on this list.Other better candidates:Tim CouchAkili SmithAndre WareDavid Klingleretc, etc, etc

Brian Bosworth

You could probably just list non-Barry Sanders Detroit Lion draft picks from the last 50 years and be good.

 

[SickThing]

Dolly Parton.

 

[Darth Cheney]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Since Carter wrecked his knee, tough to include him on this list.Other better candidates:Tim CouchAkili SmithAndre WareDavid Klingleretc, etc, etc

Brian Bosworth

Blair ThomasCurtis Enis

 

[heyshady]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. And I'm a Buckeye Fan.... Thomas, Terrell and Henson were a product of perhaps the best offensive line in the history of college football. While the three of them all busted... I believe 4 out of the 5 ollineman have made the NFL pro bowl at one point or another.

That unit never did and still does not get the credit they deserve. Perfect example of the skill position players getting credit when it didn't belong to them.

 

[5-ish Finkle]

that surfer-dude QB that was on the Raiders

That would be one Todd Marijuana-vich.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Didn't Chad Hutchinson get a whole bunch to sign with the Cardinals and get drafted in by the Cowboys?

 

[Warpig]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Let's not forget Robert Gallery. He's right up there with Tony Mandarich.

 

[belyeapower]

that surfer-dude QB that was on the Raiders

marijuanavich?

 

[aposulli]

Did Henson not get traded by the Texans for like a 1st Rounder?

Edit: Found my answer:

"The Cowboys gave Henson an eight-year deal with a guaranteed $3.5 million -- the most ever for a sixth-round pick -- and sent a third-round draft pick to the Texans. The final four years of Henson's contract were voidable."

 

[comfortably numb]

Drew Henson may have been the #1 overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft over David Carr if he had stayed at Michigan for his senior year didn't sign with the Yankees. The Lions would have almost certainly drafted him over Harrington. But you can't call him the Biggest Bust NFL of all time, since he really hasn't been given a chance to play. But he was a huge MLB bust.

I never said he was the biggest NFL bust.Obviously someone drafted in the 6th RD wouldn't get that nod.I am calling him the biggest sports bust of all time, because he was given a huge contract to play baseball, and flopped.As mentioned above had he played football, he would have been a top 3 player.Who knows what would have happened there, and only I belive he was only paid 6th RD $$ from Houston, then traded to Dallas.

 

[Payne]

Shouldn't Charles Rogers be a part of this conversation?

 

[Loan Sharks]

I loved the muppets

 

[2112]

Shouldn't Charles Rogers be a part of this conversation?

that would be covered by this post:

You could probably just list non-Barry Sanders Detroit Lion draft picks from the last 50 years and be good.

 

[Utter Chaos]

I can't think of any other circumstance, where a player got more $$ from 2 different sports, and hardly even played a professional game.He got in for 1 game in 04 for the Cowboys???Did he ever make a start for the Yankees???How much $$ did he make from the Yanks and Cowboys??

Henson's baseball stats:

Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB	R	H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2002 22 NYY AL   3	1	1	0   0  0   0	0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000	0   0   0   0   0   0 2003 23 NYY AL   5	8	2	1   0  0   0	0   0  0   0   2  .125  .125  .125	1   0   0   0   0   0+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2 Seasons		8	9	3	1   0  0   0	0   0  0   0   3  .111  .111  .111	1   0   0   0   0   0

and his football stats:

|			  Passing				  |	 Rushing	 |+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+| Year  TM |   G |  Comp   Att   PCT	YD   Y/A  TD INT |  Att  Yards  TD |+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+| 2004 dal |   7 |	10	18  55.6	78   4.3   1   1 |	 1	 7   0 |+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+|  TOTAL   |   7 |	10	18  55.6	78   4.3   1   1 |	 1	 7   0 |+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+

So he had the same number of hits as he did touchdown passes.

 

[Sleeper 43]

Heath Schuler anyone ?

 

[NoFBinLA]

marijuanavich?

Todd Marinovich, ex USC/Raider QB who had a little pot problem in college. And after college I think. Currently surfing naked somewhere..... All pale next to Leaf though.... that dude didn't bust -- he exploded.

 

[BlueOnion]

Brian Bosworth

I never really understood why people nominate Brian Bosworth as a big bust. Bosworth made an ### of himself by making his inagural entrance to the Seahawks training camp via helicopter, so maybe I should not be defending the guy. However, the only negative (aside from the ### like haircut) was he got ran over by Bo Jackson. What people fail to acknowledge is Bo Jackson would have ran over Urlacher as well.

 

[JohnnyU]

Heath Schuler anyone ?

Already mentioned, but yes, I agree. However, not as big of a bust as Mr. Leaf.

 

[JohnnyU]

Shouldn't Charles Rogers be a part of this conversation?

Absolutely.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Those baseball stats look odd. If I'm reading this right, he had 9 AB, got 1 hit (a single), never walked, yet scored 3 runs? Did they use him as a pinch runner a few times?

 

[TwinTurbo]

Drew Henson may have been the #1 overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft over David Carr if he had stayed at Michigan for his senior year didn't sign with the Yankees. The Lions would have almost certainly drafted him over Harrington. But you can't call him the Biggest Bust NFL of all time, since he really hasn't been given a chance to play. But he was a huge MLB bust.

I never said he was the biggest NFL bust.Obviously someone drafted in the 6th RD wouldn't get that nod.I am calling him the biggest sports bust of all time, because he was given a huge contract to play baseball, and flopped.As mentioned above had he played football, he would have been a top 3 player.Who knows what would have happened there, and only I belive he was only paid 6th RD $$ from Houston, then traded to Dallas.

Ok I see your point now. I guess you could make a case that he is one of the biggest sports busts of all time due to crashing out of both MLB and the NFL after being so highly touted in both sports at one time. But I still think he pales in comparison to bigger flops in both sports such as Ryan Leaf and other MLB busts such as Yankee prospect, Brien Taylor.

 

[Utter Chaos]

Those baseball stats look odd. If I'm reading this right, he had 9 AB, got 1 hit (a single), never walked, yet scored 3 runs? Did they use him as a pinch runner a few times?

In 2002 he scored after pinch running for Giambi. In 2003 one run came as a pinch runner for Posada and the other came after his only hit when he scored on a Soriano homer.

 

[comfortably numb]

Those baseball stats look odd. If I'm reading this right, he had 9 AB, got 1 hit (a single), never walked, yet scored 3 runs? Did they use him as a pinch runner a few times?

Pinch runner or reach on error, or fielders choice?

 

[comfortably numb]

Drew Henson may have been the #1 overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft over David Carr if he had stayed at Michigan for his senior year didn't sign with the Yankees. The Lions would have almost certainly drafted him over Harrington. But you can't call him the Biggest Bust NFL of all time, since he really hasn't been given a chance to play. But he was a huge MLB bust.

I never said he was the biggest NFL bust.Obviously someone drafted in the 6th RD wouldn't get that nod.I am calling him the biggest sports bust of all time, because he was given a huge contract to play baseball, and flopped.As mentioned above had he played football, he would have been a top 3 player.Who knows what would have happened there, and only I belive he was only paid 6th RD $$ from Houston, then traded to Dallas.

Ok I see your point now. I guess you could make a case that he is one of the biggest sports busts of all time due to crashing out of both MLB and the NFL after being so highly touted in both sports at one time. But I still think he pales in comparison to bigger flops in both sports such as Ryan Leaf and other MLB busts such as Yankee prospect, Brien Taylor.

He is hardly the biggest bust in Football or in Baseball.But I can't remember a player, being coveted so much by two sports, and not producing squat at either of them

 

[freshly_shorn]

Shouldn't Charles Rogers be a part of this conversation?

And Joey 'Checkdown' HarringtonBut we could fill reams with Lion's disappointments (Andre Ware, Rogers, Mike Williams, Terry Fair, etc.)But, yea- to bust in two sports is an amazing feat. Though as an NFL bust, not so much.

 

[sandlotshrink]

Henson "starred" at 3B for the Columbus Clippers and I believe he lead the team in errors and K's one or two years. I think they are still paying him.....

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Those baseball stats look odd. If I'm reading this right, he had 9 AB, got 1 hit (a single), never walked, yet scored 3 runs? Did they use him as a pinch runner a few times?

In 2002 he scored after pinch running for Giambi. In 2003 one run came as a pinch runner for Posada and the other came after his only hit when he scored on a Soriano homer.

Wow. Were you ever on 2-Minute Drill?

 

[L5UT1ger]

Drew Henson may have been the #1 overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft over David Carr if he had stayed at Michigan for his senior year didn't sign with the Yankees. The Lions would have almost certainly drafted him over Harrington. But you can't call him the Biggest Bust NFL of all time, since he really hasn't been given a chance to play. But he was a huge MLB bust.

I never said he was the biggest NFL bust.Obviously someone drafted in the 6th RD wouldn't get that nod.I am calling him the biggest sports bust of all time, because he was given a huge contract to play baseball, and flopped.As mentioned above had he played football, he would have been a top 3 player.Who knows what would have happened there, and only I belive he was only paid 6th RD $$ from Houston, then traded to Dallas.

Ok I see your point now. I guess you could make a case that he is one of the biggest sports busts of all time due to crashing out of both MLB and the NFL after being so highly touted in both sports at one time. But I still think he pales in comparison to bigger flops in both sports such as Ryan Leaf and other MLB busts such as Yankee prospect, Brien Taylor.

He is hardly the biggest bust in Football or in Baseball.But I can't remember a player, being coveted so much by two sports, and not producing squat at either of them

Josh Booty.Baseball career:Booty signed with Louisiana State University as a football player out of high school. However, he gave up the sport in favor of a professional baseball career when the Florida Marlins select him with the fifth overall pick in the 1994 Amateur Draft. Despite his high draft position, Booty failed to find success at either the major or minor league level. He didn't advance beyond A-ball until his fourth pro season, and appeared in only thirteen games for the Marlins.Pro Football careerAfter retiring from baseball following the 1998 season, Booty returned to LSU where he was the starting quarterback for two seasons.Booty was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and was a backup quarterback for the Cleveland Browns through the 2003 season, although he never attempted a pass in a regular season game.Booty was considered as good as future NFL star Peyton Manning when they were both high school quarterbacks but elected to play baseball instead. Bill Walsh said he was the best high school quarterback he had ever seen.Sources: Wikipedia.com and Baseball-Reference.comStill not as big a bust overall as Henson i dont think. His younger brother is USC's QB.

 

[stbugs]

Drew Henson may have been the #1 overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft over David Carr if he had stayed at Michigan for his senior year didn't sign with the Yankees. The Lions would have almost certainly drafted him over Harrington. But you can't call him the Biggest Bust NFL of all time, since he really hasn't been given a chance to play. But he was a huge MLB bust.

I never said he was the biggest NFL bust.Obviously someone drafted in the 6th RD wouldn't get that nod.I am calling him the biggest sports bust of all time, because he was given a huge contract to play baseball, and flopped.As mentioned above had he played football, he would have been a top 3 player.Who knows what would have happened there, and only I belive he was only paid 6th RD $$ from Houston, then traded to Dallas.

Ok I see your point now. I guess you could make a case that he is one of the biggest sports busts of all time due to crashing out of both MLB and the NFL after being so highly touted in both sports at one time. But I still think he pales in comparison to bigger flops in both sports such as Ryan Leaf and other MLB busts such as Yankee prospect, Brien Taylor.

I can't see how he can pale in comparison. This is a guy who got a $17 million contract from the Yankees as a prospect, that is a lot of money, at least back then. I would bet it is a lot more than what Brien Taylor got.As far as Leaf goes, Henson was very much talked about as being the guy that everyone thought would be the #1 pick overall in the NFL draft had he not signed with the Yankees. That puts him in the lofty draft area of Ryan Leaf and to be honest, Leaf did more in his career than Henson did and it isn't like Henson wouldn't have started for the Cowboys if he ended up being good enough.I think numb has a very good point that he had high, Brien Taylor high in MLB and Ryan Leaf high in the NFL, expectations in both sports and failed miserably in both sports. Pulling a Brien Taylor and a Ryan Leaf in a mere 4 years is quite impressive and worth putting him in the biggest bust of all time category.I think Henson is getting a pass because MLB prospects are a much bigger crapshoot than NFL ones and so people throw out that he was only a 6th rounder in the NFL, which was only because he said we wasn't going to play football at all. If he had passed on baseball, he would have been drafted as high as Tim Couch/Ryan Leaf.

 

[gigantor]

This could very easily be Reggie Bush in a few years..

 

[blueboys21]

This could very easily be Reggie Bush in a few years..

reggie Bush played for the Yankees?

 

[mad sweeney]

In January 2001, Henson announced his intentions to remain in school for his final season, and he quickly became considered a Heisman Trophy candidate. However, that March, he reconsidered, leaving the program to accept a US$17-million offer from the New York Yankees to play baseball on a full-time basis. Despite this, the Houston Texans drafted Henson in the 6th Round (192nd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft, hoping to trade him if he decided to return to football.

So he didn't want to play football, and still got drafted in the 6th RD.I am nominating him for the biggest bust all time, becasue he busted at 2 sports.

17M for a minor league player in baseball-WOW

While Henson certainly is up there, no one can beat Leaf. Not only was he a spectacular failure, who almost went #1 overall, but the circumstances around his drafting ruined the Chargers for years. At least Henson never had a bad crybaby attitude or massively publicised blowups. The price the Chargers stupidly paid to jump over AZ for the #2 pick (after the just signed Plummer to a record deal) and Ryan's immature reaction to nearly every aspect of professional life make him a clear #1. Henson may have busted in 2 sports, but Leaf failed publicly, personally, emotionally and professionally.

 

[TommyGilmore]

I don't think you can ever call a guy who played professional football AND baseball a "bust".

BTW, the guy's only 26 so I wouldn't discount his ability to make a comeback -- in either sport.

 

[Two Deep]

Brian Bosworth

I never really understood why people nominate Brian Bosworth as a big bust. Bosworth made an ### of himself by making his inagural entrance to the Seahawks training camp via helicopter, so maybe I should not be defending the guy. However, the only negative (aside from the ### like haircut) was he got ran over by Bo Jackson. What people fail to acknowledge is Bo Jackson would have ran over Urlacher as well.

Because he won the #### Butkus award two years running was paid a #### load of money and basically stunk up the place for three short years and left football supposedly due to shoulder problems although I spectulate it was due to embarrasement.

 

[Lauryn]

Brian Bosworth

I never really understood why people nominate Brian Bosworth as a big bust. Bosworth made an ### of himself by making his inagural entrance to the Seahawks training camp via helicopter, so maybe I should not be defending the guy. However, the only negative (aside from the ### like haircut) was he got ran over by Bo Jackson. What people fail to acknowledge is Bo Jackson would have ran over Urlacher as well.

Because he won the #### Butkus award two years running was paid a #### load of money and basically stunk up the place for three short years and left football supposedly due to shoulder problems although I spectulate it was due to embarrasement.

plus he sucked at two different career fields... seen any of his films?

 

[BGP]

Ryan LeafTony Mandarichthat surfer-dude QB that was on the RaidersRick MirerKi-jana Carterthe list goes on & on...Henson is nowhere near the biggest bust. He jsut didn't make it in the NFL, happens a lot.

Since Carter wrecked his knee, tough to include him on this list.Other better candidates:Tim CouchAkili SmithAndre WareDavid Klingleretc, etc, etc

Why put Tim Couch on the list if Carter gets a pass? He played behind a horrible OL in Cleveland and wound up with so many injuries his throwing shoulder is spaghetti right now.