Former Alabama football star Henry Ruggs was apparently a freak of nature at basketball back in high school.
ESPN tweeted a video of the former Crimson Tide receiver playing basketball in high school, and his dunking ability is off the charts. I can’t speak to the rest of his game, but his ability to get off of the floor is the definition of elite. Give it a watch below. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
This Henry Ruggs dunk mixtape from high school is NASTY
(via @Hudl) pic.twitter.com/uQ4aBgF87a
— ESPN (@espn) March 1, 2020
That’s the definition of elite athleticism. It almost makes you wonder why Ruggs gave up basketball in favor of football.
Imagine being a kid coming out of your math test, walking onto a basketball court and having to defend that.
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I don’t know what kind of future Ruggs has in the NFL, but I know that I would just heave jump balls his way if I was his quarterback.
How do you even defend against that kind of jumping ability? I’m not sure that you can.
This young man is going to be a lot of fun to watch for years to come in the NFL. That much is for sure.