Video: Henry Ruggs III high school highlightsProjected as high as No. 11 in Thursday's NFL Draft.
Henry Ruggs III of Alabama is expected to be one of the top wide receivers to come off the board in Thursday's NFL Draft.
Ruggs has lived up to the promise he showed in high school at
Lee (Montgomery, Ala.), where he was pegged as a Top 25 national recruit by 247Sports. Playing wide receiver, running back and even quarterback along with return duties as a senior in 2016, he accounted for over 1,400 all-purpose yards and 20 touchdowns.
In three seasons at Alabama, Ruggs caught 98 passes for 1,716 yards and 24 touchdowns.
MOCK DRAFT: CBSSports.com experts make picksChris Trapasso is most optimistic about Ruggs in the draft among the three CBSSports.com mock drafts, projecting him to go at No. 11 to the New York Jets. Ryan Wilson has him going at No. 15 to the Denver Broncos and Pete Prisco pegs him at No. 18 to the Dolphins.
The draft begins Thursday at 8 p.m. ET and will be aired by ABC, ESPN and the NFL Network.
Henry Ruggs (6) III gets ready to take the field as a captain during his senior season in high school.
Photo by Brandon Sumrall
