
Running back, Memphis, 2016–18
Darrell Henderson
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Batesville, MS
- Born
- Aug 19, 1997
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Darrell Henderson played running back at Memphis (2016–18). He finished 10th in the 2018 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2018. The Los Angeles Rams took Henderson in round 3, No. 70 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
233rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia State, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at UCF, 20186catches, career highat Tulsa, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Southeast Missouri State, 2016Honors
- 2018Jim Brown Trophy
- 2018Consensus All‑American
- 2018National leader in yards per carry (8.9)
- 201810th in the Heisman vote
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Memphis | 112 | 0.23 | 77th (n=259) | 0.13 | 26.3 | 11% | 0.20 |
| 2017 | Memphis | 160 | 0.38 | 98th (n=287) | 0.12 | 61.1 | 18% | 0.29 |
| 2018 | Memphis | 238 | 0.49 | 99th (n=300) | 0.15 | 116.3 | 25% | 0.52 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2018 Memphis 13 games, 1,909 rushing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 66–14 | 9 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 21–22 | 13 | 212 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 59–22 | 14 | 233 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 52–35 | 22 | 188 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 24–40 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 55–14 | 14 | 174 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 30–31 | 31 | 199 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 33–65 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 59–41 | 21 | 132 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 47–21 | 23 | 166 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 28–18 | 16 | 75 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 52–31 | 24 | 178 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | at | L 41–56 | 16 | 210 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
2017 Memphis 12 games, 1,154 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 37–29 | 12 | 169 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 48–45 | 14 | 105 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 44–31 | 12 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 13–40 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 70–31 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 30–27 | 12 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 42–38 | 4 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 56–26 | 10 | 112 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 41–14 | 14 | 123 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 66–45 | 10 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 70–13 | 10 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | at | L 55–62 | 15 | 109 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
2016 Memphis 13 games, 482 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 35–17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 43–7 | 3 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 77–3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 28–48 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 34–27 | 7 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 24–14 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 28–42 | 9 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 30–59 | 12 | 84 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 51–7 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 42–49 | 12 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 34–7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 48–44 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | L 31–51 | 9 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅜″ | |
| Weight | 208 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.41 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 50 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 39 | 147 | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 138 | 624 | 5 | 16 | 159 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 149 | 688 | 5 | 29 | 176 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 70 | 283 | 3 | 17 | 102 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 46 | 112 | 2 | 10 | 103 |
| NFL career | 50 | 442 | 1,854 | 15 | 76 | 577 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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