Darrell Henderson with the Los Angeles Rams, 2020
With the Los Angeles Rams, 2020. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,909
Rushing yards, 2018 (Memphis, 8–⁠6)
Best game
210 yards
At UCF, week 14, 2018: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2018
Drafted
No. 70
Round 3, 2019 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

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, 2016

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Memphis874825.5545
2017Memphis1301,1548.9982
2018Memphis2141,9098.92282
Career4313,5458.23682

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Memphis2023711.8346
2017Memphis242269.4245
2018Memphis1929515.5371
Career6375812.0871

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Memphis21131
2017Memphis132500
2018Memphis101240
Career254871

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Memphis440010
2017Memphis100000
Career540010

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Memphis8RBFr.
2017Memphis8RBSo.
2018Memphis8RBJr.5′9″200

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Memphis1120.2377th (n=259)0.1326.311%0.20
2017Memphis1600.3898th (n=287)0.1261.118%0.29
2018Memphis2380.4999th (n=300)0.15116.325%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.MercerW 66–⁠1497611621
Sep 8atNavyL 21–⁠221321231180
Sep 14vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠221423322100
Sep 22vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠352218822340
Sep 28atTulaneL 24–⁠4075112471
Oct 6vs.UConnW 55–⁠14141743170
Oct 13vs.UCFL 30–⁠313119912130
Oct 20atMissouriL 33–⁠6541501200
Nov 3atEast CarolinaW 59–⁠412113223721
Nov 10vs.TulsaW 47–⁠21231662–––
Nov 16atSMUW 28–⁠1816750–––
Nov 23vs.HoustonW 52–⁠31241782230
Dec 1atUCFL 41–⁠56162103290
2017 Memphis 12 games, 1,154 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.UL MonroeW 37–⁠29121692–––
Sep 16vs.UCLAW 48–⁠451410503110
Sep 23vs.Southern IllinoisW 44–⁠3112711170
Sep 30atUCFL 13–⁠4064801250
Oct 6atUConnW 70–⁠31115503230
Oct 14vs.NavyW 30–⁠27129402171
Oct 19atHoustonW 42–⁠384−10–––
Oct 27vs.TulaneW 56–⁠261011213500
Nov 3atTulsaW 41–⁠141412306501
Nov 18vs.SMUW 66–⁠451014721150
Nov 25vs.East CarolinaW 70–⁠131012221140
Dec 2atUCFL 55–⁠621510913140
2016 Memphis 13 games, 482 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 35–⁠172303392
Sep 17vs.KansasW 43–⁠73240–––
Sep 24vs.Bowling GreenW 77–⁠332702270
Oct 1atOle MissL 28–⁠482702−10
Oct 6vs.TempleW 34–⁠277581120
Oct 14atTulaneW 24–⁠1497514671
Oct 22atNavyL 28–⁠429350–––
Oct 29vs.TulsaL 30–⁠5912841–––
Nov 5atSMUW 51–⁠793403450
Nov 12vs.South FloridaL 42–⁠49128112160
Nov 18atCincinnatiW 34–⁠7350180
Nov 25vs.HoustonW 48–⁠4473612340
Dec 20 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 31–⁠519130–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height5′8⅜″
Weight208 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size8⅝″
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Los Angeles Rams9391470437
2020Los Angeles Rams15138624516159
2021Los Angeles Rams12149688529176
2022Los Angeles Rams1070283317102
2023Los Angeles Rams446112210103
NFL career504421,8541576577

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2026CFLSaskatchewan 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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