Derrick Henry in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Alabama, 2013–⁠15

Derrick Henry

Number
No. 2
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Yulee, FL
Born
Jan 4, 1994, in Yulee, Florida

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Derrick Henry played running back at Alabama (2013–⁠15). He led the 2015 national champions in rushing. He won the 2015 Heisman Trophy, the 2015 Doak Walker Award, the 2015 Maxwell Award and the 2015 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2015. The Tennessee Titans took Henry in round 2, No. 45 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,219
Rushing yards, 2015 (Alabama, 14–⁠1)
Best game
210 yards
Vs. LSU, week 10, 2015: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2015
Drafted
No. 45
Round 2, 2016 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

271rushing yards, career highat Auburn, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Clemson, 2015

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 2014 and 2015; National champions, 2015

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
2013Alabama3638210.6380
2014Alabama1729905.81149
2015Alabama3952,2195.62874
Career6033,5916.04280

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Alabama16161.0161
2014Alabama513326.6252
2015Alabama11918.3028
Career1728516.8361

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Alabama2RB
2014Alabama2RB
2015Alabama2RB6′3″

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
2013Alabama330.30––9.96%–
2014Alabama1810.2380th (n=253)0.1241.618%0.28
2015Alabama4120.2178th (n=268)0.1287.838%0.33

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

2015 Alabama 15 games, 2,219 rushing yards, 28 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.WisconsinW 35–⁠1713147356212
Sep 12vs.Middle TennesseeW 37–⁠101896328––
Sep 19vs.Ole MissL 37–⁠4323127131539
Sep 26vs.UL MonroeW 34–⁠01352110––
Oct 3atGeorgiaW 38–⁠1026148130––
Oct 10vs.ArkansasW 27–⁠142795115––
Oct 17atTexas A&MW 41–⁠2332236255118
Oct 24vs.TennesseeW 19–⁠1428143220––
Nov 7vs.LSUW 30–⁠1638210340––
Nov 14atMississippi StateW 31–⁠62220427410
Nov 21vs.Charleston SouthernW 56–⁠6968217128
Nov 28atAuburnW 29–⁠1346271130––
Dec 5vs.FloridaW 29–⁠1544189121––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠020752141−6
Jan 11 ✦vs.ClemsonW 45–⁠4036158350––
2014 Alabama 14 games, 990 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.West VirginiaW 33–⁠2317113119––
Sep 6vs.Florida AtlanticW 41–⁠052306––
Sep 13vs.Southern MissW 52–⁠121173021––
Sep 20vs.FloridaW 42–⁠2120111125129
Oct 4atOle MissL 17–⁠23173708––
Oct 11atArkansasW 14–⁠1372508––
Oct 18vs.Texas A&MW 59–⁠01070113141
Oct 25atTennesseeW 34–⁠201678128––
Nov 8atLSUW 20–⁠1382408––
Nov 15vs.Mississippi StateW 25–⁠20113619––
Nov 22vs.Western CarolinaW 48–⁠14129222319
Nov 29vs.AuburnW 55–⁠44572149––
Dec 6vs.MissouriW 42–⁠1320141245––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 35–⁠421395125254
2013 Alabama 9 games, 382 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠102−300––
Sep 21vs.Colorado StateW 31–⁠61404––
Sep 28vs.Ole MissW 25–⁠0218012––
Oct 5vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠3550017––
Oct 12atKentuckyW 48–⁠7316011––
Oct 19vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠06111180––
Oct 26vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠10320023––
Nov 23vs.ChattanoogaW 49–⁠0666127––
Jan 2 ✦vs.OklahomaL 31–⁠458100143161

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′2⅝″
Weight247 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan80¾″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′10″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

11 seasons, 157 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.

Pro Bowls: 5 (2019–⁠20, 2022–⁠24) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2020 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2019, 2024)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2020; AP second team 2019, 2024; Pro Football Writers first team 2019–⁠20, 2024; Sporting News first team 2020, 2022, 2024.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2016Tennessee Titans14110490513137
2017Tennessee Titans16176744511136
2018Tennessee Titans162151,059121599
2019Tennessee Titans153031,5401618206
2020Tennessee Titans163782,0271719114
2021Tennessee Titans82199371018154
2022Tennessee Titans163491,5381333398
2023Tennessee Titans172801,1671228214
2024Baltimore Ravens173251,9211619193
2025Baltimore Ravens173071,5951615150
2026 (so far)Baltimore Ravens51134767862
NFL career1572,77513,4941291971,863

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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