Derrick Henry

Derrick Henry

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Henry (#2) at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, 2013
No. -- Tennessee Titans
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1994-07-17) July 17, 1994
Place of birth: Yulee, Florida
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school: Yulee (FL)
College: Alabama
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45
Career history
Roster status: Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Derrick Henry (born July 17, 1994) is a American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was the 45th overall pick drafted by the Titans in the 2nd round of the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. On December 5, 2015 he broke Herschel Walker's single season college rushing yards record in the SEC in two more games, but about 40 fewer carries than Walker. He won the 2015 Heisman Trophy, as well as the Doak Walker Award, the Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp Award. Henry also holds the national high school football record for career rushing yards.

Early years

Henry attended Yulee High School in Yulee, Florida, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball and track. He played as a running back for the Yulee Hornets football team. He ran for 2,465 yards and 26 touchdowns as a freshman in 2009. He was named a first-team All-Coast at running back in 2010 after rushing for 2,788 yards and 38 touchdowns while averaging 8.9 yards per attempt. He rushed for 2,610 yards and 34 scores as a junior in 2011 to earn first-team All-Coast honors from the Florida Times-Union. He was named the 2012 Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club National High School Player of the Year. He set the Florida high school record with a 510-yard performance against Jacksonville Jackson and averaged 9.2 yards per carry and 327.8 yards per game as a senior, finishing the season with a state-record 4,261 yards and 55 touchdowns.[1] He finished his high school football career with 12,124 career rushing yards, which broke Ken Hall's career record.[2][3] He also rushed for 153 career touchdowns. He played for the East squad in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, where he rushed for 53 yards with a touchdown and a two-point conversion.[4]

Also a standout track & field athlete, Henry competed as a sprinter at Yulee from 2010 to 2011. He posted a personal-best time of 11.11 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 2011 FHSAA 2A District 3 Championships, where he placed seventh.[5] He was also a member of the 4×100 and 4×400 squads.[6]

Considered a five-star recruit by ESPN.com, Henry was listed as the No. 1 athlete (player with no designated position) in the nation in 2013.[7] After originally committing to the University of Georgia, Henry committed to the University of Alabama in September 2012.[8]

College career

As a true freshman in 2013, Henry rushed for 382 yards on 36 carries with three touchdowns. During the 2014 Sugar Bowl, he rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on eight carries and had a 61-yard touchdown reception.[9] Sharing time with T. J. Yeldon his sophomore year in 2014, Henry rushed for 990 yards on 172 carries with 11 touchdowns.

With Yeldon in the NFL, Henry took over as the starting running back as a junior in 2015. Playing in all 15 games, he rushed for SEC records 2,219 yards and 28 touchdowns on 395 carries.[10][11] Henry won the Heisman Trophy, beating out finalists Christian McCaffrey and Deshaun Watson.[12] He won numerous other awards including the Doak Walker Award, Walter Camp Award, and Maxwell Award.[13] During Alabama's victory over Clemson in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, he rushed for 158 yards on 36 carries with three touchdowns. During the game, he also broke Shaun Alexander's record for most career rushing yards in Alabama history.[14]

College statistics
Rushing Receiving
Year Team Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds TD
2013 Alabama 36 382 10.6 80 3 1 61 1
2014 Alabama 172 990 5.8 49 11 5 113 2
2015 Alabama 3952,2195.6 74 28 10 97 0
Career 603 3,591 6.0 80 42 16 291 3

Professional career

2016 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 5⁄8 in 247 lb33 in8 3⁄4 in 4.54 s 1.60 s 2.67 s 4.38 s 7.20 s 37 in in 10 ft 10 in 22 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[15][16]

Henry was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the 45th overall pick in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

References

  1. ↑ "Derrick Henry Bio - ROLLTIDE.COM - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site". Rolltide.Com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Derrick Henry of Yulee (Fla.) High School breaks career high school rushing record". Espn.go.com. 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Derrick Henry Breaks High School Rushing Record: Yulee Running Back Tops Ken Hall's Yards Mark". Huffingtonpost.com. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  4. ↑ "Derrick Henry scores TD in U.S. Army All-American Bowl". jacksonville.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  5. ↑ "Derrick Henry - FL Track and Field Profile". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  6. ↑ "Derrick Henry | Alabama RB". Trackingfootball.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  7. ↑ "Derrick Henry - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  8. ↑ "Record-setting RB Derrick Henry commits to Alabama Crimson Tide". Espn.go.com. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  9. ↑ Bromberg, Nick (2014-01-03). "Alabama’s Derrick Henry breaks out for 100 yards and two touchdowns in Sugar Bowl loss | Dr. Saturday - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  10. ↑ Derrick Henry breaks Herschel Walker's SEC rushing record
  11. ↑ Alabama RB Derrick Henry breaks SEC record for single season rushing TDs
  12. ↑ Alabama's Derrick Henry wins Heisman; Christian McCaffrey 2nd
  13. ↑ Alabama RB Derrick Henry wins Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award
  14. ↑ Derrick Henry breaks Shaun Alexander's Bama rushing record
  15. ↑ NFL Scouting Combine profile
  16. ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=127274&draftyear=2016&genpos=RB

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