Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2015Alabama
Derrick Henry
RB • 6'3" • Yulee, FL, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Derrick Henry leans workhorse runner traits and 59.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
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Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
97
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Derrick Henry built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a running back from Yulee, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Derrick Henry's career was his backfield work: 3,591...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 45
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
Derrick Henry, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Alabama. Derrick Henry leans workhorse runner traits and 59.9 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Derrick Henry quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,876
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Yulee · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Yulee · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 2 · Pick 14 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 2,310 scrimmage yards · RB 2nd (top 1%) · SEC 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)
Derrick Henry played RB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Derrick Henry recorded 3,591 rushing yards, 285 receiving yards, and 45 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Alabama.
Recognition
Honors
- 20152015 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionfirst
- 20152015 Consensus All-America · ncaa_consensusconsensus · unanimous
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