Player Career

Derrick Henry Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Derrick Henry 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 rushing yards, 603 carries, 42 rushing touchdowns, and 285 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 285 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Derrick Henry's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2013-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 PostseasonAlabama44371.37.7
2013 Regular SeasonAlabama44371.37.70
2014 PostseasonAlabama1,12360.820.5680
2014 Regular SeasonAlabama1,12360.820.50
2015 PostseasonAlabama2,31059.942.81,187
2015 Regular SeasonAlabama2,31059.942.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas A&M

Week 7 · W 41-23 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

254

Scrimmage Yards

90.6 takeover

254 scrimmage yards and 52.4 usage.

#2

@ Ohio State

Week 1 · L 35-42 · Postseason

149

Scrimmage Yards

88.4 takeover

Loss with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

149 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.

#3

@ Mississippi State

Week 11 · W 31-6 · Conference game

204

Scrimmage Yards

87.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

204 scrimmage yards and 51.1 usage.

#4

@ Auburn

Week 13 · W 29-13 · Conference game

271

Scrimmage Yards

87.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

271 scrimmage yards and 68.7 usage.

#5

@ Missouri

Week 15 · W 42-13 · Conference game

141

Scrimmage Yards

82.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

141 scrimmage yards and 28.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Alabama

2,310 primary output · 59.9 efficiency · 42.8 usage

83.8

#2

2015 Regular Season · Alabama

83.8

2,310 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 42.8 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · Alabama

58.9

1,123 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 20.5 usage

Milestones

15

100+ rush yards

9

150+ scrimmage yards

13

2+ TD games