Player Dossier

2013-2015

Alabama

Derrick Henry

RB • 6'3" • Yulee, FL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Derrick Henry leans workhorse runner traits and 59.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

96

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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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.9929

Yulee · Yulee, FL

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.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,876
Rushing yards
3,591
Receiving yards
285
Touchdowns
45
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2015 · Alabama · Player Highlight

Derrick Henry college highlights at Alabama.

Season
2015
Type
Player highlight

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%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2013 PostseasonAlabama916110061235.2
2013 Regular SeasonAlabama92822820235.2
2014 PostseasonAlabama141499554158.9
2014 Regular SeasonAlabama14974895791258.9
2015 PostseasonAlabama15227233-6583.8
2015 Regular SeasonAlabama152,0831,986972383.8

Related Context

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.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Alabama paired 2,310 primary output with 59.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 59.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 93.3th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Postseason · Alabama

Games

15

Scrimmage Yards / G

154

Efficiency

59.9

Usage

42.8

Consistency

75.3

Best Game by takeover score

Texas A&M

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 158. Michigan State: 69. Wisconsin: 159. Middle Tennessee: 96. Ole Miss: 166. UL Monroe: 52. Georgia: 148. Arkansas: 95. Texas A&M: 254. Tennessee: 143. LSU: 210. Mississippi State: 204. Charleston Southern: 96. Auburn: 271. Florida: 189

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 36 by 45.7. Michigan State: 21 by 37.1. Wisconsin: 15 by 94.2. Middle Tennessee: 18 by 55.6. Ole Miss: 28 by 59.2. UL Monroe: 13 by 41.7. Georgia: 26 by 59.3. Arkansas: 27 by 36.7. Texas A&M: 33 by 78.2. Tennessee: 28 by 53.2. LSU: 38 by 57.6. Mississippi State: 23 by 87. Charleston Southern: 10 by 87.2. Auburn: 46 by 61.4. Florida: 44 by 44.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins153.1 · Games = 14 · -12.9 vs Losses
Losses166 · Games = 1 · +12.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

15 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Texas A&M

Best efficiency game

94.2 vs Wisconsin

Result
Tue 1/12@ Clemson100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 45-40361584.4034.4
Fri 1/1vs Michigan State2+ TDW 38-020753.8021-63.3
Sat 12/5vs Florida100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 29-15441894.3014.3
Sat 11/28@ Auburn100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 29-13462715.9015.9
Sat 11/21vs Charleston Southern2+ TDW 56-69687.6021289.6
Sat 11/14@ Mississippi State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 31-6222049.302108.9
Sun 11/8vs LSU100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 30-16382105.5035.5
Sat 10/24vs Tennessee100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 19-14281435.1025.1
Sat 10/17@ Texas A&M100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 41-23322367.4021187.7
Sat 10/10vs ArkansasW 27-1427953.5013.5
Sat 10/3@ Georgia100 rush yardsW 38-10261485.7015.7
Sat 9/26vs UL MonroeW 34-01352414
Sun 9/20vs Ole Miss100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 37-43231275.5015395.9
Sat 9/12vs Middle Tennessee2+ TDW 37-1018965.3035.3
Sun 9/6vs Wisconsin100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 35-171314711.30321210.6

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

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    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

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#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