Derrick Henry

Derrick Henry is the starting running back for the Tennessee Titans. He was given the nickname “King Henry” in high school due to his imposing size and dominance as a rusher. Henry attended high school in Yulee, Florida, where he played football, basketball, and ran track. He set the record for rushing yards in a game (510 yards) and finished his high school career with 12,124 rushing yards and 153 touchdowns. He holds the record for most rushing yards in a high school career. He was rated a 5-star prospect and committed to Alabama. Henry played sparingly his freshman season, but had a breakout game his sophomore season in the Sugar Bowl, when he rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. An announcer from the Spanish broadcast of the game gave him the nickname “El Tractorcito” (which translates as little tractor).

The majority of Henry's college stats were compiled in his junior season, when he rushed for 2,219 yards and 28 touchdowns. He won countless awards and accolades, most notably the Heisman Trophy. Henry declared for the 2016 NFL Draft. He recorded a respectable performance at the NFL combine where he ran a 4.54 40-yard Dash and was selected in the second round of the NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.

After splitting snaps in the backfield with DeMarco Murray, Henry exploded onto the scene in his third year with a 99-yard run against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He finished that game as the first running back to have 238 rushing yards and four touchdowns, all on less than 22 carries. In the 2019 season, he led the NFL in carries (303), rushing yards (1,539) rushing yards, rushing touchdowns (16) and Yards Created (579). Henry also led the Titans to the playoffs, where he rushed for 182 yards and helped defeat the New England Patriots. He followed up that performance with a 195-yard rushing performance against the Baltimore Ravens, becoming the only player in NFL history to have at least 175 rushing yards in consecutive playoff games.