Part of the nature of the NFL, is always looking for the statistical leaders in each of the areas. More yards per pass, more quarterback sacks, more yards after first contact, or even balls blocked by the defense. That is why it is always so controversial to determine whether one or the other player is the best in his position, since there are many factors to consider during his development on the pitch.
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Still, there is one player who has managed to dominate the position since joining the league in 2016. Derrick Henry, came to the NFL as a second round of draftIt was the 45th pick of that generation, a matter for which not many experts gave it the value it has shown to have over 6 seasons.
To start talking about the performance of
Derrick Henry
, it must be established that he is not a “conventional” runner, since he has a height of 1.91 meters and a weight of 108 kilograms. When the average runner in the league is 1.75 and 90 kilograms. This is why it is so difficult to try to stop it in the open field. This 27-year-old has simply gone from under to over.
Derrick Henry’s statistics
2016. 490yds. 5TD
2017. 744yds. 5TD
2018. 1,059yds. 12TD
2019. 1,540yds. 16TD
2020. 2,027yds. 17TD
2021. 783yds. 10TD
For this season, he has already managed to add 3 games with more than 125 yards and 3 touchdowns. This is definitely a record, since with that figure it ties to Shaun Alexander with the most of these parties in a campaign.
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To all these arguments we add that Mike Vrabel He has managed to adapt this offense to get the best out of Henry and catapult him to the levels that we know him today. This is the perfect combination of success, as there are very few players on the field that can stop this running back due to the Linebackers being very slow and the secondary defenders very weak, so if they can’t stop him on the line it’s a threat to any rival defense, and that is where the “x factor” that defines Mr. Derrick Henry, the best running back in the NFL.
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