Last confirmed: Alabama, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Yulee, FL
Derrick Henry: RB · Alabama · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Derrick Henry
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. This is his second year in the same backfield at Alabama. A game that shows it: 271 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Auburn — Week 13, 2015.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 13.5% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 13.7% of his carries. 13 carries for 52 yds vs UL Monroe; 46 for 271 vs Auburn.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
65.2% of carries overall (392/601) → 46.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (78/169) — 78.2% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
24 of 29 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (82.8%). 31 of the team's 39 inside-the-5 carries (79.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
WBMA Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-17vs No. 20 Wisconsin | 13 | 147 | 11.3 | 3 | 56 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Middle Tennessee | 18 | 96 | 5.3 | 3 | 28 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 3 | L 37-43vs No. 15 Ole Miss | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs UL Monroe | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-10@ No. 8 Georgia | 26 | 148 | 5.7 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-14vs Arkansas | 27 | 95 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-23@ No. 9 Texas A&M | 32 | 236 | 7.4 | 2 | 55 | 236-yard day |
| Wk 8 | W 19-14vs Tennessee | 28 | 143 | 5.1 | 2 | 20 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-16vs No. 4 LSU | 38 | 210 | 5.5 | 3 | 40 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 11 | W 31-6@ No. 20 Mississippi State | 22 | 204 | 9.3 | 2 | 74 | 204-yard day |
| Wk 12 | W 56-6vs Charleston Southern | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 2 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | W 29-13@ Auburn | 46 | 271 | 5.9 | 1 | 30 | Season-high 271 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 29-15vs No. 18 Florida | 44 | 189 | 4.3 | 1 | 21 | 189-yard day |
 Bowl | W 38-0vs No. 3 Michigan State | 20 | 75 | 3.8 | 2 | 14 | |
 Bowl | W 45-40@ No. 1 Clemson | 36 | 158 | 4.4 | 3 | 50 | |
| Total | 395 | 2219 | 5.6 | 28 | 74 |
Week 10 · 2015
W 30-16
vs LSU
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%339 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 395 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Nick Saban, all run-leaning offenses — 26-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 113 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| Road4g | 215 | 7.1 | 1.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 126 | 5.7 | 1.9 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 181 | 6.3 | 1.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
41.3%
446 pass / 633 run
Plays / game
71.9
15 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
469 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2015
The trophy is in the case.
How it ended
Two seasons at Alabama, 3,209 rushing yards — drafted at #45 overall by the Tennessee Titans.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2015
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Nick Saban.
Where he ended up · NFL
Tennessee TitansEntering 11th NFL season
Tennessee TitansEntering 11th NFL season
