Stopping The Offense
Kansas City must plug all of the gaps, creating uncertainty for Henry forcing him to run into a pile of people or bounce the ball outside. If the Chiefs can either flip the game script by bottling up the run, they can then set their sights on attacking Tannehill and the passing game. How much does Derrick Henry really weigh?
Alabama's Derrick Henry looks bigger and stronger than ever at the Combine. INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama running back Derrick Henry, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and national champion, measured 6-foot-3 and an enormous 247 pounds with massive, 33-inch arms at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Henry, who has been dealing with a hamstring injury for several weeks, was downgraded to questionable to face the Saints in a game the Titans need to bolster their shot at edging the Steelers for a Wild Card spot. The news isn't any better on Sunday morning.
The Tennessee Titans star stands 6'3, 247 pounds, making him the heaviest running back in the NFL right now. Since 2011, the average for the position at the NFL Combine has been 5'11, 219 pounds. Even back in his days at Yulee High School in Northeast Florida, Henry was listed at 6'3, 240 pounds.
He's got some incredible top speed to break away on long touchdown runs for someone of his size. During his spring testing at Alabama in 2015, Derrick Henry recorded a 440 lb bench press, 500 lb squat (over twice his body weight), and a 345 lb power clean (second best on the entire team).
College career. Henry attended and played college football for the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2015. He majored in Communication. He graduated on May 4, 2018.
While many of this era's most valuable backs can contribute as receivers (Alvin Kamara, Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, etc.), Henry has never been adept at running routes or catching footballs.
quarterback Russell Wilson
Titans running back Derrick Henry has signed his franchise tag, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini. That tag would pay the All-Pro running back $10.278 million for the 2020 season.
The Tennessee Titans star stands 6'3, 247 pounds, making him the heaviest running back in the NFL right now. Since 2011, the average for the position at the NFL Combine has been 5'11, 219 pounds. Even back in his days at Yulee High School in Northeast Florida, Henry was listed at 6'3, 240 pounds.
Derrick Henry signs 2020 contract, but Titans want more. Derrick Henry has signed up for another season with the Tennessee Titans. Tennessee's general manager said the running back and the Titans want to make sure he's with the team for longer than that, though. Henry signed his franchise tender on Thursday.
Gladys Henry took Derrick in three months after he was born. She'd raised children her whole life, so it was natural, she told the Times-Union in a 2012 interview, to give him a good upbringing.
However, Henry also has fumbled five times. That is already a career-high by a wide margin – he lost the handle just twice on 501 rushes over his first three seasons. Seattle's Chris Carson is the only NFL running back with more fumbles in 2019 (seven).
Henry finished the regular season with 176 carries for 744 rushing yards and five touchdowns in 15 games and two starts. He also caught 11 passes for 136 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Derrick Henry 40-yard dash. Derrick Henry runs the 40-yard dash at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Keith Marshall outdoes Derrick Henry in bench press portion of NFL Combine. T-5th – Derrick Henry, Alabama, 22 reps.
Where is Derrick Henry now?
According to Roman Stubbs of the Washington Post, Henry weighed 240 pounds as a senior in high school. He's listed today at 247 pounds.
The Heaviest Running Backs In NFL History
- Jerome Bettis – 5'11”, 252 lbs.
- Jamal Lewis – 5'11”, 240 lbs.
- Craig Heyward – 5'11”, 280 lbs.
- Natrone Means – 5'10”, 245 lbs.
- Le'Ron McClain – 6'0″, 260 lbs.
- CJ Anderson – 5'8″ – 225 lbs.
- Cookie Gilchrist – 6'3″, 251 lbs.
- Leon Hart – 6'5″, 257 lbs.
Derrick Henry is the best running back in the NFL. Henry rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries in the Titans' 20-13 win over the New England Patriots on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium in the AFC wild-card game. Henry was the regular-season rushing leader, so this should not have surprised anyone.
It all started with the Morgan family -- Derrick, who decided to slowly transition to a plant-based lifestyle 10 months ago, and his chef wife, Charity, who joined him and re-educated herself as a vegan chef to cook for him. One by one, Titans players spotted Morgan's lunches and asked to be put on the meal plan.
