{"id":29826,"date":"2025-08-30T08:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/derrick-henry-nfl-legend-the-running-back-aims-to-enter-the-historical-top-10\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T08:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:08:18","slug":"derrick-henry-nfl-legend-the-running-back-aims-to-enter-the-historical-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nfl\/derrick-henry-nfl-legend-the-running-back-aims-to-enter-the-historical-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Henry: NFL Legend? The running back aims to enter the historical top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derrick Henry: The “King” in Pursuit of NFL History<\/h2>\n\nFrom childhood, Derrick Henry, the star of the Baltimore Ravens, admired LaDainian Tomlinson. Now, Henry is on his way to joining his idol in an exclusive NFL club.\n\nWith 11,423 rushing yards, Henry leads active running backs in the league. He needs 1,317 more yards to enter the top 10 in NFL history, surpassing legends like Thurman Thomas, Franco Harris, and Jim Brown.\n\n\n
\"L\u00edderes<\/figure>\n\n\nLegend: Historical leaders in yards per carry.<\/em>\n\n\n
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\u201cIt would be a surreal moment to have my name mentioned with those legends\u201d, said Henry.<\/p>\nDerrick Henry<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nHenry’s impact goes beyond the yards. His teammates highlight his work ethic and intensity. Running back Justice Hill describes him as a future Hall of Famer.\n\nIn his first season with the Ravens, alongside Lamar Jackson, Henry averaged 113 yards per game, his second-best average in nine years. At that pace, he could enter the top 10 running backs in the league in the Thanksgiving game against the Bengals.\n\n\n

\"Derrick<\/figure>\n\n\nCaption: Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry celebrates one of his 16 rushing touchdowns last season.<\/em>\n\nUpon arriving in Baltimore with a two-year, $16 million contract, Henry had a standout season, accumulating 1,921 rushing yards and setting a personal record of 5.9 yards per carry. Furthermore, his 16 rushing touchdowns tied for the league lead and set a record for the Ravens.\n\n\n
\"Ilustraci\u00f3n<\/figure>\n\n\nLegend: Illustration by ESPN<\/em>\n\nHenry is also climbing quickly on the list of rushing touchdowns. His 106 career rushing touchdowns tie him with Jim Brown for sixth all-time in the NFL.\n\nRegarding the red zone, Henry has scored 86 touchdowns inside the 20-yard line, the third-most since 2000. His combination of size, explosiveness, and competitiveness makes him a constant threat.\n\nIf Henry maintains his touchdown pace, he will surpass Walter Payton and approach Adrian Peterson.\n\nDeAndre Hopkins, Henry’s teammate, believes he is on the right track and focused on winning games for the Ravens.\n\nAt 31 years old, Henry is 6,933 yards away from Emmitt Smith, the historical leader in rushing yards. Although it would take him almost six seasons to reach him, Jackson’s presence could accelerate his progress.\n\nHenry has shown no signs of slowing down. Last season, he ran for the most yards by a 30-year-old or older player.\n\nPatrick Ricard, Ravens fullback, believes Henry can play “forever”.\n\nWhen asked how long he plans to play, Henry replies: “When I feel it’s time, I’ll quit.”","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Derrick Henry: The “King” in Pursuit of NFL History From childhood, Derrick Henry, the star of the Baltimore Ravens, admired LaDainian Tomlinson. Now, Henry is on his way to joining his idol in an exclusive NFL club. With 11,423 rushing yards, Henry leads active running backs in the league. He needs 1,317 more yards to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[720,2162,64,8066],"class_list":{"0":"post-29826","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-baltimore-ravens","9":"tag-derrick-henry","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-rushing-yards"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}