In 11 games against Jacksonville, Yulee native Derrick Henry has rushed for 1,143 yards and 15 touchdowns. That all adds up to a major challenge for the Jaguars' defense on Sunday.
Standing at roughly 6-foot-3, 250-pounds, Henry became famous for how easily he could shed defenders while picking up chunks of yards.
When asked about the key to stopping Henry on Thursday, defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell emphasized getting several players near him whenever he has the ball. “You’ve just got to focus on setting edges, you know, not let [Henry] get a head of steam,” defensive lineman Dawuane Smoot said on Wednesday. “I’ve played him for years, so I know what it takes to stop them and honestly, I like Tennessee week. I love Tennessee week. It’s one of them games you know what they’re going to give you and you know you have to stop it. If you stop it, it’s a whole other game.
“You just can’t let him get to the second level more than anything,” Smoot said of Henry. “We know he’s a big guy. When he gets to the second level, he’s getting to our safeties and our corners. That’s just hard to tackle in general. It’s like me running the ball trying to run at a corner or safety. We have to make sure that we hit him early, hit him fast and make sure he doesn’t get to the second level before we touch him for sure.
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