BamaCentral marks the end of the Nick Saban coaching era with the definitive rankings of his top 250 players with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It's now considered one of the more eyebrow-raising stories in Alabama football lore, especially if you've seen some of the jaw-dropping videos of Derrick Henry's offseason workouts. Over the years they've been called everything from unreal to insane, but it's not like he suddenly started doing them once he reached the National Football League.
1) His production. In 2015, Henry established a new SEC single-season rushing record of 2,219 yards, topping the likes of Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson. It's still 500-plus yards more than anyone else in Crimson Tide history. Nearly every Crimson Tide fan remembers what happened next. After moving up to second on the depth chart during bowl practices, he had an impressive 100 rushing yards on eight carries and turned his first career reception into a 61-yard touchdown. Henry averaged 12.5 yard per rush and 17.9 yards per touch in the game, and even had a tackle on special teams.
Henry had broken Ken Hall's 51-year-old national rushing record with 12,124 yards after rushing for 4,261 as a senior at Yulee High School in Florida, but he quickly learned that playing at the next level was about a lot more than taking handoffs and hitting the hole. “Any time you can look up and see No. 2 running down the field with a whole bunch of guys chasing him, that’s an awesome feeling," Kelly said.When Henry finished the first quarter with five carries for 15 yards, a lot of Alabama fans were left scratching their heads, especially after he had 46 attempts at Auburn and 44 against Florida in the SEC Championship Game.
Alabama running back Derrick Henry on the cover of the Sports Illustrated 2015 college football season preview / The performance also caused Howard to change his pushup tale. When subsequently asked if he had a sequel to it the tight end simply referred to the Wisconsin game. “That’s the new updated story,” Howard said.
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