As expected, Alabama Crimson Tide junior running back Derrick Henry won the 81st Heisman Trophy Award on Saturday night in New York. Per ESPN.com, Henry received 1,832 points from the voters.
Stanford Cardinal running back Christian McCaffrey was second with 1,539 points, and Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson was a distant third with 1,165 points. Alabama Football tweeted this image of their newest Heisman winner:
Henry became just the second player in Crimson Tide history to win the Heisman. The other is current New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram. He sent his congratulations to his Alabama brother via Twitter:
Congrats @KingHenry_2!