Alabama Football Impact · Dec 9, 2015
The science behind what makes Derrick Henry unique
Take one look at Derrick Henry and it's obvious he's not like the others.
You simply don't see 6-foot-3 running backs in a game increasingly dominated by compact burners. The past three NFL Combines included just four tailbacks who stood 6-2. Nobody was taller.
Yet Henry breaks that mold and his record-crushing season made him a Heisman Trophy finalist. His 1,986 rushing yards broke school and SEC records. And it's hardly an argument if you suggest Alabama would not be the No. 2-ranked team playing Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl semifinal on New Year's Eve without Henry.
So how's he doing it?
What makes Henry different playing running back in a linebacker's body?
