TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Big Derrick Henry looks like a between-the-tackles wrecking ball — until he gets in open space.
Then Alabama's 6-foot-3, 242-pound tailback is at his best, trucking down the open field with force and momentum and scant hope for defenders trying to bring him down. If they can catch him in the first place.
"It's unbelievable," Crimson Tide center Ryan Kelly said. "When you see him in person, he's just so big and to see him cut through holes and blow past defenders, it's awesome."
Henry has been Alabama's most consistent offensive playmaker and one of the Southeastern Conference's top runners.