NEW YORK -- Hand it to Derrick Henry.
Alabama's bulldozer of tailback with the super-sized workload won the 81st Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, capping a junior campaign that saw him rush for an SEC-record 1,986 yards -- previously held by 1982 Heisman winner Herschel Walker -- on 339 carries and score a conference record-tying 23 touchdowns.
"I'm just so thankful to have this trophy," Henry said. "It's just a blessing and an honor."
In voting, Henry finished with 1,832 points, followed by Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey (1,539), making it four second-place finishes for Cardinal players in seven seasons.