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Derrick Henry Earns Praise as NFL's Top Running Back
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In Short: Some of the NFL's all-time greats are praising Derrick Henry's performance in his first game with the Baltimore Ravens.
Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry is earning admiration from NFL legends like LaDainian Tomlinson and Barry Sanders, who praised his dominant performance in Sunday's season-opening win over the Indianapolis Colts.
Henry ran for 144 yards and three touchdowns, moving past Marcus Allen for third on the NFL's all-time rushing touchdown leaderboard.
According to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic, Tomlinson and Sanders compared Henry to greats like Walter Payton and Earl Campbell.
Henry's performance this season could see him challenge Eric Dickerson for ninth on the NFL's all-time rushing leaderboard, with just 97 yards separating them.
Smith, a former NFL player, believes Henry will eventually break his all-time rushing touchdown record.
Henry's first season with the Ravens saw the team reach the divisional round of the postseason, and he is now more motivated than ever to deliver a Super Bowl title.
While Henry is considered the best running back of his era, he still has some distance to cover before he can be undeniably named the greatest of all time.
What's confirmed
- Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry is earning admiration from NFL legends like LaDainian Tomlinson and Barry Sanders, who praised his dominant performance in Sunday's season-opening win over the Indianapolis Colts.
- Henry ran for 144 yards and three touchdowns, moving past Marcus Allen for third on the NFL's all-time rushing touchdown leaderboard.
- According to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic, Tomlinson and Sanders compared Henry to greats like Walter Payton and Earl Campbell.
- Henry's performance this season could see him challenge Eric Dickerson for ninth on the NFL's all-time rushing leaderboard, with just 97 yards separating them.
- Smith, a former NFL player, believes Henry will eventually break his all-time rushing touchdown record.
- Henry's first season with the Ravens saw the team reach the divisional round of the postseason, and he is now more motivated than ever to deliver a Super Bowl title.
- While Henry is considered the best running back of his era, he still has some distance to cover before he can be undeniably named the greatest of all time.
What's still developing
- That's not the only leaderboard Henry might be climbing this season.
- After racking up 1,595 rushing yards last year, Henry doesn't look like he's slowed down one game into his age-32 season.
- Arguably the best power back in league history, Campbell started his NFL career by winning three consecutive rushing titles.
- Here's where Henry currently ranks among the top-10 players of all-time at his position.
- Along with being one of the greatest running backs in history, Sayers retired as the NFL's all-time leader in kickoff return yards.
- Injuries led to an early retirement and kept Sayers out of the top-10.
- Now, the 32-year-old running back will look to continue that elite production into 2026.