Expect Derrick Henry to Continue to ‘Challenge Age Milestones’
To mark that there are 100 days until the 2025 Kickoff Game, two articles with a 100 themes were published on Tuesday. Derrick Henry’s outstanding career was highlighted in both.
Among ESPN’s Ben Solak’s 100 things to know was that Henry is the only 30-plus-year-old running back to rush for at least 1,900 yards in a season.
“It was last year, when Derrick Henry rushed for 1,921 yards on only 325 carries at 30 years old (5.9 yards per attempt is by far the best single-season mark of his career),” Solak wrote. “Henry looked like the Henry of old after his final two seasons in Tennessee tailed off statistically, and now he’s on a new extension with a year under his belt in Baltimore’s system.
“The record for the most rushing yards in an age-31 season belongs to Curtis Martin, who tallied 1,697 in 2004. As long as Henry keeps strapping them on, we can expect him to challenge the age milestones.”