TreVeyon Henderson led the Big Ten in yards per carry twice during his four-year career at Ohio State, including during his 2024 senior campaign (7.1 yards per attempt). Henderson finished with 1,248 yards on 183 carries in 2021 as a freshman and 1,016 yards via 144 rushing attempts last season.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old carried over that success in his first taste of the NFL, pacing all New England Patriots running backs this preseason in yards per carry (7.6), having recorded five rushing attempts for 38 yards and one touchdown.<\/p>\n
The Patriots haven\u2019t had a 1,000-yard rusher since Rhamondre Stevenson racked up 1,040 yards on the ground during the 2022 season, but NFL.com senior editor Dan Parr sees Henderson ending that drought in 2025.<\/p>\n
Parr broke down the best- and worst-case scenario<\/a> for 28 NFL offensive rookies during the upcoming campaign and projected that the second-round pick will finish with 202 carries for 1,025 yards and seven touchdowns. Parr predicted that Henderson will record 44 receptions for 421 yards and three additional scores through the air as well.<\/p>\n \u201cCarrying the momentum of a strong camp and preseason into the regular season, Henderson takes off like a rocket. Mike Vrabel makes him the team\u2019s feature back and the rookie never looks back, becoming the team\u2019s most explosive playmaker,\u201d Parr wrote, describing Henderson\u2019s \u201cbest-case scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n On the opposite end, he said that the former Buckeye\u2019s \u201cworst-case scenario\u201d would be that \u201cinjury woes that hindered him at times at Ohio State return after he\u2019s asked to carry a significant workload in New England.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cSome of that explosiveness is sapped and Henderson falls behind\u00a0Rhamondre Stevenson\u00a0in the rotation at running back,\u201d Parr added.<\/p>\n The NFL.com scribe\u2019s projection for Henderson echoes CBS Sports NFL writer Jeff Kerr<\/a>\u2018s prediction that the exciting youngster will crack 1,000 yards<\/a> on the ground in 2025.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n