re: (NFL.com) Derrick Henry's Stock Rising

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Henry’s 978 yards after contact leads the country

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HNGGG

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Henry’s 21 breakaway runs (of 15-plus yards) and the 646 yards gained on them are both second to Freeman, while his impressive total of 56 missed tackles forced trails only the 58 that Freeman and UCLA’s Paul Perkins have produced.

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His 3.81 yards after contact average, for example, has him tied for ninth in a category that Florida State’s Dalvin Cook leads with a 4.5 mark.

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I'm glad Cook will be gone by the 2017 opener.

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Henry’s rushing grade of +23.9 is fifth, trailing McCaffrey, LSU’s Leonard Fournette, Utah’s Devontae Booker and Perkins. If only looking at games against Power-5 schools, Henry moves up to second, but still checks in behind McCaffrey’s comfortable lead.

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Interesting. Worth noting that against Power 5 Teams McCaffrey has played the worst rush defenses on average when compared to Henry, Fournette, Elliott, and Cook. Cook has played the best, while Henry comes in 2nd.