Derrick Henry Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/tag/derrick-henry/ The most prestigious award in college football. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:18:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.heisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-heisman_site_icon_2023-32x32.png Derrick Henry Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/tag/derrick-henry/ 32 32 Heisman Winners Whose Teams Won National Championships https://www.heisman.com/heisman-winners-whose-teams-won-national-championships/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:18:31 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15006 The last Heisman winner to win a national championship had such a dominant first half, he didn’t play in the second and still was named the Offensive Player of the Game. That was, of course, 2020 winner DeVonta Smith, who caught 12 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns in Alabama’s 52-24 shellacking of Ohio […]

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]]> Three Heisman Winners Set To Play In NFL Postseason https://www.heisman.com/three-heisman-winners-set-to-play-in-nfl-postseason/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:53:32 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=14987 In an NFL season as unpredictable as it was entertaining, four Heisman winners saw their teams advance to the postseason, albeit only three are active. Caleb Williams led the Chicago Bears to an 11-6 mark and the NFC North Division title en route to the NFC No. 2 seed while DeVonta Smith and the Philadelphia Eagles were […]

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]]> Derrick Henry Won His Heisman 10 Years Ago And Remains As Dominant As Ever https://www.heisman.com/derrick-henry-won-his-heisman-10-years-ago-and-remains-as-dominant-as-ever/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:09:32 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=14754 This weekend, the Heisman Fraternity will add its newest member. And like all Heisman weekends, we will commemorate our past winners with a special nod to those celebrating anniversaries. We’ll honor Archie Griffin, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of winning his second Heisman in 1975 and also fete Chris Weinke, who is celebrating the […]

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]]> Stat(us) Check On Our Heisman Winners In The NFL https://www.heisman.com/status-check-on-our-heisman-winners-in-the-nfl/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:23:27 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=14374 Now that the 2025 NFL season is underway, let’s take another look at where our Heisman winners in the league stand among the game’s all-time greats. A stat(us) check if you will. There are four Heisman Trophy winners inside the Top 20 of the NFL’s career rushing cart. The first three are the long retired […]

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]]> Griffin Honored, NFL Top 100 Rankings Heisman Heavy, Hunter Debut Nears https://www.heisman.com/griffin-honored-nfl-top-100-rankings-heisman-heavy-hunter-debut-nears/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:41:48 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=14336 Ohio State is hoping to win back-to-back national titles for the first time ever and used the only player to win back-to-back Heisman Trophies as good luck and inspiration to kick off its 2025 season on Saturday. Buckeye and Heisman legend Archie Griffin was honored during Ohio State’s season-opening game against No. 1 Texas, honoring […]

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]]> It’s College Football’s Media Day Season, Where A Likely Future Heisman Winner Will Be Speaking Soon https://www.heisman.com/its-college-footballs-media-day-season-where-a-likely-future-heisman-winner-will-be-speaking-soon/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 01:50:36 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=14258 The college football calendar has numerous circled dates, including spring ball in March and April, the start to summer camp in late July, virtually every fall Saturday (and many Thursdays and Fridays) between September and November and for lucky teams, some postseason dates in December and January. And, oh yea, a certain early weekend in […]

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]]> NFL Heisman Winners Lighting Up The Scoreboard, Stat Lines https://www.heisman.com/nfl-heisman-winners-lighting-up-the-scoreboard-stat-lines/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:46:51 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=13681 Week seven of the NFL season ended with winners of four consecutive Heisman Trophies competing in a Monday Night Football doubleheader on Monday (Oct. 21), and all turned in impressive performances. It’s just a reminder that winners of college football’s most prestigious award have collectively had an amazing 2024 so far. Let’s start with last […]

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]]> The 2024 NFL Schedule Is Out, Here Are The Heisman Matchups https://www.heisman.com/the-2024-nfl-schedule-is-out-here-are-the-heisman-matchups/ Fri, 17 May 2024 17:53:55 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=13409 The NFL released its 2024 schedule and it will feature a multitude of Heisman vs. Heisman matchups this coming season. Also noteworthy is the primetime spots Heisman winners will have in the first two games of the season. New Heisman teammates Lamar Jackson (2016) and Derrick Henry (2015), the latter a first-year Raven, will lead […]

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]]> Heisman Winners Inking Deals In Latest NFL Free Agency Season https://www.heisman.com/heisman-winners-inking-deals-in-latest-nfl-free-agency-season/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:39:44 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=13258 There are more seasons in the NFL than on the calendar. You’ve got the preseason, regular season and postseason of course. There’s offseason, but that includes its own subset of seasons, which includes mini-camps, OTAs and draft analysis season, which, if we’re being honest, never really ends. Another season just kicked off, and that’s NFL […]

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]]> Tracking Our Heisman Winners In The NFL https://www.heisman.com/tracking-our-heisman-winners-in-the-nfl/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:54:31 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=12768 It’s time to take our first look at how our Heisman winners are fairing in the NFL. Some are having breakout years, some are waiting to break out. Perhaps one of the surprises in the league, and not just among the Heisman Fraternity, is the play of 2017 Heisman winner Baker Mayfield.  Mayfield won the […]

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]]> Heisman News And Notes: Talking Young, Williams, Mariota And More https://www.heisman.com/heisman-news-and-notes-talking-young-williams-mariota-and-more/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:11:48 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=12406 Heisman news and notes from around the football landscape. Bryce Young, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner, is less than three weeks away from finding out where he will be gainfully employed this fall.  But he likely already has an idea of where it will be. The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 pick in the […]

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]]> Heisman Winners Burrow, Smith, Jackson Head To The NFL Playoffs https://www.heisman.com/heisman-winners-burrow-smith-jackson-head-to-the-nfl-playoffs/ Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:44:03 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=12301 The 2022 NFL regular season is in the books and three Heisman Trophy winners are headed to the playoffs, Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson and Philadelphia’s DeVonta Smith, all with a Super Bowl on their mind. Burrow and Jackson will meet in the Wild Card Round this weekend while Smith’s Eagles have a bye. […]

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]]> Heisman Runners Who Found The NFL End Zone The Most https://www.heisman.com/heisman-runners-who-found-the-nfl-end-zone-the-most/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:20:17 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=11508 We’re dating ourselves a bit, but it doesn’t seem too long ago that Heisman-winning running backs dominated NFL backfields and NFL end zones. But only two running backs have won the Heisman Trophy since 1999 and both were from Alabama — Mark Ingram in 2009 and Derrick Henry in 2015. Ingram is one of the […]

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]]> 21 NFL Heisman vs. Heisman Match-Ups Kick Off Sunday https://www.heisman.com/21-nfl-heisman-vs-heisman-match-ups-kick-off-sunday/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:30:46 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=11376 There are nine Heisman Trophy winners active in the NFL for the 2022 season and they will match up in head-to-head competition 21 times over the next 18 weekends. In fact, there are only two weeks throughout the season in which there are no Heisman-vs-Heisman games, in Weeks 2 and 14. New Orleans, quarterbacked by […]

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]]> Heisman Winners In The NFL Dig Into Training Camps As 2022 Season Nears https://www.heisman.com/heisman-winners-in-the-nfl-dig-into-training-camps-as-2022-season-nears/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:47:15 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=11350 The cork has popped on the start of NFL training camps and Heisman Trophy winners in the league are in the early stages of getting ready for the 2022 season. No Heisman winner has won a Super Bowl since Charles Woodson in Super Bowl XLV, though Joe Burrow gave it a run last season in […]

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