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In the Ravens’ production meeting this week, someone asked John Harbaugh about Derrick Henry: “Who do you compare him to?”
Eric Dickerson came to mind for the Baltimore coach. Harbaugh had seen an article comparing Henry to the Pro Football Hall of Famer, who was an inch taller than the 6-foot-2 Henry but was more slender (Henry is listed at 247 pounds; Dickerson played at 220).
“I remember Eric Dickerson coming up, but after that, and even that, I don’t know, man,” Harbaugh said Monday. “He’s one of one.”
That couldn’t be more clear this season, with Canton becoming clearer in view.
Entering Week 7, Henry leads the NFL in carries (119), rushing yards (704), rushing touchdowns (8), rushing yards per game (117.3), scrimmage yards (753) and total touchdowns (9). He also has the longest run of the season by any player — his 87-yard run against the Buffalo Bills in Week 4, which was a touchdown.
After a historic eight-year run with the Tennessee Titans, Henry is a favorite to win AP Offensive Player of the Year in his first season with the Ravens (4-2). He had a slow start to the year — just 46 yards (and a touchdown) on 13 carries in the season-opening loss to the Kansas City Chiefs — but he’s had at least 84 rushing yards in five consecutive games, including more than 130 in three of those contests.
In the Ravens’ four-game winning streak, he has 93 touches for 611 scrimmage yards and seven total touchdowns.
“Those guys are doing a great job of blocking and making my job easier,” Henry said after Sunday’s victory over the Washington Commanders. “I just have to get the ball, make a read, get North or South, and finish runs.”
In the winning streak, we’ve seen Baltimore’s offense become what we expected it to be on paper with Henry in the fold. The Ravens for years have had an elite rushing game, but they’re hitting new heights with the four-time Pro Bowler.
Henry and two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson are the focal point of a Ravens offense that…
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