Derrick Henry won the 2015 Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in NY, beating out Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey and Clemson’s Deshaun Watson. In addition to winning the Heisman, Henry won the Walter Camp and Maxwell awards as the nation’s top player and the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back.
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Henry is the first running back to win the Heisman since Alabama’s Mark Ingram won in 2009.
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Heisman Trophy victor Derrick Henry (left) poses with fellow finalists Christian McCaffrey (center) of Stanford and Clemson’s Deshaun Watson.
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No. 2 Alabama and No. 18 Baylor have the most players on the first team with three apiece.
Before taking home the award, Henry actually accomplished another feat by breaking the Southeastern Conference record of Herschel Walker for yards rushing, producing 1,986 in his career.
By the end of the Alabama-LSU clash on November 7, however, Henry was suddenly atop Heisman lists, and he never fell off, after leading the Crimson Tide to a dominant victory that would shape the seasons of both SEC West powers.
Overall, McCaffrey finished a distant second while Watson checked in at third in the voting. “I never thought I would be up here”.
Henry is the flawless candidate for the Heisman based on the trophy’s criteria.
Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsAlabama running back Derrick Henry speaks to the media during a press conference at the New York Marriott Marquis after winning the 2015 Heisman Trophy. He racked up 3,512 yards with 41 touchdowns and 163 carriers. “It’s just everything. God is so good, man. My teammates and my coaches, I can’t thank them enough”.
Henry was overshadowed at the beginning of the season by Louisiana State’s Leonard Fournette. Henry bulldozed defenses while carrying Alabama’s offense this season, and then walked away with a Heisman Trophy. Baker Mayfield Oklahoma QB JR 34 55 122 334 5. McCaffrey became the fourth Cardinal runner-up in the past seven years, joining Gerhart and two-time No. 2 Andrew Luck (behind Cam Newton in 2010 and Robert Griffin III in 2011). He has been and will continue to be a great ambassador for Clemson football as he leads the Tigers to a National Championship run.
“We alternate guys and try to leave a lot of tread on the tires as the season goes on”, Saban said.
“It’s not hard when you want the ball…when you want to make plays”, Henry answered when asked how hard it was to carry the ball as often as he has.
He joins Ingram as the second Crimson Tide player to capture the Heisman. Over the final two weeks of the regular season, Henry toted the rock a total of 90 times for 460 yards and two touchdowns. Last week I wrote, “Walker’s season-best didn’t earn him the Heisman – although he did win the award the following season – but Henry’s certainly will”.
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To other voters, that definition means the most valuable player.
