The 2015 Heisman Trophy winner from Alabama, Derrick Henry established himself as one of the most dominant force-of-nature running backs of his generation across eight stellar seasons with the Tennessee Titans. When he signed with Baltimore in March 2024, expectations were high, but few foresaw the thermonuclear detonation that his pairing with Lamar Jackson would inflict upon the rest of the league.

Henry possesses a rare, terrifying physical profile for an NFL running back. Combining sprinter-level top speed with punishing lower-body strength, he is almost impossible to tackle once he reaches the second level. Featuring a signature, bone-jarring stiff-arm that routinely flings defensive backs out of bounds, Henry builds speed as the game progresses, wearing down opposing fronts and turning short, grinding carries into explosive 80-yard touchdown sprints late in the fourth quarter.

Entering his age-30 season in 2024, critics questioned whether Henry had reached the natural decline phase for high-workload running backs. Henry did not merely dispel these concerns—he overwhelmingly disproved them, igniting an extraordinary offensive force that broke franchise records. Operating within Baltimore's run scheme, which heavily relies on option plays, defenses confronted a strategic dilemma: commit to containing Jackson around the end or focus on plugging interior gaps to counter Henry.

The results were catastrophic for opposing defenses. In Week 4 against the Buffalo Bills, Henry established the tone for his tenure on his very first snap, executing an iconic 87-yard touchdown run—the longest rushing play in Ravens franchise history. He maintained his momentum, delivering a remarkable season that included 1,921 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns, in addition to two receiving scores. He led the entire NFL in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and yards from scrimmage (2,086), breaking Jamal Lewis’s single-season franchise scoring records and transforming Baltimore into the most potent rushing force of the modern era. Henry’s outstanding 2024 performance earned him First-Team All-Pro honors, his fifth career Pro Bowl selection, and fourth place in the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award voting.

Henry demonstrated that his 2024 explosive performance was not a coincidence by executing yet another outstanding campaign in 2025. Operating behind Baltimore's robust offensive line, Henry once again surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing threshold, accumulating 1,420 yards and 14 touchdowns, thereby earning his sixth selection to the Pro Bowl. His continued presence on the field persisted in creating significant passing opportunities for Jackson, contributing to the Ravens possessing one of the most statistically dominant backfield tandems in professional football history.

As the 2026 season commences, Henry is recognized as one of the select few running backs in NFL history to exceed 11,000 career rushing yards and 120 career rushing touchdowns, thereby solidifying his legacy as a first-ballot Hall of Fame caliber power back who achieved a second peak in his career within the state of Maryland.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Tennessee Titans.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Titans had a losing record of 6-11 and are in rebuild mode.  There were only two elevations and no new entries.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Bruce Matthews
2. Warren Moon
3. Mike Munchak
4. Earl Campbell
5. Robert Brazil

You can find the entire list here.

Running Back Derrick Henry, whose run with Tennessee ended last season, moved up to #9 from #14.

Of note, Kevin Byard, who was traded to Philadelphia during the season, remained at #28.

Quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who is currently a free agent only moved up one spot to #48.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Tennessee Titans.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Tennessee did not make the playoffs, but we saw one new entrant and one significant jump.

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Bruce Matthews

2. Warren Moon

3. Mike Munchak

4. Earl Campbell

5. Robert Brazile

You can find the entire list here.

Running Back, Derrick Henry, advanced to #14 from #20.

Quarterback, Ryan Tannehill, makes his first appearance at #49.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Derrick Henry was a power Running Back at Alabama, where as a junior, he won the Heisman and led the Crimson Tide to a National Championship.  Despite this, there were concerned that his playing style would not be conducive to a long NFL career, and it dropped him to the Second Round, where the Titans took him.

Henry backed up DeMarco Murray as a rookie and sophomore, accumulating over 1,100 Rushing Yards over those two campaigns.  He took over as the lead Back in 2019, rushing for 1,059 Yards with 12 Touchdowns, but it was the springboard for what was to come.

Henry won the Rushing Title in 2019 (1,540) with what also a league-leading 16 Rushing Touchdowns.  This was not a fluke, as he joined the exclusive 2,000-Yard club (2,027) and breaking his previous record with 17 TDs on the ground.  Henry was named the AP Offensive Player of the Year, an appropriate honor for the Titan's workhorse.  Had Henry not got injured during the 2021 Season, it is possible that a second Rushing Title and OPOY occured.  The year after, Henry was again one of the beasts on the ground, rushing for 1,538 Yards and 13 Touchdowns while adding a third Pro Bowl.  Henry played one more season with the Titans where he rushed for 1,167 Yards and went to his fourth Pro Bowl.

The Baltimore Ravens signed Henry afterward, and he left the team with 9,502 Rushing Yards and 90 Touchdowns.

2024 Pre-Season Rank #23, 2023 Pre-Season Rank #39, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #47, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #70, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #108.  Peak Period: 2019-20/2022-24

The Running Back is dead.  Long live the Running Back.

When many football fans and journalists called the death of rushing, Derrick Henry (and Saquon Barkley) had other ideas, but we have been surpised by Henry before

In 2019, it felt like Derrick Henry won the Rushing Title out of nowhere, as he was in his fourth year, and he only had 1,059 Yards the year before.  In 2020, Henry won his second Rushing Title, shattering his previous mark, and joined the 2,000 Yard Rushing club, won the Offensive Player of the Year.  Had he not gotten injured during the 2021 season, Henry was on his way to his second straight OPOY.  After a bounce back in 2022 that saw him net his third 1,500-yard campaign.  

After one more year in Tennessee, it was clear that the Titans were looking to move on, and the Baltimore Ravens signed Henry to join their potent offense.  Henry was phenomenal last season, rushing for 1,921 Yards and leading the league in Rushing Touchdowns (16).  He broke 100 TDs and 11,000 Yards, and enters this season as the active leader in Rushing Yards (11,423) and Rushing Touchdowns (106), the latter number placing him in a sixth-place tie with Jim Brown. 

If Derrick Brown makes the Hall of Fame, 2024 will be the year that cements his bust.