Darrell Henderson Jr. (born August 19, 1997) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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, and was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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Early years

Henderson attended

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. During his

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career, he rushed for 5,801 yards and scored 68 touchdowns. He committed to the

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to play college football.

College career

As a freshman at Memphis in 2016, Henderson played in all 13 games with six starts. He finished the season with 482 yards on 87 carries with five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2017, Henderson played in 12 games with 10 starts and rushed for 1,154 yards on 130 carries with nine touchdowns. He missed the

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due to an injury. Henderson returned as the starter for Memphis in 2018. Henderson had a breakout season in 2018, rushing for 1909 yards and 22 touchdowns on 214 carries. He finished 10th in Heisman voting, becoming the first Memphis player in 13 years to finish in the top ten in votes. On December 12, 2018, Henderson opted to forgo the remainder of his collegiate career and declared for the

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams

Henderson was drafted by the

in the third round with the 70th overall pick in the

2019: Rookie season

Henderson was placed on injured reserve on December 28, 2019. He finished the season with 39 carries for 147 rushing yards and no touchdowns along with four catches for 37 yards through 13 games.

2020

In Week 2 against the

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, he rushed for 81 yards on 12 carries and his first career rushing touchdown in the 37–19 win. In Week 3, against the

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, he had 20 carries for 114 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in the 35–32 loss. In Week 16, Henderson suffered a high ankle sprain and was placed on injured reserve on December 29, 2020. He finished the season as the Rams second leading rusher with 624 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns along with 16 receptions for 159 yards and one receiving touchdown through 15 games and 11 starts.

2021

Henderson entered the 2021 season as the Rams starting running back. In Week 1, he rushed for 70 yards and one touchdown. In Week 6, he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown along with two catches for 29 yards and a touchdown. In Week 8, he rushed for a season-high 90 yards and one touchdown along with a three-yard touchdown reception. He suffered an MCL sprain in Week 16 and was placed on injured reserve on December 28. He finished the regular season with a career-high 688 yards and five rushing touchdowns and 29 catches for 176 yards and three touchdowns. He was activated off injured reserve on February 11, 2022 in time for

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. In the Super Bowl, Henderson had 4 carries for 7 yards and caught 3 receptions for 43 yards in the 23-20 win against the

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2022

Henderson entered the 2022 season as the Rams starting running back. He was waived by the Rams on November 22, 2022.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 23, 2022, Henderson was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was waived on December 9, 2022.

References

External links

Los Angeles Rams bioMemphis Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Darrell 1997 births Living people American football running backs People from Batesville, Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi Memphis Tigers football players All-American college football players Los Angeles Rams players Jacksonville Jaguars players