Derrick Henry ‘would like’ to finish career w/ BAL

This week marks the second straight game in which Henry averaged less than 4.0 YPC. Fortunately for fantasy managers, he did manage to find the end zone on a five-yard score on the Ravens’ first drive and was relied on heavily in the second half when Lamar Jackson exited the game with an ankle injury. This wasn’t a flashy game for Henry, who was held to three or fewer yards on 16 of his 23 rush attempts. That said, he continues to be the only Ravens RB of note and remains in the RB1 mix for next week’s game against the Falcons.

Fantasy managers won’t balk at the production Henry provided their lineups in Sunday’s win over the Cowboys, but the Big Dog was largely bottled up against a suddenly stingy defensive front. Henry’s longest run came on a 29-yard burst in the third quarter that helped set up a Chris Moore receiving touchdown, but that run also accounted for 32.6 percent of Henry’s yards on the ground. He averaged a very underwhelming 2.4 YPC on his other 25 carries on the day and was tackled for a three-yard loss on a fourth-and-goal from the Cowboys’ one-yard line. The good news is Henry remains the unquestioned bell cow in the Ravens’ backfield, and he has a Week 4 revenge game against the Titans on tap. He’ll be a must start RB1 in what should be a plus matchup.

Henry didn’t provide his signature explosive plays in this one, with his longest carry of the afternoon coming on an eight-yard run. On the Ravens’ second drive of the game, Henry turned seven touches into 45 yards from scrimmage, thanks in part to a screen pass he took for 19 yards, and capped the drive with a one-yard score to give the Ravens an early 7-0 lead. He averaged a respectable 4.3 YPC on the day, but the Saints were able to hold Henry in check for much of the afternoon. That said, fantasy managers won’t be mad at the production. He gets a plus matchup next week on the road against the Cowboys.

Age continues to be just a number for Henry. The 32-year-old bell cow handled 24 of the backfield’s 30 carries on Sunday, averaging an impressive 6.0 YPC while ripping off four gains of 10-plus yards. Henry did his part to keep the Ravens on schedule all afternoon, and wound up finding the end zone three times on Sunday. His first score, which came on a four-yard plunge in the first quarter, was followed by a 32-yard score in the second quarter, in which Henry shook off two tackles on his way into the end zone. He would add a third score early in the fourth quarter for good measure while pushing the Ravens’ lead to 38-16. It’s only one game, but Henry doesn’t look like he’s lost a step heading into his 11th season. He’ll be on the RB1 radar in Week 2 in a plus matchup against the Saints.

Hill ended 2025 on injured reserve because of a neck issue. He was reportedly a cut candidate during the offseason and the team selected Clemson running back Adam Randall on Day Three of the draft. It seemed possible that the team planned on replacing Hill this year, but Zrebiec shot that idea down, at least for the start of the season. Zrebiec answered, “I can’t see that happening from the jump,” in reference to a question about Randall opening the season as Baltimore’s backup running back. Hill caught 21 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown in 10 games last year. He also punched in a pair of touchdowns on the ground despite running just 18 times. His ceiling is extremely limited, even in the event of a Henry injury, but Hill should have some standalone RB4 value in PPR leagues.

Henry got the party started with a 41-yard dash to open the game. Outside of that, there wasn’t a ton of room for the 32-year-old, but it’s another strong game for a running back who has defied aging. He finished 36 yards behind James Cook for the NFL lead. Regression will come for Tractorcito at some point, but nothing that happened in the 2025 campaign suggests it is coming soon. Even with little involvement in the passing game, it’s hard to imagine that he won’t be a fantasy RB1 again next year.

Henry now has more 200 yard rushing games (7) than any player in NFL history. He wasn’t targeted in the passing game, because why would you need to? Three of his touchdowns came in the first half, and he routinely ran over completely overmatched Green Bay defenders in yet another impressive effort for the 31-year-old. Keaton Mitchell was somehow able to get nine carries for 31 yards as his (beyond) clear backup on a day where Baltimore rushed for 307 total yards in Lambeau Field. Even if Lamar Jackson (back) returns for Week 18 against the Steelers, Henry is going to be the focal point of the Ravens’ offense for that contest. He has to be.

Henry erupted in the second half following the departure of starting quarterback Lamar Jackson, quite literally putting the team on his back as the Ravens built an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter. The veteran bruiser overcame a lost fumble in the first quarter for his second consecutive 100-yard showing, sixth 100-yard outing, and fourth multi-touchdown game of the season. Henry was curiously mothballed in the fourth quarter after scoring his touchdown. The Ravens fall to 7-8 with the loss and no longer control their own destiny for a playoff berth. King Henry gets a difficult matchup against the Packers in Week 17.

Henry’s day was buoyed by back-to-back runs of 29 and 24 yards in the third quarter. The Ravens’ RB1 failed to find the end zone for his fantasy managers for the second straight week, and will look to turn around his fortunes in Week 16 against the Patriots. Despite the low-volume day, Henry will remain in the RB1 mix next week.

It was yet another inefficient day on the ground for Henry, whose play has fallen off over the past month along with the rest of the struggling Baltimore defense. Henry, however, remains among the top ten NFL running backs in rush yards over expected per attempt. As usual, Henry lost out on pass-catching duties to Keaton Mitchell — who left the game with a knee injury — and Rasheen Ali. Henry has a superb Week 15 matchup against the exploitable Bengals defense. He had ten rushes for 104 total yards and a touchdown in the Ravens’ Thanksgiving night loss to the Bengals.