Derrick

Henry

Henry also caught 2-of-2 targets for 19 yards. Henry was spelled regularly against the Browns with RBs Keaton Mitchell and Rasheen Ali getting involved early on the first drive. Henry even ceded red zone and green zone snaps to both players. A shove in the back from WR Zay Flowers helped him find the end zone on the Ravens’ fourth drive. Henry deserves credit for getting skinny on a 59-yard run up the middle on the Ravens’ ninth drive, though. The Ravens called his number twice after the long gain, but ultimately settled for a field goal. Henry is an RB1 against the Jets next week.

Henry struggled for most of the day against a stout Vikings defense. The Big Dog saw six of his carries go for one or fewer yards, but came on strong later in the game on a touchdown drive that helped the Ravens put the game out of reach. This is the second straight week that Henry has failed to find the end zone. However, fantasy managers should find solace in knowing he faces the Browns in Week 11, where he profiles as a strong RB1.

This was the inverse of Henry’s Week 8, where he was inefficient but found the end zone twice. Tonight he got stood up at the one-yard line but was consistently ripping nice gains. Coach John Harbaugh acknowledged the effort by leaving Henry in the game with the Ravens up big in the fourth quarter. The result was his second 100-yard effort in three weeks and third of the season. A fourth could be on tap for Week 10 against a decent Vikings defense, but one that coughs up a ton of rushing yardage.

Henry didn’t rip off any signature long runs in this one, but the Big Dog kept the chains moving in pivotal spots for the Ravens, who rushed the ball a combined 35 times in the win. Henry was leaned on heavily on the Ravens’ second possession, rushing five times for 26 yards on that drive, and capping things with a two-yard score to give the Ravens their first lead of the day. He would later find the end zone on another two-yard score to put the game out of reach late in the fourth quarter, giving him his first multi-touchdown game since Week 1. Henry hasn’t had a run of 20-plus yards since Week 3, but he remains the focal point of the Ravens’ rushing attack and gets a plus matchup on Thursday night against the Dolphins, where he will profile as an RB1.

Once again without Lamar Jackson under center, Henry finally reached 100 yards rushing for the first time since Week 1, but he was held out of the end zone thanks in part to an ugly second quarter goal-line series that included not one, but two failed Mark Andrews tush pushes. Henry was then handed the ball on fourth down and erased on a too-obvious play call. It’s just been that kind of year in Baltimore. The good news is, the Ravens now head on bye for Week 7 and come back with a pair of cupcake matchups in Chicago and Miami, games for which L-Jax is expected to be under center. It hasn’t been pretty if you took Henry in the first round, but better days should ultimately be ahead.

He did, however, return to practice this week, getting in two limited sessions after being sidelined for most of the last month-and-a-half. It seems likely that Ricard will be back for Baltimore in Week 8 after their bye, and perhaps that can help get their running game back on track.

It took second and third efforts from Henry to get the ball over the goal line with the Ravens down 34-3, but he managed to make starting him not be a complete waste of time for fantasy managers. The Texans bottled up the entire Ravens offense, starting with Henry. Henry, magical though he is, has always been a bit of a game-script frontrunner. With how the Ravens played without Lamar Jackson, Henry may only barely crack the RB2 threshold in Week 6 against the Rams.

Hill broke off a 71-yard touchdown scamper in garbage time, after Derrick Henry had been pulled from the lopsided affair, accounting for most of his rushing production on the day. His receiving score came in the first quarter as he subbed in for Henry in the red zone. Hill has operated as the clear No. 2 back behind Henry this season and would be a solid fantasy option should the indestructible Henry ever miss time.

Henry hardly played in the fourth quarter after Lamar Jackson exited the game with a hamstring injury, and didn’t play much overall due to negative game script for Baltimore, which usually plays Justice Hill on passing downs. Henry now has 23, 50, and 42 rushing yards over the Ravens’ past three games. That’s partly due to poor offensive line play and partly due to a Baltimore defense that can’t keep game script in check. If Jackson misses time with his hamstring issue, Henry’s fantasy prospects will take a major blow, starting in Week 5 against the Texans.

Henry lost a fumble deep in his own territory half way through the fourth quarter with the team down by four points, gifting the Lions a comfortable lead that they would not relinquish. His night started off hot as he would score from 28 yards out on the team’s first possession, but he managed just 22 yards on his other 11 carries against a stout Detroit defensive front. Things don’t get easier for the King when the Ravens travel to Kansas City to face the Chiefs in Week 4.