Derrick Henry keeps moving up the NFL’s all-time charts, and Thursday night brought another landmark.
The Ravens running back passed LaDainian Tomlinson on the all-time rushing yards list during Baltimore’s game against the Jaguars, according to Jeff Zrebiec on X, formerly Twitter. That puts Henry in seventh place, adding another name to the growing list of legends he has already climbed past.
It comes on the heels of another major achievement from last week, when Henry joined Marshall Faulk and Marcus Allen in an exclusive rushing touchdown club. That also moved him into a tie with Faulk for seventh on the all-time touchdowns list.
Henry is still producing at a high level at age 32. Entering Thursday night, he had 632 yards and eight touchdowns in eight games. The yards per carry number has dipped to 4.0, which is a career-low, but the volume and scoring punch remain there.
He also snapped back after two rough outings in losses to the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals. Against the Bills, Henry ran for 53 yards on 11 carries and scored a touchdown, his first since Week 4 against the Tennessee Titans.
Tomlinson has long been one of Henry’s idols, so passing him carries extra weight. Curtis Martin is next on the rushing yards list, and Adrian Peterson is the next major barrier if Henry keeps climbing into the top five.
Whether those next steps come in a Ravens uniform is uncertain. Henry has surfaced in trade rumors during Baltimore’s difficult season, leaving his future in question even as his place in the record book keeps rising.
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