Scott Hanson has spent nearly two decades living inside the NFL’s most thrilling window: RedZone, where the only promise is simple and relentless - every touchdown from every game. So when the longtime host says Derrick Henry belongs in the conversation for the greatest red-zone player of the RedZone era, that carries real weight.
Hanson made the point during a conversation last week as part of Lowe’s latest Earn Your Sunday NFL campaign, when he was asked who he considers the best red-zone player of all time during the NFL RedZone era. His answer came in two names: Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry.
For Ravens fans, Henry’s place on that list probably doesn’t come as a shock.
“Derrick Henry. I mean, look at him on the career rushing touchdowns list.
He is among Hall of Famers, right? And still going strong.”
That line fits the story perfectly. Since NFL RedZone launched in 2009, nobody has scored more rushing touchdowns than Henry.
He has 122, which is 24 more than Adrian Peterson’s 98 and 43 more than Josh Allen’s 79. Henry is also the NFL’s active leader in rushing touchdowns by a wide margin, with Allen next among active players at 79 and Josh Jacobs third at 74.
The numbers tell the story: when Henry is on the field, especially near the goal line, he is one of the most reliable touchdown engines of the modern era. But the appeal goes beyond short-yardage hammering. Hanson’s point is that Henry can turn a routine snap into a highlight from anywhere on the field, which is exactly the kind of player RedZone was built to catch.
That has followed Henry from Tennessee to Baltimore. He is entering his third season with the Ravens and his 11th season in the NFL, and Hanson made a point of noting that the future Hall of Fame running back is still going strong.
Henry’s career already stacks up with some of the league’s most prolific scorers. Only Emmitt Smith, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Marcus Allen have more touchdowns than the Ravens running back, and he is expected to pass Allen on that list this season.
It all adds up to a simple reality: defenses know what is coming, and Henry still keeps finding ways through it. Few players have defined that kind of inevitability better.
There’s no official crown for the greatest NFL RedZone player ever, but if the show’s original host puts Henry at the top tier, that argument has plenty of fuel.
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