# Derrick Henry — what pundits predicted RB · Alabama 41 checkable claims from 29 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What the room says - Median call across 8 pundits: 1,163.1 rushing yards - Median call across 3 pundits: 11.6 rushing tds ## What pundits expect (29 unsettled) - Derrick Henry to make NFL career rushing yards record — Emmitt Smith, for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet - Derrick Henry to record 940 rushing yards — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1d6fe014-077d-479c-9b2a-00f7621b37bf - Derrick Henry to outplay his draft cost — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5ed93469-ca0d-4615-8833-939f9980b670 - Derrick Henry to record 1,500 rushing yards — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Sep 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a274c2f7-3b11-489d-84fa-c2c10d5c57ef - Derrick Henry to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Sep 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a274c2f7-3b11-489d-84fa-c2c10d5c57ef - Derrick Henry to move — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/622dd2e7-8d49-4e6c-9792-d1bb8868c20c - Derrick Henry to move — [Jason La Canfora](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jason-la-canfora), for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6d79b316-561e-4d10-848a-cf43063e6dc4 - Derrick Henry to outplay his draft cost — Lawrence Iacona, for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet - Derrick Henry to outplay his draft cost (ADP sitting at RB12) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet - Derrick Henry to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jason La Canfora](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jason-la-canfora), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8f07d53b-33dc-4d45-a890-77f30bb44aa2 - Derrick Henry to record 2,000 rushing yards — [Shannon Sharpe](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/shannon-sharpe), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f4ad7ac3-3e94-4368-8712-e49b760f001a - Derrick Henry to make Hall of Fame — Bill Barnwell, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Derrick Henry to record 10 rushing tds — Scott Pianowski, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Derrick Henry to be 1st on the depth chart — [Josh Reed](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/josh-reed), for 2026, said Aug 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f8c698f8-d396-4ba8-b293-815107d47f94 - Derrick Henry to make Pro Football Hall of Fame — [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/carter-bahns), for 2026, said Aug 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/df7fd0e4-239b-491b-9a5f-11b2eb1d01f7 - Derrick Henry to make Pro Football Hall of Fame — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/49a0b9af-0f20-479c-bf90-c7b0dc9e2259 - Derrick Henry to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Derrick Henry to outplay his draft cost (ECR: RB11) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Derrick Henry to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Derrick Henry to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aed45b36-8562-4229-bc4b-a04a6bf87286 - Derrick Henry to outplay his draft cost (RB eleven ADP) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/371746e5-73e7-4331-b1a3-b28a111f0abb - Derrick Henry to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aed45b36-8562-4229-bc4b-a04a6bf87286 - Derrick Henry to finish top ? at his position, by rushing yards — Ryan Conway, for 2026, said Aug 2, 2026; too vague to check - Derrick Henry to record 1,600 rushing yards — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2026, said May 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2307f474-6a3d-405e-b048-7b023ffda1be - Derrick Henry to finish top ? at his position, by an unstated measure — [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/richard-sherman), for 2025, said Oct 14, 2025; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a409d5c4-fda3-4b6c-9203-d5f2270708cf - Derrick Henry to make first ballot Hall of Fame — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Sep 8, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e29508ed-a6d2-4a86-be0d-204ee1ed5370 - Derrick Henry to make Pro Football Hall of Fame — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2025, said Jul 31, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e18b6def-234d-486f-a727-ec8dc8f1328c - Derrick Henry to move — [Marcus Mosher](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/marcus-mosher), for 2023, said Jan 26, 2024; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d514bd17-835a-4380-af58-5a786f8101dc - Derrick Henry to record ? rushing yards — Eddie George, for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; not settled yet ## Settled (12) - Derrick Henry to record 100 rushing yards — [Chris Broussard](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-broussard), for 2025, said Jan 2, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 44.19) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5a026afc-40fe-4b1f-b209-3ce53ae205d7 - Derrick Henry to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nick Shook](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-shook), for 2025, said Jun 23, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0fc417a5-c0bd-4837-b354-88c52b037798 - Derrick Henry to record 1,000 rushing yards — [Nick Shook](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-shook), for 2025, said Jun 23, 2025; scored 25.39 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 44.19) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0fc417a5-c0bd-4837-b354-88c52b037798 - Derrick Henry to record 12 rushing tds — [Ryan Wormeli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-wormeli), for 2025, said May 31, 2025; scored 50 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 28.96) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7e39aa08-50b4-4e2a-a7d1-da0572181aa9 - Derrick Henry to record 1,500 rushing yards — [Ryan Wormeli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-wormeli), for 2025, said May 31, 2025; scored 88.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 44.19) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7e39aa08-50b4-4e2a-a7d1-da0572181aa9 - Derrick Henry to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Ronde Barber](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ronde-barber), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f14f5c77-616a-4851-aa07-3458f0126b80 - Derrick Henry to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Rich Gannon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-gannon), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/39f480bd-4838-4e8d-ba1d-2fe6f3021bd7 - Derrick Henry to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Wade Phillips](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/wade-phillips), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9bd36a49-1aec-4b4b-9526-48cc466d792c - Derrick Henry to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Joe Thomas](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-thomas), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/90896628-6d70-495e-8bde-c0f8b7f357e3 - Derrick Henry to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Matt Cassel](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matt-cassel), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bfe3169b-8d05-40f7-bb19-6f8ee754435a - Derrick Henry to record 1,163.1 rushing yards — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2024, said Sep 1, 2024; scored 21.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/636fa042-c413-4d93-a89f-70931e21bbf0 - Derrick Henry to record 11.6 rushing tds — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2024, said Sep 1, 2024; scored 45 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 4.61) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/636fa042-c413-4d93-a89f-70931e21bbf0 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/derrick-henry Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology