Ravens’ Derrick Henry can cross Jim Brown, three different HOFers on dashing checklist

Derrick Henry has an opportunity to do one thing fairly unbelievable in the course of the Ravens‘ Week 12 matchup with the New York Jets. 

Henry, who’s presently fifteenth all-time in profession dashing yards, has an opportunity to cross 4 Corridor of Famers on the all-time checklist throughout Sunday’s sport. Amongst these Corridor of Famers is Jim Brown, who many contemplate to be the best working again in league historical past. Henry additionally has an opportunity to cross fellow gold jacket recipients Marcus Allen, Edgerrin James and Marshall Faulk on the all-time checklist. 

Earlier this season, Henry lately turned solely the seventeenth participant of the 12,000-yard membership, which is particularly notable as each eligible member of that membership is within the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame. He additionally lately handed Corridor of Famer Walter Payton for fifth all-time in profession landing runs. 

Barring an damage, it is virtually a provided that Henry will cross Allen and James on Sunday as he’s presently simply 13 and 16 yards behind them, respectively. He’ll want at the least 50 yards towards the Jets to cross Faulk and 83 yards to maneuver forward of Brown and into eleventh on the profession dashing checklist. 

NFL’s all-time profession dashing checklist 

** — Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame members 

Now 31, Henry is on the precipice of spending some heavy hitters on the profession dashing checklist. 

Allen and Faulk are two of simply three gamers in NFL historical past with at the least 12,000 profession dashing and 5,000 profession receiving yards. Allen, along with his versatility, can also be one of the crucial prolific scorers in league historical past having retired because the NFL’s profession chief with 123 landing runs. As a member of the Raiders, he ran for 2 scores towards Washington in Tremendous Bowl XVIII en path to successful sport MVP honors. 

Arguably probably the most versatile again in league historical past, Faulk turned the second participant in historical past to go over 1,000 yards in each dashing and receiving in 1999, the identical season he helped lead the Rams to the franchise’s first Tremendous Bowl win. He would win league MVP honors the next yr. 

Whereas he was by no means on a Tremendous Bowl-winning crew, James nonetheless obtained a hoop from former Colts proprietor Jim Irsay following the crew’s win over the Bears in Tremendous Bowl XLI. The gesture was a logo of James’ immense influence on the Colts regardless of his departure the prior offseason. James, who received two dashing titles throughout his first two seasons within the NFL, did assist lead the Cardinals to their first Tremendous Bowl berth in 2008. 

Brown, who in 1964 led the Browns to their most up-to-date NFL title, was the league’s profession dashing chief on the time of his retirement regardless of taking part in solely 9 seasons. In these 9 seasons, he received a whopping eight dashing titles along with being an eight-time All-Professional and three-time league MVP. 

Whereas he is rubbing shoulders with a few of the biggest working backs is historical past, Henry is making a case as one of the best working again of his technology. A five-time Professional Bowl participant, Henry is only one of 9 gamers to hurry for over 2,000 yards in a season. Final yr, his first with the Ravens, Henry led the NFL in dashing touchdowns for a 3rd time whereas setting the single-season file for dashing yards gained by a participant over the age of 30.