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    Former Alabama All-American reaches 1,000 rushing yards again in the NFL

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    For the sixth time in his NFL career, Derrick Henry is a 1,000-yard rusher, and it took the former Alabama All-American just nine games to get there in the 2024 NFL season.

    Henry surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the 2024 season on Sunday when he took a second-and-11 handoff at the Denver Broncos’ 37-yard line and broke off a 20-yard run with 11:21 left in the third quarter.

    That gave Henry 64 yards on 13 carries for the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, boosting his 2024 total to 1,010 yards on 158 carries.

    Henry is the first NFL player to reach 1,000 rushing yards this season.

    Henry also ran for 1,000 yards in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023. In 2020, Henry recorded the eighth 2,000-yard rushing season in NFL history.

    In 2021, Henry had 937 rushing yards in eight games on the season before missing the remaining nine regular season games due to a broken foot.

    Henry’s latest feat brings the most 1,000-yard rushing seasons for Alabama high school and college players in the NFL to 47. Sixteen players with Alabama football roots have run for 1,000 yards in an NFL season, and Henry now has the most – one more than Shaun Alexander.

    The NFL 1,000-yard rushers with football roots in Alabama include (with annual totals presented as rushing attempts, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns):

    William Andrews, Auburn

    Atlanta Falcons

    1979: 239-1.023-3

    1980: 265-1.308-4

    1981: 289-1.301-10

    1983: 331-1,567-7

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    Joe Cribbs, Sulligent High School, Auburn

    Buffalo Bills

    1980: 306-1,185-11

    1981: 257-1.097-3

    1983: 263-1.131-3

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    James Brooks, Auburn

    Cincinnati Bengals

    1986: 205-1.087-5

    1989: 221-1,239-7

    1990: 195-1.004-5

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    Bobby Humphrey, Glenn High School, Alabama

    Denver Broncos

    1989: 294-1.151-7

    1990: 288-1.202-7

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    Antowain Smith, Stanhope Elmore High School

    Buffalo Bills

    1998: 300-1,124-8

    New England Patriots

    2001: 287-1,157-12

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    Stephen Davis, Auburn

    Washington Redskins

    1999: 290-1,405-17

    2000: 332-1.318-11

    2001: 356-1.432-5

    Carolina Panthers

    2003: 318-1,444-8

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    Shaun Alexander, Alabama

    Seattle Seahawks

    2001: 309-1,318-14

    2002: 295-1,175-16

    2003: 326-1,435-14

    2004: 353-1,696-16

    2005: 370-1,880-27

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    Rudi Johnson, Chestnut Brown

    Cincinnati Bengals

    2004: 361-1,454-12

    2005: 337-1,458-12

    2006: 341-1,309-12

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    Carnell “Cadillac” Williams, Etowah High School, Auburn

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    2005: 290-1,178-6

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    Ronnie Brown, Auburn

    Miami Dolphins

    2006: 241-1.008-5

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    Eddie Lacy, Alabama

    Green Bay Packers

    2013: 284-1.178-11

    2014: 246-1,139-9

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    Mark Ingram, Alabama

    New Orleans Saints

    2016: 205-1.043-6

    2017: 230-1,124-12

    Baltimore Ravens

    2019: 202-1.018-10

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    Jordan Howard, Gardendale High School, UAB

    Chicago bears

    2016: 252-1.313-6

    2017: 276-1.122-7

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    Derrick Henry, Alabama

    Tennessee titans

    2018: 215-1,059-12

    2019: 303-1,540-16

    2020: 378-2,027-17

    2022: 349-1,538-13

    2023: 280-1,167-12

    2024: 158-1,010-10 (once 1,000 yards are reached in the ninth game)

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    Josh Jacobs, Alabama

    Oakland Raiders

    2019: 242-1.150-7

    2020: 273-1,065-12

    2022: 340-1,653-12

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    Najee Harris, Alabama

    Pittsburgh Steelers

    2021: 307-1.200-7

    2022: 272-1.034-7

    2023: 255-1.035-8

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    Mark Inabinett is a sportscaster for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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