Derrick Henry set to reach 10,000 career rushing yards; will Ravens RB be last NFL player to hit milestone?

I hope you bought Derrick Henry stock this offseason or early this season because it is skyrocketing in the last two weeks. He leads the NFL in rushing this season (480 yards) and is on pace for over 2,000 after back-to-back 150-yard rushing games to help get the Ravens back to .500 at 2-2. 

Henry is also on the cusp of joining the exclusive 10,000-yard club on Sunday against Cincinnati as he sits at 9,982 rushing yards. He will be the 32nd player to join the 10K club, and he just might be the last. Think about it. The last player to join the club was Marshawn Lynch on Dec. 31, 2017. It’s been almost seven years. Almost one player joined the club per year from 1981-2012.  It’s the longest drought without a player reaching 10,000 rushing yards since the first pair started the club, Jim Brown in 1964 and O.J. Simpson in 1977. 

Players with 10,000 rushing yards in NFL history

Marshawn Lynch

Dec. 31, 2017

LeSean McCoy

Dec. 17, 2017

Frank Gore

Sept. 7, 2014

Adrian Peterson

Dec. 1, 2013

Steven Jackson

Dec. 16, 2012

Ricky Williams

Jan. 1, 2012

Thomas Jones

Dec. 19, 2010

Jamal Lewis

Dec. 21, 2008

LaDainian Tomlinson

Nov. 25, 2007

Warrick Dunn

Nov. 22, 2007

Fred Taylor

Nov. 11, 2007

Tiki Barber

Dec. 10, 2006

Edgerrin James

Dec. 3, 2006

Corey Dillon

Oct. 9, 2005

Eddie George

Dec. 28, 2003

Curtis Martin

Dec. 8, 2002

Marshall Faulk

Oct. 20, 2002

Jerome Bettis

Oct. 7, 2001

Ricky Watters

Dec. 3, 2000

Emmitt Smith

Nov. 28, 1996

Thurman Thomas

Oct. 6, 1996

Barry Sanders

Dec. 10, 1995

Marcus Allen

Dec. 24, 1994

Ottis Anderson

Dec. 9, 1990

Eric Dickerson

Sept. 10, 1989

Tony Dorsett

Oct. 13, 1985

John Riggins

Oct. 14, 1984

Walter Payton

Dec. 26, 1982

Franco Harris

Nov. 8, 1981

O.J. Simpson

Oct. 16, 1977

Jim Brown

Nov. 1, 1964

There’s a reason for that. While rushing is making a comeback early this season, we aren’t seeing a return of the bell-cow running back. 

There were 24 individual seasons with 300-plus rushes in the 2010s, down from 87 in the 2000s. 

Last year the…

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Author : Douglas Clawson

Publish date : 2024-10-04 12:24:57

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