Derrick Henry Wins 2015 Heisman Trophy

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Updated: December 12, 2015

Alabama RB Derrick Henry’s services were used early and often by Alabama this year. Henry amassed a whopping 339 carries this year including a gut-wrenching 46 carries in the Iron Bowl (Auburn.) Everyone nominated definitely had a case but if Henry got jobbed it would have been a tragedy:

Henry beat out Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey as finalists for the award with 1,832 points. McCaffrey was the Heisman runner-up with 1,539, followed by Watson with 1,165. There are 870 Heisman voters divided into six regions. Henry won five of those regions. The Far West region was won by McCaffrey.

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Christian McCaffrey logged 319 carries for 1847 yards to Henry’s 339/1986. Basically Henry’s usage amounted to playing an entire extra game. Wow.

Well deserved Heisman.