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

Henry went over 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 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, which boosted his 2024 totals 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 eight games into the season, then missed the remaining nine regular-season games because of a broken foot.

Henry’s latest performance brings to 47 the number of 1,000-yard rushing seasons for players from Alabama high schools and colleges in the NFL. 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 Alabama football roots include (with yearly 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, Auburn

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 (at time of reaching 1,000 yards 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 sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.