On the final Sunday of the NFL’s 2023 regular season, Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry became Alabama’s NFL career rushing leader.

By gaining 153 yards on 19 carries in a 28-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Jan. 7, “King Henry” lifted his career rushing total to 9,502 yards in eight NFL seasons.

That moved Henry past Shaun Alexander for the top spot on Alabama’s NFL rushing list. Alexander ran for 9,453 yards in nine NFL seasons.

In 2023, Henry ran for 1,167 yards and 12 touchdowns on 280 carries to finish second in the NFL in rushing. With 1,035 yards, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris gave the Crimson Tide two 1,000-yard NFL rushers in 2023.

Seventeen former Alabama players registered rushing attempts this season. They combined for 6,714 yards and 62 touchdowns on 1,633 rushing attempts. Former Tide players accounted for 11 percent of the rushing yards in the NFL during the 2023 regular season.

Next up for Alabama’s NFL top 10 is Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts has 2,503 rushing yards, leaving him 354 behind No. 10 Bobby Humphrey.

The top 10 NFL ball-carriers among Alabama alumni (as measured by rushing yards):

1. Derrick Henry: 9,502 rushing yards

Tennessee Titans 2016-23: The 2015 Heisman Trophy winner has averaged 4.7 yards on 2,030 carries and scored 90 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Henry led the NFL with 1,540 rushing yards in 2019, then reached 2,027 in 2020 for the eighth 2,000-yard season in league history. Henry seemed on his way to a third straight rushing title when he broke his foot in the eighth game of the 2021 campaign and missed the remaining nine regular-season games. He still finished ninth in rushing yards for the season. In the past two seasons, Henry has finished second in the NFL in rushing yards.

2. Shaun Alexander: 9,453 rushing yards

Seattle Seahawks 2000-07, Washington Redskins 2008: Alexander averaged 4.3 yards on 2,187 carries and scored 100 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Alexander led the NFL with 1,880 rushing yards and 27 rushing touchdowns in 2005, when he won the league’s MVP Award. Alexander ran for at least 1,175 yards every season from 2001 through 2005.

3. Mark Ingram: 8,111 rushing yards

New Orleans Saints 2011-18, 2021-22, Baltimore Ravens 2019-20, Houston Texans 2021: The 2009 Heisman Trophy winner has averaged 4.5 yards on 1,817 carries and scored 65 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Ingram recorded 1,000-yard seasons in 2016, 2017 and 2019. In 2022, Ingram ran for 233 yards and one touchdown on 62 carries.

4. Josh Jacobs: 5,545 rushing yards

Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders 2019-23: Jacobs has averaged 4.2 yards on 1,305 carries and scored 46 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Jacobs has surpassed 1,000 rushing yards in three of his five seasons and won the NFL rushing crown with 1,653 yards in 2022.

5. Kenyan Drake: 3,866 rushing yards

Miami Dolphins 2016-2019, Arizona Cardinals 2019-20, Las Vegas Raiders 2021, Baltimore Ravens 2022-23, Green Bay Packers 2023: Drake has averaged 4.4 yards on 869 carries and scored 33 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career.

6. Wilbur Jackson: 3,852 rushing yards

San Francisco 49ers 1974-79, Washington Redskins 1980-82: A prep standout at Carroll High School in Ozark, Jackson averaged 4.0 yards on 971 carries and scored 13 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Jackson ran for at least 700 yards in four seasons, reaching a high of 792 in 1976. His final game came in Washington’s 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII.

7. Eddie Lacy: 3,614 rushing yards

Green Bay Packers 2013-16, Seattle Seahawks 2017: Lacy averaged 4.2 yards on 857 carries and scored 23 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Lacy ran for 1,178 yards as a rookie and 1,139 yards the next season.

8. Tony Nathan: 3,543 rushing yards

Miami Dolphins 1979-87: The former Woodlawn High School standout averaged 4.8 yards on 732 carries and scored 16 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Nathan had more receiving yards than rushing yards in the NFL, with 383 receptions for 3,592 yards and 16 TDs, and was the All-Pro kickoff returner as a rookie. Nathan’s top rushing season came in 1981, when he had 782 yards.

9. Najee Harris: 3,269 rushing yards

Pittsburgh Steelers 2021-23: The former All-American has averaged 3.9 yards on 834 carries and scored 22 touchdowns during his NFL career. In 2023, Harris became the 18th player in NFL history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons.

10. Bobby Humphrey: 2,857 rushing yards

Denver Broncos 1989-91, Miami Dolphins 1992: The former Glenn High School standout averaged 4.1 yards on 695 carries and scored 15 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Humphrey had 2,353 rushing yards and 14 rushing TDs in his first two NFL seasons, eclipsing 1,000 yards in each.

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