Alabama RB Derrick Henry wins the 2015 Heisman Trophy
Alabama Crimson Tide running back Derrick Henry is the 2015 winner of the Heisman Trophy.
There was little suspense leading up to the Heisman Trophy presentation at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City on Saturday night with Alabama running back Derrick Henry the overwhelming betting favorite at 1-12 odds.
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Henry led the nation in rushing with 1,986 yards and 23 touchdowns for the SEC champions and the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff and is the winner of the 2015 Heisman Trophy.
Henry beat out Stanford Cardinal all-purpose running back Christian McCaffrey, who broke the FBS single-season all-purpose record previously held by Barry Sanders, and Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson who finished in third place.
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Baker Mayfield, Keenan Reynolds, Fournette, Cook, Ezekiel Elliott, Connor Cook and Trevone Boykin rounded out the top 10.
But tonight was all about Henry after his record-breaking campaign saw him run into the record books after breaking Herschel Walker’s SEC rushing record and Tre Mason and Tim Tebow‘s SEC touchdown record in a year he was asked to do more on the ground than any other back in the country with a staggering 339 carries, including 90 in Alabama’s last two games to clinch a playoff spot.
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Henry is the second Alabama player to win the Heisman, joining Mark Ingram, who was also the last running back to win the Heisman when the Crimson Tide sophomore back edged out Toby Gerhart for the Heisman in 2010.
In fact, excluding Reggie Bush who had to vacate his Heisman in 2005 due to NCAA sanctions, Henry is only the second running back since 2000 to win the Heisman that has gone to quarterbacks every other year with exception to Ingram in 2010.
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Henry, a junior, is expected to declare for the NFL Draft after Alabama completes their season and is projected to go as early as the second round, so he won’t join Archie Griffin as a two-time Heisman winner.
You can see him in the Cotton Bowl when Alabama and the Michigan State Spartans play in the College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year’s Eve.