Derrick Henry faces an uphill battle to becoming the NFL’s all-time rushing king
Henry will have to remain on his current pace and finish with a longer career than rushing champion Emmitt Smith to break the record.
This line graph compares Emmitt Smith’s career rushing total to Derrick Henry’s projected total career rushing yards, according to Aaron Schatz. Smith finished with 18,355 yards. Henry is, according to Schatz, on pace to finish with 18,458.