Yeah, I got a feeling someone will take him early than expected.Henry is a generational type player. My guess is that someone is going to trade up for him and snag him late first round. Just a hunch but he simply has too much talent regardless of his position. All time highschool rushing leading and broke the SEC rushing record in one year as a starter. Color me crimson colored glasses but the facts are what they are. We are going to be bragging about DH for years to come.
Henry is the closest we had to NFL All Decade, Shaun Alexander, than the other backs. He is lethal in the red zone, and ability to take it to the house.Ill say he is 1st round talent, but he will most likely be 2nd round because of what teams in the bottom half need.
A player that is 6-3 247One area that Henry clearly dominated? Was his acceleration..over the first 5 yards, in an all out sprint, Henry had the fastest time of any player, in any position........that we tested in the last 3 drafts.
The first 10 picks are more money picks in which they must get their fanbase excited so it's usually a qb,wr, and defensive beast, after that it is what a team is in dire need for. The marks from a combine are more to give the fans a reason to accept the pass on the player, ranking a player based on that team's specific need, and some misinformation to other teams. Also the 1st round is more of building a team around a certain player. Very few teams build around a rb since mileage affects them substantially more than basically every other position.From what I've read, reasons vary:
- Worried about his 40 time (a little slower than other backs)
- Mileage is a concern
- Didn't catch many passes out of the backfield in college
- Team needs
- Devaluation of the RB position with many teams going to RB by committee
- And the most interesting - the offenses teams use now operate better with backs that aren't downhill runners like Henry; he would need the right team to draft him
Frankly, this is what baffles me about the draft. Teams get hung up on specific players or positions and fail to see what a player like Henry might be able to bring to the team.