Derrick Henry Finally Bouncing Back for Ravens

Add the unfortunate fit with his coaching staff's underutilization of Baltimore's top scoring threat, and fans were greeted with a star who only notched 80 or more yards in two of his first seven yards. But with just three weeks remaining in the regular season, he's somehow swimming near the top of every meaningful running back leaderboard.

Henry's Hustling Second Half

He enjoyed a nice statistical bounce-back over Baltimore's five-game win streak, a series that was just as necessary in salvaging them from a 1-5 record as it was in rebuilding Henry's value. He enjoyed five touchdowns in as many games, and totaled 196 yards in his two scoreless outings over that stretch.

That's probably how he jetted back into the inner circle of the NFL's most regular end zone visitors, now standing within the top-six in rushing touchdowns alongside a slew of other notable markings through 15 weeks.

He's still handling himself well after contact, dragging would-be tacklers upfield just as he always has. And his speed hasn't gone anywhere, either; even in games like the Ravens' 24-0 romp over the Cincinnati Bengals, an aerial-based win that didn't need Henry as much as the offense has in the past, he still hit the 100-yard mark on just 11 touches. He's still capable of quick-twitch adjustments and long runs in his 10th season.

Henry has only shaken off the age concerns in sustaining as one of the Ravens' best bets to rack up yards, a crucial presence as Jackson's played his way out of all of the nagging leg injuries.

10 touchdowns is almost twice as many as the next-closest scorer, Mark Andrews, but just as the tight end was through his first half-dozen seasons with Jackson, Henry's reminded all that he's still the quarterback most reliable playmaker.