Derrick Henry Joins Ravens: A Fantasy Football Insight

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00:00When we look at the next guy on our list, this is the guy that I want to target everywhere.

00:08You're giving me one of the best running backs in the last 10 years in an offense that ran

00:12the football more than anybody else and better than anybody else that had desperate need

00:16for a real three down running back for years and years.

00:19The Ravens aren't messing around anymore.

00:21They brought in the king, Derrick Henry.

00:24And Derrick Henry was a guy that finished second in rushing last year, everybody.

00:27I don't care if it's a PPR league, George.

00:29I don't care yards or yards, touchdowns or touchdowns.

00:33And Derrick Henry is going to get both of them with this Ravens offense.

00:37I am getting Derrick Henry in the second round very often late in the second round.

00:41Sometimes even in the early third, I've been able to snag him in drafts.

00:44It's been unbelievable.

00:46I understand he's 30.

00:47The last guy to lead the league in rushing at the age of 29 or older was Barry Sanders.

00:52That was a while ago, but he's also a hall of fame back.

00:54And so is Derrick Henry.

00:56So George, what's your take on Derrick Henry?

00:57Are you scared off because of the age or are you looking at the king finally getting

01:01a kingdom worthy of his crown in Baltimore?

01:04No, I'm with you on this.

01:07All right.

01:08I am definitely on King Henry.

01:09I think it's going to be a lot of fantasy goodness coming here.

01:13I think Baltimore, in some ways, oh, this is great.

01:16Now we don't have to really risk Lamar Jackson as much at the goal line.

01:18Lamar's going to run like he always runs, but maybe not at the goal line where it's

01:22a condensed field.

01:23All the plays, he's going to get hit to avoid those hits.

01:26I think this is great.

01:27He's on, once again, the best opportunities he's played on.

01:29There's been so many opportunities for him to score, right?

01:33So I love King Henry and I love the fact that he's going lower and lower.

01:37I'll tell you this, Joe.

01:38It's August 10th now.

01:39I think by the time we're truly drafting here in a couple of weeks, his value is going up.

01:44I don't think it's going to stay where it is.

01:46Look, if you go back to 2019, he was RB3, 2020, RB2.

01:51In 2021, he was half a season.

01:53He was still RB16.

01:54In eight games, RB4, RB8 last year, but now he goes from Will Levis to Lamar Jackson,

02:00the MVP.

02:01All the Derrick Henry all day.