Derrick Henry (born July 17, 1994) is an American football running back for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He holds the national high school football record for career rushing yards. On December 5, 2015 he broke Herschel Walker's single season college rushing yards record in the SEC in two more games but about 40 fewer carries than Walker. He won the 2015 Heisman Trophy, as well as the Doak Walker Award, the Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp Award.