Derrick Henry picks Alabama over Georgia, Tennessee

Standing at 6’3 and weighing 243 pounds, Henry is a running back in a tight ends body. He doesn’t have breakaway speed, but was relied upon to carry the rock nearly 36 times a game as a senior. He tallied an absurd 4,261 yards 55 touchdowns, and fumbled just once in all those rushes.

Henry worked out of the Wildcat in high school, something Alabama likes to do with their stable of talented backs. All those backs doesn’t really phase Henry, as he told MaxPreps last July that he is ready to compete. Henry will get a head start, as he enrolled in January and will participate in Spring practice.

Derrick Henry has committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide, as expected, over the Tennessee Volunteers and the Georgia Bulldogs. Henry made his commitment live on ESPN.

Out of Yulee (Fla.) High School, Henry is an enormous running back recruit at 6’4 and 240 pounds. He is a consensus five-star recruit on all major services, though some list him as an “athlete,” because there are questions about his ability to play running back in college, as opposed to changing positions. It appears, however, that Alabama has convinced Henry that he can stay at running back.

What a huge weekend Tennessee has planned on Rocky Top. Florida is coming to town. ESPN’s College Gameday will be there. It’s been a long time since the Volunteers have played a game of this magnitude.

So it makes sense that Tennessee would try to have top recruits visit when the 100,000+ are at their loudest.