Derrick Henry vs Eric Dickerson

Derrick Henry

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Eric Dickerson

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Derrick Henry and Eric Dickerson compared on their NFL careers: Derrick Henry played 11 seasons, 2016 to 2026, Eric Dickerson 11 seasons, 1983 to 1993. Derrick Henry has 13,392 rushing yards to Eric Dickerson's 13,259.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derrick Henry leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Eric Dickerson in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Derrick Henry and Eric Dickerson career totals
157GP146
13,392, betterYDS13,259
129, betterTD90
4.9, betterAVG4.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Derrick Henry and Eric Dickerson postseason
9GP7
1,002, betterYDS724
7, betterTD3
5.1, betterAVG4.9

Where each stands all time

Derrick Henry and Eric Dickerson all-time places
9th (13,392), betterRushing yards10th (13,259)
3rd (129), betterRushing touchdowns14th (90)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Derrick Henry and Eric Dickerson titles and awards
—Championships—
—Offensive Rookie of the Year1, better
1Offensive Player of the Year1

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Derrick Henry and Eric Dickerson season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.
1st201649054.519831,808, better18, better4.6, better
2nd201774454.219842,105, better14, better5.6, better
3rd20181,059124.9, better19851,234, better124.2
4th20191,54016, better5.1, better19861,821, better114.5
5th20202,027, better17, better5.4, better19871,28864.6
6th2021937104.319881,659, better14, better4.3
7th20221,538, better13, better4.4, better19891,31174.2
8th20231,167, better12, better4.2, better199067744.1
9th20241,921, better16, better5.9, better199153623.2
10th20251,595, better16, better5.2, better199272923.9
11th2026374, better7, better4.2, better19939103.5