Derrick Henry vs Shaun Alexander

Derrick Henry

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Shaun Alexander

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Derrick Henry and Shaun Alexander compared on their NFL careers: Derrick Henry played 11 seasons, 2016 to 2026, Shaun Alexander 9 seasons, 2000 to 2008. Derrick Henry has 13,392 rushing yards to Shaun Alexander's 9,453.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Derrick Henry and Shaun Alexander career totals
157GP123
13,392, betterYDS9,453
129, betterTD100
4.9, betterAVG4.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Derrick Henry and Shaun Alexander postseason
9GP9
1,002, betterYDS564
7TD8, better
5.1, betterAVG3.3

Where each stands all time

Derrick Henry and Shaun Alexander all-time places
9th (13,392), betterRushing yards36th (9,453)
3rd (129), betterRushing touchdowns9th (100)

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 Shaun Alexander titles and awards
—Championships—
—MVP1, 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 Shaun Alexander 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.
1st2016490, better5, better4.5200031324.9, better
2nd201774454.220011,318, better14, better4.3, better
3rd20181,059124.9, better20021,175, better16, better4.0
4th20191,540, better16, better5.1, better20031,435144.4
5th20202,027, better17, better5.4, better20041,696164.8
6th2021937104.320051,880, better27, better5.1, better
7th20221,538, better13, better4.4, better200689673.6
8th20231,167, better12, better4.2, better200771643.5
9th20241,921, better16, better5.9, better20082402.2
10th20251,595165.2————
11th202637474.2————