A lot of people — scouts and fans alike — have questions about whether Derrick Henry can succeed at the next level. The Heisman winner absolutely dominated in 2015 with Alabama, but based on the lack of extreme success by previous Bama running backs, many are skeptical about how high Henry should go in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Well, Henry is doing his part to tell everyone that his athleticism is freakish enough to take him early. Henry did his drills at the Combine on Friday and wound up with extremely impressive results: a 4.52 40-time and a 37-inch vertical, which are extremely impressive for a nearly 250-pound.
How impressive are those numbers exactly? Well, they are nearly identical to Super Bowl MVP and defensive superstar Von Miller's measurements from the 2011 Draft Combine.
Obviously the two play completely different positions, but one thing is for sure: you can't teach athleticism, and these numbers are only going to help Henry wave off the stigma that he might be "too big" to be a modern NFL running back.
[h/t SBNation]
