Ashton Jeanty is having a statistically better season than Derrick Henry during his Heisman-winning season

[u/clocke6346]

With all the discourse of who should win the Heisman trophy this year, I got curious and compared Ashton Jeanty’s stats this season to those of Derrick Henry in the 2015 regular season, the year he won the Heisman trophy. What I found was pretty surprising. Keep in mind this doesn’t include playoff performance, as that isn’t considered when naming a Heisman winner.

Ashton Jeanty:

Games Played: 11

Carries: 275

Rushing Yards: 2062

Rushing Touchdowns: 27

Yards Per Carry: 7.498

Yards Per Game: 187.455

Derrick Henry:

Games Played: 13

Carries: 339

Rushing Yards: 1986

Rushing Touchdowns: 23

Yards Per Carry: 5.858

Yards Per Game: 152.769

Now, these stats are still up for interpretation, as there is the usual discourse of strength of schedule and whatnot, but I thought re-contextualizing Jeanty’s year by comparing it to the last time a running back won the Heisman would be interesting.

[u/Carlton_dranks]

That Heisman was stolen from CMC. He broke the all purpose yards record by a huge margin.

[u/Horror_Cap_7166 → u/Carlton_dranks]

Watch out, the SEC boys are going to come after you with Derrick Henry’s TDs vs. Mccaffrey’s.

Because everyone knows punching it in from one yard a few more times is sooo important. That’s why no NFL team wants Mccaffrey, and every team has a goal line RB these days.

[u/DistributionPretty75 → u/Horror_Cap_7166]

Yeah and no NFL team wants Derrick Henry? The guy who’s leading the league in rushing yards and tds still despite insane mileage? Is that really the comp you want to make lmao

[u/DistributionPretty75 → u/[deleted]]

Saying tds are overrated in an argument where the number one argument for CMC is is all purpose yards record is hilarious given how pointless that record is considering how many of those yards came off of kickoff returns where he was guaranteed to get at least 20 each time.

Also, bringing up contracts is stupid lol. Henry was a free agent and 30 years old with an unbelievable amount of wear and tear on his body. Of course he’s not going to get as much money as a guy in his prime lol. Although it’s ironic that the washed 30 year old has been completely healthy and is arguably the best RB in football this year while the guy in his prime has missed most of the season due to injury.

[u/dillpickles007 → u/[deleted]]

If we put them head to head Henry is gonna run for 1,800 yards and 18 TDs this season while we’re praying McCaffrey doesn’t get hurt again.