The first touchdown of the 2024 NFL season goes to Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry.
Henry, in his first game with the Ravens on Thursday, finished Baltimore’s opening 70-yard drive with a five-yard rush to the goal line and stormed into the end zone against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Henry signed a two-year deal with the Ravens in March. A former league MVP and two-time NFL rushing leader, Henry joined two-time MVP Lamar Jackson in a Ravens backfield that led the league in rushing in 2023.
Henry’s touchdown on the first drive could be a foretaste of one of the most dynamic rushing offenses in the NFL.
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Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) enters the field before the NFL game between the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars on January 7, 2024 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN. (Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
At 30 years old, Henry already has a lot of experience. Since entering the league in 2016, Henry has played the fifth-most snaps among running backs – and will most likely surpass 4,000 snaps in the regular season on Thursday night. Among 64 running backs with at least 1,500 snaps in that time period.
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Derrick Henry runs for a touchdown against Leo Chenal of the Kansas City Chiefs during the first quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 5, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
However, Henry is also in his first year with a shotgun offense, which could take some getting used to. Baltimore running backs coach Willie Taggart said he was a little worried that Henry would no longer have a shotgun offense, but then he saw him at practice.
A general view of the field as fireworks are set off before a 2024 AFC Wild Card game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)
The change in the Ravens’ offensive line (three regular players had to be replaced) could also affect Henry’s running room, but he still rushed for more than 1,000 yards last season behind the Titans’ weak line.
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