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Darrell Henderson
Darrell Henderson

#8Darrell Henderson

RB·Memphis·201820177.3 pts line value1st Round

Darrell Henderson is a 2-year Explosive Back for Memphis. Darrell's 2018 season ranks in the 93th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 234 plays — a elite rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Darrell Henderson's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2018 Production

Rushing
1909 Rush yards22 Rush TD214 Carries8.9 Yards/carry
Receiving
19 Receptions295 Rec yards3 Rec TD15.5 Yards/rec
Returns
10 Kick returns124 KR yards0 KR TD

Performance Analysis · 2018 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency93
  • Volume71
  • Explosiveness100
  • Consistency78
  • Receiving44
Player type
Explosive Back

Elite per-carry efficiency — breaks big runs and creates chunk plays at a top rate while in a limited role.

Big-play threatHigh EPA per carryCapitalises on opportunities
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)93th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency78th %ile · above avg
Key findings
  • Top-10% efficiency among RBs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 8 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Production faded as the season progressed — 0.32 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • Peak game: 1.43 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs Navy (SP+ -10).

Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
Anthony WalesWestern Kentucky0.5707.0134.0
Travis EtienneClemson0.6206.8132.7
RJ HarveyUCF0.4706.9113.7
Devon JohnsonMarshall0.5206.0108.2
Ezekiel ElliottOhio State0.5207.8151.8

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+1.4301.43Wk 1 vs Mercer: +0.90 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Navy: +1.43 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Georgia State: +0.65 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs South Alabama: +0.25 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs Tulane: +0.33 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs UConn: +0.85 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs UCF: +0.22 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Missouri: +0.63 EPA/play8Wk 10 vs East Carolina: +0.49 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Tulsa: +0.38 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs SMU: -0.30 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Houston: +0.47 EPA/play13Wk 14 vs UCF: +0.80 EPA/play14
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
1vsMercerW66-149768.4116210.90
2@NavyL21-22-10.21321216.3311801.43
3vsGeorgia StateW59-22-20.41423316.6221000.65
4vsSouth AlabamaW52-35-17.7221888.5223400.25
5@TulaneL24-40-3.57517.3124710.33
6vsUConnW55-14-26.41417412.431700.85
7vsUCFL30-3116.5311996.4121300.22
8@MissouriL33-6520.84153.8012000.63
10@East CarolinaW59-41-14.9211326.3237210.49
11vsTulsaW47-21-11.2231667.220.38
12@SMUW28-18-5.416754.70-0.30
13vsHoustonW52-312.3241787.422300.47
14@UCFL41-5616.51621013.132900.80

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
24.8%
Passing plays
6.0%
Rushing plays
39.6%
Standard downs
28.3%
Passing downs
16.7%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.43
Passing downs
0.70
Pass / Rush EPA
0.91 / 0.44

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg
+1.670−1.192018
EPA per play · 2017 — 2018 · 25 games
SeasonTeamLine valueTotal EPA
2017Memphis
3.1
56.6
2018Memphis
7.3
133.3

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.
Darrell Henderson Stats, EPA & Player Profile — Memphis · Gridpex