{"id":48260,"date":"2025-05-15T00:49:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T00:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48260"},"modified":"2025-05-15T00:49:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T00:49:53","slug":"derrick-henry-lands-massive-two-year-30-million-extension-fantasy-football-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48260","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Henry Lands Massive Two-Year, $30 Million Extension: Fantasy Football Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Derrick Henry silenced his critics with a dominant season in Baltimore, earning a historic $30 million extension and cementing his status as a top-tier fantasy football running back heading into 2025.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) runs against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first quarter in an AFC wild card game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium. \" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6352,h_3573,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/fantasy_sports_on_si\/01jv80cntq58sxr92qxz.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) runs against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first quarter in an AFC wild card game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium. \" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) runs against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first quarter in an AFC wild card game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium. \" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) runs against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first quarter in an AFC wild card game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium. \/ Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_4m3yb4m6b\">Many questioned whether Derrick Henry had anything left in the tank after a decline in efficiency over the past few seasons\u2014but he silenced the doubters in a big way. Joining a run-heavy Ravens offense revitalized his game, and he delivered a monster season that reminded everyone he&#8217;s still a fantasy football powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_r0w9mk9ji\">Henry racked up an eye-popping 1,921 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 325 carries, while also contributing 19 catches for 193 yards and two more scores through the air. His dominant performance earned him a RB4 finish in PPR formats, trailing only Jahmyr Gibbs, Saquon Barkley, and Bijan Robinson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_va25fxbwf\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Fresh off his 2,000-yard campaign, Henry cashed in with a two-year, $30 million extension\u2014including $25 million guaranteed\u2014marking the richest contract ever awarded to a running back over the age of 30.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_18zydjd-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kkq31pns9\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1922708951285559684&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fonsi%2Ffantasy%2Fnfl%2Fderrick-henry-lands-massive-two-year-30-million-extension-fantasy-football-impact&amp;sessionId=6be891ae0b9282f9390cf99c57b8b39eb45990cd&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1922708951285559684\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"_nw1nxlxtd\" class=\"tagStyle_1mz4afy-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_nw1nxlxtd\"><strong>Derrick Henry 2025 Fantasy Football Outlook:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_wvt161kpv\">The Ravens have always been known for pounding the rock, but with Lamar Jackson often handling goal-line duties and Derrick Henry not expected to be a major factor in the passing game, expectations were somewhat tempered. Then Baltimore handed Henry a whopping 386 touches\u2014and he delivered in dominant fashion. He averaged a dazzling 6.0 yards per carry, racking up 2,384 total yards, 21 touchdowns, and 19 receptions, en route to 383.4 PPR fantasy points across 19 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7koava7bh\">If the cleat fits, you ride with it\u2014and Henry fit perfectly into Baltimore\u2019s system. The Ravens scored a franchise-record 62 offensive touchdowns in 2024, even though their rushing TD total (21) dipped slightly from 2023 (26). The ground game still rumbled for 3,189 yards on 554 carries, reaffirming the team\u2019s identity as a run-first powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5yystcuaj\">Looking ahead to 2025, the Ravens show no signs of straying from their run-heavy ways. With his role firmly established and a lack of talent behind him on the depth chart, Henry enters the season as a clear RB1 in high-stakes formats. As of now, he sits as my RB5 in PPR rankings for the upcoming fantasy football season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick Henry silenced his critics with a dominant season in Baltimore, earning a historic $30 million extension and cementing his status as a top-tier fantasy football running&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Derrick Henry Lands Massive Two-Year, $30 Million Extension: Fantasy Football Impact - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48260\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Derrick Henry Lands Massive Two-Year, $30 Million Extension: Fantasy Football Impact - 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