Patriots’ TreVeyon Henderson Earns Honor After Breakout Season
'Henderson is a walking home run'
One of the key factors behind the Patriots’ success this season has been rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson. New England selected Henderson in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Henderson has been so good that ESPN’s Ben Solak named him to his All-Rookie team on Tuesday.
“On a down-to-down basis, Henderson has not been as consistent as several other rookie backs this season,” Solak wrote. “He misses lanes as a runner, and despite his reputation as an elite pass protector, he has some errors in that capacity. With that said, the way he creates yardage with the ball in his hands is simply impossible to ignore.
“Henderson is a walking home run in both the handoff and checkdown game, and that profile of missed tackles and hidden yardage created tends to expand a player’s role over his career. For the peaks, Henderson gets my nod.”
The 23-year-old running back has accumulated 858 rushing yards and scored seven touchdowns this season. In addition, he has made 35 receptions for 221 yards and added one more touchdown to his tally.
Henderson didn’t have the smoothest start to the season, managing only 153 rushing yards and one touchdown in the first seven games. However, he stepped up his game when star running back Rhamondre Stevenson missed three games from Week 9 to Week 11 due to a toe injury.
