The emergence of Derrick Henry as the NFL’s rushing leader has coincided exactly with the emergence of Ryan Tannehill as the Titans’ starting quarterback.
Ryan Tannehill was drafted by the Miami Dolphins back in 2012 as a first-round, 8 th overall pick, and was the first time the Dolphins had taken a quarterback in the first round since Dan Marino in 1983.
- Tannehill completed 18 of 26 passes for 165 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a wild-card round loss to the Ravens. He added two rushes for six yards. It appeared that Tannehill and the.
- In this installment, it’s time for a greater appreciation of Ryan Tannehill, who has developed from an iffy guy in some bad Dolphins offenses to one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks — regardless of.
- Ryan Tannehill believes he got snubbed. The Tennessee Titans quarterback did not earn a Pro Bowl nod despite being one of the most efficient and best statistical quarterbacks in the league.
When Tannehill was named the Titans’ starter before Week Seven of last season, Henry ranked 12th in the NFL with 416 rushing yards. Henry went on a tear the rest of the season, and ended up leading the NFL with 1,540 rushing yards.
This year Henry has been even better and has the NFL’s rushing lead with 1,679 rushing yards.
Overall, in 26 games with Tannehill as the Titans’ starting quarterback (counting the postseason), Henry has 594 carries for 3,249 rushing yards, an average of 5.5 yards a carry and 125 yards a game. In his last 26 games before Tannehill became the Titans’ starting quarterback, Henry had 399 carries 1,735 rushing yards, an average of 4.3 yards a carry and 67 yards a game.
Ryan Tannehill Stats 2020
Henry is now widely regarded as the NFL’s best running back. Without Tannehill, he wouldn’t be.