2007 | NFL Draft | Chris Henry - RB
by oiler on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 at 09:15am
Weighing in at 6′0 and 230 pounds, Chris Henry was lucky to even get an invite to the NFL Combine. So when he did arrive, he didn’t just run everything but Henry ended up finishing in the top 5 of his group in almost everything: a 4.14 short shuttle (3rd), a 11.51 long shuttle (2nd), a 6.96 three cone (5th), a 10′7″ broad jump (1st -T), and of course a 4.40 forty yard dash (1st -T).
Henry also benched 225lbs 26 times (2nd best among RBs) and his 10 yard split in the 40 (1.51) was also second best among among backs and better than Adrian Peterson’s time.
All the buzz aside, the question “can Chris Henry run the football” will remain from now until at least training camp. In three years with the Wildcats, Henry carried the football just 255 total times and never ended a season with more than 3.5 yards per carry.
Arizona head coach Mike Stoops was not pleased when Henry decided to enter the draft, saying that Henry could have benefitted from another year in college. But who knows if Stoops is more interested in his own team’s depth chart than Henry’s future with those comments.
Chris Henry’s college profile says his “Academic major is philosophy”. It’s certain that there will be plenty of speculation about this young man’s potential in professional football. NFL teams would love the chance to get a raw running back talent this like that doesn’t come with too many miles already attached.