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Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry is a Heisman Trophy winner and a future inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as one of the best players in his era. He’s also recognized for a historic high school career, with an iconic record that could be toppled in 2025.
Starring at Yulee High School (Florida) as a three-sport athlete from 2009-2012, Henry set the record for most career rushing yards in high school with 12,124. While he put up over 2,400 rushing yards in his first three years of high school, the iconic season came as a senior when he rushed for 4,261 yards on 462 carries, averaging 327.8 rushing yards per game and putting up 55 rushing touchdowns. More than a decade later, Henry’s career mark might finally go down.
Soon, the new record-holder for the most rushing yards ever in high school could be held by Myles McLaughlin. The senior running back at Knox High in Indiana is quickly moving toward breaking Henry’s all-time mark. McLaughlin just broke Indiana’s career rushing record, eclipsing 11,000 rushing yards following a 400-yard performance in his last game.
While McLaughlin (11,006 yards) is still 1,119 rushing yards short of surpassing Henry’s mark, he still has enough time to surpass the future Hall of Famer. Knox High still has four games remaining on the season and McLaughlin is averaging 364.8 rushing yards per game in his senior year.
Of note, McLaughlin has rushed for 400-plus yards five times this season and he’s cleared 300-plus an additional three times. He’s currently averaging 11.1 yards per carry this year and has seen an uptick in his workload, totaling 96 carries in his last two games.
“”Go break it, man. [Records are] meant to be broken. I’ve had it for 10-plus years, man, go get it, go break the record. I hope you win the state championship with it.”
Derrick Henry on the Up and Adams Show regarding Myles McLaughlin closing in on his HS rushing record
Given the four-game slate ahead of him and his recent workload, McLaughlin could break Henry’s record in three games and then create some added distance from it in his final high school game. As for his future after high school, he doesn’t currently have any Division I offers, but perhaps that changes in the weeks to come for the 5-foot-11 running back.
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