Ravens RB Derrick Henry rooting for Indiana HS player to pass his all-time mark: ‘Go get it, go break the record’
Despite the Baltimore Ravens’ struggles to start the 2025 season, Derrick Henry has continued to make his way up the NFL rushing record books.
Henry also maintains an eye-popping national high school record, but he’s rooting for it to be broken. Knox High (Indiana) senior running back Myles McLaughlin is closing in on Henry’s astounding Yulee High (Florida) career record of 12,124 yards, and the five-time Pro Bowler hopes the kid shatters it.
“Go break it, man,” Henry told Kay Adams on the Up and Adams Show this week. “[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.”
McLaughlin currently sits at 11,004 career yards, needing 1,121 yards to pass him with a potential four games remaining in his season.
In four ridiculous seasons for Yulee, Henry, from 2009-2012, rushed for more than 2,400 yards in each year, culminating with a senior campaign in which he posted more than 4,200 yards.
McLaughlin will need to average 280.25 yards per game, which seems like an improbable number, but he’s coming off a 400-yard-plus showing in his previous game. Of most importance is that McLaughlin and Knox are in the Indiana 3A State Tournament, meaning they have one more game guaranteed and potentially four to go. Knox (11-0) hosts Mishawaka Marian (4-7) on Friday night. So as long as Knox keeps on winning and McLaughlin keeps on churning out yards, he’s got a chance.
“Running tough, breaking tackles, he’s a beast,” Henry said of McLaughlin.
