Darrell Henderson Jr. has a new home. After the Los Angeles Rams decided to cut the bait with the veteran running back and waived him on Tuesday, Henderson has since been claimed by the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to NFL Media.
Henderson now joins a backfield led by second-year running back Travis Etienne and will likely serve as a complement to the former first-round pick. Jacksonville traded compatriot James Robinson to the New York Jets around the NFL trade deadline, which left their backfield depth a bit thin, despite Etienne thriving as a return.
Henderson had spent the first three-plus seasons of his career with the Rams after the team drafted him in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. However, the 25-year-old began to slip out of the field rotation back lately, which ultimately led to his demise in Los Angeles. In last week’s loss to the Saints just before his waiver, Henderson played just 6% of offensive snaps and saw two touches, which turned into 9 yards. This was well below Kyren Williams (55%) and Cam Akers (39%).
While Robinson is unlikely to return to starting status in Jacksonville, it’s a solid landing spot for him as he could still possibly receive double-digit touches on a weekly basis behind Etienne. During his career, Robinson has 28 starts under his belt in 50 regular season games and has totaled 2,216 yards from scrimmage and 17 touchdowns during that streak.
In 10 games played this season (seven starts), Henderson has averaged 4 yards per carry and has 385 yards from scrimmage.