TRAVIS HENRY
By: Dave-Te' Thomas

#20-TRAVIS HENRY University of Tennessee Volunteers 5:09.7-221

ANALYSIS
Positives... Power runner with good initial quickness...Shows no hesitation coming off the snap...Very decisive when he gets past the line of scrimmage, hitting the initial tackler with force...Strong through the holes, lowering his shoulders before making contact to break tackles and move away from the pile...Has a galloping stride in the open, maintaining acceleration until brought down...Effective blocker who does a fine job trying to protect the ball...Keeps his feet churning to force his way through traffic.

Negatives... Liability for the passing game, as he does not have the hands to be relied upon to catch the ball...Takes some false steps at times, lacking the vision when forced to move laterally... Does not show the proper wiggle and hip action to turn the corner, preferring to power his way up the middle...Needs to develop better cutting moves to avoid tacklers...While he seems willing to block, he looks awkward in that duty, tending to overextend and make only glancing blows. CAREER NOTES
Despite being overshadowed by teammate Jamal Lewis for the first three years of his career and not becoming a full-time starter until his senior year, Travis has made a name for himself in Tennessee annals, setting school career-records with 3078 yards rushing, 556 rushing attempts and 14 100-yard rushing performances, topping the previous marks of 540 attempts by Jay Graham (1993-96), 2890 yards by James Stewart (1991-94) and 13 100-yard games by Lewis (1997-99)...Only Stewart (35) has scored more touchdowns rushing in a career for the Vols than Travis' 26.

REMIND ME OF... Carolina's Tim Biakabutuka.

GAZING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL... Now there is a lesson to be learned here. If you want to impress your future employers, do not show up for an interview and then suddenly bolt. That's what Henry did when he attended the Combines in February, but then decided to leave on his own immediately after the physical. He has good athletic ability, but Jamal Lewis (Ravens) he is not. Will go on the draft's first day, but only because of a lack of depth at tailback in this year's draft.

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