Darrell Henderson Jr. Fantasy Football Outlook (2022)

By Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 1st 2022, 10:27am EDT

Through the first 12 weeks of the 2021 season, Darrell Henderson was functioning as a fringe RB1 in all scoring formats. He ranked as the RB13 overall and RB16 in fantasy points per game (14.3) in half-point scoring, operating as Sean McVay's bellcow back with Cam Akers sidelined due to injury.

Los Angeles would likely turn to Hendo as their pseudo-workhorse if Akers suffers another injury in 2022. And he's likely to be productive based on this projected three-down volume and beneficial offensive environment.

Just be wary that Henderson may not offer the tantalizing league-winning upside based on his own inability to stay healthy throughout his NFL career. He's never started more than 11 games in a season and is already dealing with a soft tissue injury in OTAs.