TreVeyon Henderson is ready to run wild

San Jose, CA (News4usonline) – New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson has been a key component to his team’s offense. 

Just a year removed from playing college football at Ohio State, Henderson has given the Patriots’ running game a sense of direction and purpose with the way runs the football. He also gives the AFC champions a downhiller runner with a punishing style of play.   

“I’ll say like I’m a back that I try to do my best to be a running back that can play all third downs, run the ball, catch the ball, and get out in space and make guys miss, and also pass protect,” Henderson said during the NFL’s Super Bowl LX Opening Night ceremony. 

When he is not evading defenders or juking them out of their shoes, Henderson revels in the opportunities he has to pop defenders coming into the backfield whenever  a pass play is dialed up.  

“That’s really one thing that I really try my best is to pass protect,” Henderson said. “I think it speaks a lot about the type of players that you have on your team, a back who is willing to pass protect, because not all backs are willing to do that. And so, it’s something that I really try to work on and get better at because it’s not an easy thing to do. But I know doing something like that, I look at it like that is a sub-servant role; for me to be able to pass protect.”   

While quarterback Drake Maye played like and came within one vote of being a co-star in the NFL’s annual MVP race, Henderson has been the quiet storm the Patriots have needed to keep their offense from being one-dimensional.  

When you look at Henderson’s stat sheet during the course of the 2025 regular season, his numbers don’t exactly want to make you jump up and shout. For the season, Henderson rushed for 911 yards through 17 games. 

He averaged 5.1 yards a rush. Now that’s a number that’s impressive. 

Even more remarkable is the fact that as a rookie, Henderson knows how to tuck in the rock and not cough up the ball much. In fact, Henderson only fumbled one time in the 180 times he got his hands on the football.    

It’s no coincidence that the success of the Patriots this season and in the postseason somehow found its way to the franchise after a miserable 2024 season. A year before he came to the Patriots, New England posted an ugly 4-13 mark during Maye’s rookie campaign. 

The pairing of Henderson in the backfield with Maye has done wonders for the Patriots this season. For one, New England threw that 2024 season in the trash heap and kept things pushing. 

The Patriots rolled over their opponents and posted a 14-3 regular season record. They then went on a 3-0 march over the Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans and the Denver Broncos to get Super Bowl LX. 

The numbers may not reflect as much, but Henderson is a big reason why the Patriots are in the Super Bowl. When asked to describe his style of running the ball, Henderson says he pulls a little bit from a lot of people around the league.

“I like watching all sorts of different backs,” Henderson remarked. “I’ve spent some time doing that, just trying to pick up…like it’s good for me each week when I’m watching the different teams. I also like watching certain backs and their running styles and the way they play.” 

Photo credit: FOXBOROUGH, MA – JANUARY 04: Treveyon Henderson #32 of the New England Patriots takes the ball during a game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins on January 4, 2026, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire)