Derrick Henry is the BamaCentral Crimson Tide Pro Athlete of the Week

The NFL's leading rusher last season is on a similar track through six games in 2021, and Monday night was only more indicative of that.

I'll be honest, Derrick Henry could win our Pro Athlete of the Week seemingly any time from September to January of most years. Not to diminish what Trevon Diggs is doing in Dallas or anything, but the former Heisman Trophy winner is something else.

No one should be able to do it, at least no one who's a 6-foot-3 running back in the NFL. And last night was one of those moments when people said exactly that the loudest. 

Against Buffalo, Henry rushed for 143 yards on 20 carries and added three touchdowns on the ground, good enough for 7.2 yards per carry. The single moment of the game, though, was when "King" broke through the first and second lines of Bills defense and rushed for a 76-yard touchdown.

Per Twitter, the Titan registered the highest top speed of any ball carrier in the league on that carry when he reached over 21 miles-per-hour en route to the endzone. As this statistic pointed out, too, he's the heaviest and tallest of NFL running backs. 

The former Alabama star led the league in rushing and he's set up to match that this season, considering through six games Henry has 783 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns. 

But nothing tops that run last night, and the lists he continues to join make an eventual trip to Canton inevitable.

.@KingHenry_2 joined Chris Johnson (seven), Adrian Peterson (six), O.J. Simpson (five), Jamaal Charles (four), Tony Dorsett (four) and Barry Sanders (four) as the only players in NFL history with four or more rushing touchdowns of 75-plus yards.@Titans

— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 19, 2021

 Honorable mention

Trevon Diggs: Once again, the Dallas cornerback recorded an interception. If you're counting along with me, that's seven in six games. Oh, and two were returned for a touchdown.

Previous winners in 2021:

Dec. 29 - Jan. 5 Derrick Henry

Jan. 6 - 12 Daron Payne

Jan. 13 - 19 Levi Wallace

Jan. 20 - 26 Collin Sexton

Jan. 27 - Feb. 2. JaMychal Green

Feb. 3 - 9 Collin Sexton

Feb. 9 - 16 Kira Lewis Jr.

Feb. 17 - 23 Levi Randolph

Feb. 24 - March 2 Collin Sexton

March 3 - 9 Collin Sexton

March 10 - 16 Justin Thomas

March 17 - 23 Collin Sexton

March 24 - 30 JaMychal Green

March 31 - April 6 Collin Sexton

April 7 - April 13 Collin Sexton

April 14 - April 20 Levi Randolph

April 21 - April 27 Collin Sexton

April 28 - May 4 Davis Riley

May 5 - May 11 Collin Sexton

May 12 - May 18 Dicky Pride

May 19 - May 25 Spencer Turnbull

May 26 - June 1 Alexa Guarachi

June 2 - June 8 Kenzie Wright

June 9 - June 15 Eryk Anders

June 16 - June 22 Daniel Haugh

June 23 - June 29 Daniel Haugh

June 30 - July 7 Emma Talley

July 7 - July 13 Blake Sims

July 14 - July 20 Brett Auerbach

July 21 - July 27 Haylie McCleney

July 28 - Aug. 3 Kirani James

Aug. 4 - Aug. 10 Remona Burchell

Aug. 11 - Aug. 17 Kira Lewis

Aug. 18 - Aug. 24 Steven Setterstrom

Aug. 25 - Aug. 31 Mac Jones

Sept. 1 - Sept. 7 Justin Thomas

Sept. 8 - Sept. 14 Jalen Hurts

Sept. 15 - Sept. 21 Derrick Henry

Sept. 22 - Sept. 28 Justin Thomas

Sept. 29 - Oct. 5 Trevon Diggs

Oct. 6 - Oct. 12 Najee Harris