Derrick Henry joined Shaun Alexander, Bobby Humphrey, Mark Ingram and Eddie Lacy as Alabama alumni who have rushed for more than 1,000 yards in an NFL season with 1,059 in 2018. The performance allowed the 2015 Heisman Trophy winner to join those running backs in the Crimson Tide’s top 10 for NFL career rushing yards, too.

Henry’s 2018 output boosted his rushing yards in three seasons with the Tennessee Titans to 2,293 and jumped him to seventh on Alabama’s all-time NFL list. Henry had ranked 14th after his first two campaigns. He passed Bart Starr, Le’Ron McClain, Billy Jackson, T.J. Yeldon, Trent Richardson and George Gulyanics in the Tide rankings during the 2018 season.

Ingram, who ranks second, and Yeldon, who's 10th, join Henry as active NFL players in the Alabama top 10.

Ingram added 645 rushing yards and Yeldon gained 414 in 2018.

Ingram's output made him the second former Alabama player with more than 6,000 career rushing yards in the NFL. He's 3,446 yards behind the Tide's NFL rushing leader, Shaun Alexander.

Ingram also reached 50 rushing touchdowns for his NFL career during 2018, which gave him the New Orleans Saints' career record and put him halfway to the total that Alexander scored.

The top 10 NFL ball-carriers among Alabama alumni (as measured by rushing yards):

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1. Shaun Alexander: 9,453 rushing yards

Seattle Seahawks 2000-07, Washington Redskins 2008: Alexander averaged 4.3 yards on 2,187 carries and scored 100 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Alexander led the NFL with 1,880 rushing yards and 27 rushing touchdowns in 2005, when he won the league's MVP Award. Alexander ran for at least 1,175 yards every season from 2001 through 2005.

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2. Mark Ingram: 6,007 rushing yards

New Orleans Saints 2011-18: The 2009 Heisman Trophy winner has averaged 4.5 yards on 1,321 carries and scored 50 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Ingram recorded 1,000-yard seasons in 2016 and 2017.

3. Wilbur Jackson: 3,852 rushing yards

San Francisco 49ers 1974-79, Washington Redskins 1980-82: The former Carroll-Ozark standout averaged 4.0 yards on 971 carries and scored 13 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Jackson ran for at least 700 yards in four seasons, reaching a high of 792 in 1976. His final game came in Washington’s 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII.

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4. Eddie Lacy: 3,614 rushing yards

Green Bay Packers 2013-16, Seattle Seahawks 2017: Lacy averaged 4.2 yards on 857 carries and scored 23 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Lacy ran for 1,178 yards as a rookie and 1,139 yards the next season.

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5. Tony Nathan: 3,543 rushing yards

Miami Dolphins 1979-87: The former Woodlawn standout averaged 4.8 yards on 732 carries and scored 16 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Nathan had more receiving yards than rushing yards in the NFL, with 383 receptions for 3,592 yards and 16 TDs, and was the All-Pro kickoff returner as a rookie. Nathan’s top rushing season came in 1981, when he had 782 yards.

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6. Bobby Humphrey: 2,857 rushing yards

Denver Broncos 1989-91, Miami Dolphins 1992: The former Glenn standout averaged 4.1 yards on 695 carries and scored 15 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Humphrey had 2,353 rushing yards and 14 rushing TDs in his first two NFL seasons, eclipsing 1,000 yards in each.

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7. Derrick Henry: 2,293 rushing yards

Tennessee Titans 2016-18: The 2015 Heisman Trophy winner has averaged 4.6 yards on 501 carries and scored 22 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Henry's 2018 performance included the most productive ground game by an NFL player during the season -- 238 yards and four touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 6, including the second 99-yard run from scrimmage in NFL history.

8. George Gulyanics: 2,081 rushing yards

Chicago Bears 1947-52: Gulyanics averaged 4.1 yards on 509 carries and scored 19 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. In his top rushing season, he had 571 yards as the left halfback for the Bears in 1950. Gulyanics played for Alabama briefly in 1941 before being drafted into the U.S. Army. He was the NFL’s best punter twice, averaging 44.8 yards per punt in 1947 and 47.2 in 1949.

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9. Trent Richardson: 2,032 rushing yards

Cleveland Browns 2012-13, Indianapolis Colts 2013-14: Richardson averaged 3.3 yards on 614 carries and scored 17 rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Richardson's best NFL season was his first, when he ran for 950 yards for the Browns.

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10. T.J. Yeldon: 1,458 rushing yards

Jacksonville Jaguars 2015-18: The former Daphne standout has averaged 4.0 yards on 465 carries and scored six rushing touchdowns during his NFL career. Yeldon’s top season has been his rookie campaign, when he ran for 740 yards.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.