Derrick Henry won the 2015 Heisman Trophy by setting SEC single-season records with 395 carries for 2,219 yards and 28 touchdowns with Alabama. The Tennessee Titans rookie running back will always “cherish” being honored for one of the greatest individual achievements in sports, but it is not the accomplishment that he values the most.

Henry joined WPRT-FM 102.5 in Nashville last week to discuss his memories from the Heisman ceremony and mentioned how winning a national championship was his ultimate goal.

“I think the Heisman Trophy is something that I will cherish for the rest of my life,” Henry said. “But I feel like without my teammates and my coaches, the Heisman trophy wouldn’t be there. And our whole goal from when I got there was to win a national championship. And being there two years and being so close, then finally getting there, it was like a relief because you work so hard – blood, sweat and tears, day in and day out – and spending so much time at the facility – every day, countless hours – and the coaches being away from their families.

“For us to finally get that, it was just something that I’ll remember for the rest of my life because you’re sharing that as a group of men. It’s not just one individual.”

That’s pretty cool to hear from Henry, who was one of the main reasons why the Crimson Tide were able to finish 14-1 with coach Nick Saban’s fourth national title in Tuscaloosa.

Henry, who was taken with the No. 45 pick in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, has 161 rushing yards so far as the backup to Titans’ starting RB DeMarco Murray.