Derrick Henry won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday behind a record-setting rushing performance throughout the season. His 1,986 rushing yards this season, 23 touchdowns and four games of 200 yards rushing or more have not moved the needle too much on his NFL Draft prospects according to a couple NFL Draft scouts.

When comparing Henry to Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliot or LSU running back Leonard Fournette, one NFL scout told Albert Breer, Henry is not in the same class.

Breer reports:

One comparison I got for Henry was the obvious one — because backs this tall are rare — and that was a “faster Brandon Jacobs.” But according to these evaluators, Henry is not as violent a runner as Jacobs was coming out. Another comp: a “bigger, slower DeMarco Murray.” In any case, he’s not in the class of a Todd Gurley or a Leonard Fournette as a projection, and likely won’t be seen as quite as good, in that regard, as Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott. The area scout put it this way: “Elliott can create on his own, [Henry] can’t.”

That sentiment goes across a few different scouts when it comes to Henry.

Former NFL scout Dan Hatman tells Jacksonville.com that the Heisman winner may fall to the fourth round in the upcoming NFL Draft:

“From what can I see of Derrick and what I’m seeing around the NFL, he’s an individual who’s going to be a little more reliant on scheme and his blocking [than other backs] to be at his most effective. If you want him to stop on a dime, make guys miss and create on his own if the blocking breaks down, he’s not your guy.

“I think in the Nos. 100-150 range — basically the fourth round. I’m a little biased because I don’t value running backs highly. There are too many guys who have been drafted in the sixth round or later — or not drafted at all — and been functional.”

The criticism of Henry it would seem is that he takes advantage of a fantastic scheme at Alabama that has produced strong running backs previously in Mark Ingram and T.J. Yeldon, both still in the NFL. It also would seem that these scouts are giving Alabama’s offensive line plenty of credit too.

For what it is worth, ESPN.com NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper has Henry listed as his No. 2 running back among draft-eligible players behind Elliot. It is not like Henry is not a strong running back. But considering how important the passing game has become in the NFL, scouts appear to want to see more versatility and creativity from their running backs.

That might leave a player like Henry out in the cold.