During the 2025 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots upgraded their running back, taking Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson.
Henderson spent four years with the Buckeyes, appearing in 47 games, rushing for 3,761 yards and 42 touchdowns.
The 22-year-old running back was one of the main reasons Ohio State won the national championship this past season.
Henderson could take over the Patriots backfield as the No. 1 running back, replacing Rhamondre Stevenson, who Gary Davenport from Bleacher Report thinks is the most overrated running back in the NFL.
“It’s not easy to make big bucks in the backfield in today’s NFL. There are only seven running backs in the league with an average annual salary of $10 million or more—and those backs all have resumes with multiple seasons of high-end production,” Davenport wrote. “Rhamondre Stevenson of the New England Patriots isn’t quite making $10 million a season. But he still got a four-year, $36 million extension last year. The question is why. Yes, the 27-year-old topped 1,000 yards on the ground for the Patriots in 2022, carrying the ball 210 times for 1,040 yards and five scores. But in 2023 (before getting his payday), he missed five games and saw his yards per carry drop by a full yard. Things got that much worse for the Oklahoma product last year. He missed time again. He averaged just 3.9 yards per carry. His 431 yards after contact ranked outside the top 20 at the position. He also fumbled seven times, the most of any NFL running back. The 2021 fourth-rounder was already benched for a time a year ago, and the Patriots drafted Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson in the second round of this year’s draft. If Stevenson struggles again this season, the 2025 campaign will likely be his last in Foxborough.”
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Stevenson always seemed like he was going to break out and turn into one of the best running backs in the NFL, but that sadly has never come.
The Patriots are going to have to make numerous roster decisions over the next year, and cutting ties with Stevenson might be one of them.
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