Rumors are swirling that Travis Henry will be the Titans starter Week 1 of the regular season mainly because the Titans coaching staff isn’t fond of current starter Chris Brown. I still haven’t heard this from a source not named “anonymous,” but everyone can use another running back so go ahead and pick him up.

I just dropped David Carr in one league in order to add Henry. I actually like Carr’s chances, but he was the third quarterback on the roster and starting running backs are hard to come by so I can live with it.

I’ve never been big on Henry, mainly because he coughs it up more than a cat with asthma, but the guy definitely has potential. In his sophomore season of 2002 Henry showed signs of becoming an elite back, scoring 14 times on 1,438 yards and 43 catches. Henry followed that up with another great year (1,356 yards and 10 touchdowns) but he hasn’t been a fantasy factor since.

The bottom line: If you have the roster space, Henry is worth a pickup, but don’t expect Barry Sanders type numbers from him.