Damien Harris, 2018
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Running back, Alabama, 2015–⁠18

Damien Harris

Number
No. 34
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Berea, KY
Born
Feb 11, 1997, in Richmond, Kentucky

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Damien Harris played running back at Alabama (2015–⁠18). He led the 2017 national champions in rushing. The New England Patriots took Harris in round 3, No. 87 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,040
Rushing yards, 2016 (Alabama, 14–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 87
Round 3, 2019 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

151rushing yards, career highat Vanderbilt, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highat Vanderbilt, 2017

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2015 and 2017; SEC champions, 2015, 2016 and 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
14–⁠1★ AP 114–⁠1AP 213–⁠1★ AP 114–⁠1AP 2
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Alabama461573.4141
2016Alabama1451,0407.2273
2017Alabama1351,0007.41175
2018Alabama1508765.8973
Career4763,0736.52375

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Alabama4133.308
2016Alabama14997.1256
2017Alabama12917.6017
2018Alabama222049.3052
Career524077.8256

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Alabama91740–––
2017Alabama–––1190
Career917401190

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Alabama34RBFr.
2016Alabama34RBSo.
2017Alabama34RBJr.
2018Alabama34RBSr.5′11″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Alabama47-0.23––-10.78%-0.05
2016Alabama1610.2988th (n=259)0.1347.115%0.22
2017Alabama1490.3797th (n=287)0.1254.916%0.43
2018Alabama1560.2273rd (n=300)0.1534.217%0.25

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Alabama 15 games, 876 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleW 51–⁠14755032114
Sep 8vs.Arkansas StateW 57–⁠71261017114
Sep 15atOle MissW 62–⁠7562143423
Sep 22vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠23752035248
Sep 29vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠145200716
Oct 6atArkansasW 65–⁠3115111219113
Oct 13vs.MissouriW 39–⁠101462120231
Oct 20atTennesseeW 58–⁠2131215111
Nov 3atLSUW 29–⁠01910712136
Nov 10vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠01453112––
Nov 17vs.The CitadelW 50–⁠17783073––
Nov 24vs.AuburnW 52–⁠2194108111
Dec 1vs.GeorgiaW 35–⁠289520141−1
Dec 29 ✦vs.OklahomaW 45–⁠341348211225
Jan 7 ✦vs.ClemsonL 16–⁠44115701523
2017 Alabama 14 games, 1,000 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Florida StateW 24–⁠7973134111
Sep 9vs.Fresno StateW 41–⁠10632191−7
Sep 16vs.Colorado StateW 41–⁠231153110225
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 59–⁠01215136119
Sep 30vs.Ole MissW 66–⁠3767046––
Oct 7atTexas A&MW 27–⁠1914124175––
Oct 14vs.ArkansasW 41–⁠9912527518
Oct 21vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠71372111––
Nov 4vs.LSUW 24–⁠1093308––
Nov 11atMississippi StateW 31–⁠24893148––
Nov 18vs.MercerW 56–⁠063209––
Nov 25atAuburnL 14–⁠26651031220
Jan 1 ✦vs.ClemsonW 24–⁠6197701124
Jan 8 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 26–⁠2361706221
2016 Alabama 15 games, 1,040 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.USCW 52–⁠69138073––
Sep 10vs.Western KentuckyW 38–⁠101145011214
Sep 17atOle MissW 48–⁠431614416721
Sep 24vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠041809––
Oct 1vs.KentuckyW 34–⁠62110716
Oct 8atArkansasW 49–⁠3013122057260
Oct 15atTennesseeW 49–⁠1014940181−7
Oct 22vs.Texas A&MW 33–⁠1417128030––
Nov 5atLSUW 10–⁠012530131−2
Nov 12vs.Mississippi StateW 51–⁠33904111
Nov 19vs.ChattanoogaW 31–⁠31391125––
Nov 26vs.AuburnW 30–⁠12947020322
Dec 3vs.FloridaW 54–⁠16886023––
Dec 31 ✦vs.WashingtonW 24–⁠793008––
Jan 9 ✦vs.ClemsonL 31–⁠355240131−6
2015 Alabama 10 games, 157 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.WisconsinW 35–⁠179230101−4
Sep 12vs.Middle TennesseeW 37–⁠1085504118
Sep 26vs.UL MonroeW 34–⁠0423014––
Oct 3atGeorgiaW 38–⁠107804––
Oct 10vs.ArkansasW 27–⁠143−401––
Oct 17atTexas A&MW 41–⁠23––––––
Nov 14atMississippi StateW 31–⁠6340215
Nov 21vs.Charleston SouthernW 56–⁠6104418––
Nov 28atAuburnW 29–⁠13120214
Dec 31 ✦vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠01202––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′10⅛″
Weight216 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan72⅞″W
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press16 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 43 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019New England Patriots1412000
2020New England Patriots101376912552
2021New England Patriots152029291518132
2022New England Patriots1110646231797
2023Buffalo Bills623941216
NFL career434722,1882142297

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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