Najee Harris, 2020
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Running back, Alabama, 2017–⁠20

Najee Harris

Number
No. 22
Height
6′2″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Antioch, CA
Born
Mar 9, 1998, in Martinez, California

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Najee Harris played running back at Alabama (2017–⁠20). He led the 2020 national champions in rushing. He won the 2020 Doak Walker Award. He finished fifth in the 2020 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2020. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Harris in the first round, No. 24 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,466
Rushing yards, 2020 (Alabama, 13–⁠0)
Best game
206 yards
At Ole Miss, week 6, 2020: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2020
Drafted
No. 24
Overall, 2021 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

206rushing yards, career highat Ole Miss, 20205rushing touchdowns, career highat Ole Miss, 20207catches, career highvs. Ohio State, 202087receiving yards, career highat South Carolina, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Florida, 2020

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2017 and 2020; SEC champions, 2018 and 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
13–⁠1★ AP 114–⁠1AP 211–⁠2AP 813–⁠0★ AP 1
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Alabama613706.1335
2018Alabama1177836.7432
2019Alabama2091,2245.91331
2020Alabama2511,4665.82653
Career6383,8436.04653

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Alabama6457.5022
2018Alabama471.804
2019Alabama2730411.3742
2020Alabama434259.9426
Career807819.81142

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Alabama210000
2020Alabama330000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Alabama22RBFr.
2018Alabama22RBSo.
2019Alabama22RBJr.
2020Alabama22RBSr.6′2″230

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
2017Alabama710.2177th (n=287)0.1215.110%0.14
2018Alabama1040.2374th (n=300)0.1523.512%0.23
2019Alabama2430.3495th (n=287)0.1381.628%0.33
2020Alabama3060.2784th (n=212)0.1481.534%0.37

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

2020 Alabama 13 games, 1,466 rushing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26atMissouriW 38–⁠1917983280
Oct 3vs.Texas A&MW 52–⁠24124322260
Oct 10atOle MissW 63–⁠482320653420
Oct 17vs.GeorgiaW 41–⁠243115211100
Oct 24atTennesseeW 48–⁠17209636610
Oct 31vs.Mississippi StateW 41–⁠02111906360
Nov 21vs.KentuckyW 63–⁠3138322270
Nov 28vs.AuburnW 42–⁠13119612340
Dec 5atLSUW 55–⁠17211453230
Dec 12atArkansasW 52–⁠314462120
Dec 19vs.FloridaW 52–⁠463117825673
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameW 31–⁠141512504300
Jan 11 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 52–⁠24227927791
2019 Alabama 13 games, 1,224 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.DukeW 42–⁠312520–––
Sep 7vs.New Mexico StateW 62–⁠10126811120
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaW 47–⁠2373605872
Sep 21vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠7141100151
Sep 28vs.Ole MissW 59–⁠319710200
Oct 12atTexas A&MW 47–⁠282011403191
Oct 19vs.TennesseeW 35–⁠132110524480
Oct 26vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠713862–––
Nov 9vs.LSUL 41–⁠461914613441
Nov 16atMississippi StateW 38–⁠7178833511
Nov 23vs.Western CarolinaW 66–⁠3146611121
Nov 30atAuburnL 45–⁠482714614260
Jan 1 ✦vs.MichiganW 35–⁠16241362–––
2018 Alabama 15 games, 783 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleW 51–⁠148301100
Sep 8vs.Arkansas StateW 57–⁠7131351–––
Sep 15atOle MissW 62–⁠79381–––
Sep 22vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠238430–––
Sep 29vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠1411731–––
Oct 6atArkansasW 65–⁠317630–––
Oct 13vs.MissouriW 39–⁠1013570–––
Oct 20atTennesseeW 58–⁠219500110
Nov 3atLSUW 29–⁠06830–––
Nov 10vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠03160–––
Nov 17vs.The CitadelW 50–⁠174510–––
Nov 24vs.AuburnW 52–⁠217250120
Dec 1vs.GeorgiaW 35–⁠284150–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.OklahomaW 45–⁠346450140
Jan 7 ✦vs.ClemsonL 16–⁠449590–––
2017 Alabama 10 games, 370 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Florida StateW 24–⁠7350–––
Sep 9vs.Fresno StateW 41–⁠10137001100
Sep 16vs.Colorado StateW 41–⁠234110100
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 59–⁠010700130
Sep 30vs.Ole MissW 66–⁠37431–––
Oct 14vs.ArkansasW 41–⁠95331–––
Oct 21vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠775002100
Nov 18vs.MercerW 56–⁠06241–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.ClemsonW 24–⁠6–––1220
Jan 8 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 26–⁠236640–––

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

Before the draft

Named to the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team) but didn’t play.

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′1⅜″
Weight232 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan80⅞″W
Broad jump9′9″

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

In the NFL

6 seasons, 75 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

Pro Bowl: 2021

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2021Pittsburgh Steelers173071,200774467
2022Pittsburgh Steelers172721,034741229
2023Pittsburgh Steelers172551,035829170
2024Pittsburgh Steelers172631,043636283
2025Los Angeles Chargers315610325
2026 (so far)New York Giants42797015
NFL career751,1394,470281841,179

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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