
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
Wikipedia readers: about 16,884 a month over the past year
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
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, 2020Honors
- 2019Second-team All-SEC
- 2020Led the national champions in rushing
- 2020Doak Walker Award
- 2020Consensus All‑American
- 2020First-team All-SEC
- 2020National leader in points (180)
- 2020National leader in rushing touchdowns (26)
- 2020Fifth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: National champions, 2017 and 2020; SEC champions, 2018 and 2020
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Alabama | 22 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Alabama | 22 | RB | So. | ||
| 2019 | Alabama | 22 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Alabama | 22 | RB | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Alabama | 71 | 0.21 | 77th (n=287) | 0.12 | 15.1 | 10% | 0.14 |
| 2018 | Alabama | 104 | 0.23 | 74th (n=300) | 0.15 | 23.5 | 12% | 0.23 |
| 2019 | Alabama | 243 | 0.34 | 95th (n=287) | 0.13 | 81.6 | 28% | 0.33 |
| 2020 | Alabama | 306 | 0.27 | 84th (n=212) | 0.14 | 81.5 | 34% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at | W 38–19 | 17 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 52–24 | 12 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 63–48 | 23 | 206 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 41–24 | 31 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at | W 48–17 | 20 | 96 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 41–0 | 21 | 119 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 63–3 | 13 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 42–13 | 11 | 96 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at | W 55–17 | 21 | 145 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at | W 52–3 | 14 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs. | W 52–46 | 31 | 178 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 3 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 31–14 | 15 | 125 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Jan 11 ✦ | vs. | W 52–24 | 22 | 79 | 2 | 7 | 79 | 1 |
2019 Alabama 13 games, 1,224 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 42–3 | 12 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 62–10 | 12 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 47–23 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 49–7 | 14 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 59–31 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 47–28 | 20 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 35–13 | 21 | 105 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 48–7 | 13 | 86 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 41–46 | 19 | 146 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 38–7 | 17 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 66–3 | 14 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 45–48 | 27 | 146 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 35–16 | 24 | 136 | 2 | – | – | – |
2018 Alabama 15 games, 783 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 51–14 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 57–7 | 13 | 135 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 62–7 | 9 | 38 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 45–23 | 8 | 43 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 56–14 | 11 | 73 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 65–31 | 7 | 63 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 39–10 | 13 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | W 58–21 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 29–0 | 6 | 83 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 24–0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 50–17 | 4 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 52–21 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 35–28 | 4 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 45–34 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. | L 16–44 | 9 | 59 | 0 | – | – | – |
2017 Alabama 10 games, 370 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 24–7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 41–10 | 13 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 41–23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 59–0 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 66–3 | 7 | 43 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 41–9 | 5 | 33 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 45–7 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 56–0 | 6 | 24 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 24–6 | – | – | – | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. | W 26–23 | 6 | 64 | 0 | – | – | – |
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.
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 232 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅞″W |
| Broad jump | 9′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
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 307 | 1,200 | 7 | 74 | 467 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 272 | 1,034 | 7 | 41 | 229 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 255 | 1,035 | 8 | 29 | 170 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 263 | 1,043 | 6 | 36 | 283 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 4 | 27 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| NFL career | 75 | 1,139 | 4,470 | 28 | 184 | 1,179 | |
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).
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.