Running back, East Carolina, 2020–⁠24

Rahjai Harris

Number
No. 47
Height
5′11″
Weight
214 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Duncan, SC

Rahjai Harris played running back at East Carolina (2020–⁠24).

At a glance

Best season
1,166
Rushing yards, 2024 (East Carolina, 8–⁠5)
Best game
220 yards
Vs. NC State, bowl season 2024: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

220rushing yards, career highvs. NC State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highat North Texas, 2024

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020East Carolina1276224.9480
2021East Carolina1645793.5424
2022East Carolina672383.6541
2023East Carolina1294853.8550
2024East Carolina2061,1665.71186
Career6933,0904.52986

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020East Carolina6315.2112
2021East Carolina241626.8119
2022East Carolina9717.9119
2023East Carolina7436.1112
2024East Carolina15916.1019
Career613986.5419

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020East Carolina47RBYr 1
2021East Carolina47RBYr 2
2022East Carolina47RBYr 3
2023East Carolina47RBYr 4
2024East Carolina47RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″214

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
2020East Carolina1340.0322nd (n=212)0.144.423%0.05
2021East Carolina1840.0113th (n=277)0.162.821%0.03
2022East Carolina76-0.038th (n=470)0.14-2.621%0.06
2023East Carolina137-0.054th (n=450)0.17-7.418%0.01
2024East Carolina2080.2062nd (n=434)0.1641.025%0.24

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

2024 East Carolina 13 games, 1,166 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Norfolk StateW 42–⁠362401516
Sep 7atOld DominionW 20–⁠142613126313
Sep 14vs.App StateL 19–⁠21188701110
Sep 21atLibertyL 24–⁠35134711628
Sep 28vs.UTSAW 30–⁠202560010110
Oct 5atCharlotteL 24–⁠551248017––
Oct 19atArmyL 28–⁠4593408424
Oct 26vs.TempleW 56–⁠3411130155––
Nov 7vs.Florida AtlanticW 49–⁠1485511918
Nov 14atTulsaW 38–⁠3118114224211
Nov 23atNorth TexasW 40–⁠2824128339––
Nov 29vs.NavyL 20–⁠341988029221
Dec 28 ✦vs.NC StateW 26–⁠2117220186––
2023 East Carolina 12 games, 485 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atMichiganL 3–⁠30522016––
Sep 9vs.MarshallL 13–⁠3192901618
Sep 16atApp StateL 28–⁠43125621913
Sep 23vs.Gardner-WebbW 44–⁠01664115111
Sep 30atRiceL 17–⁠241546121––
Oct 12vs.SMUL 10–⁠31153301112
Oct 21vs.CharlotteL 7–⁠104−10414
Oct 28atUTSAL 27–⁠417230913
Nov 4vs.TulaneL 10–⁠131352011––
Nov 11atFlorida AtlanticW 22–⁠7111707––
Nov 18atNavyL 0–⁠101−100––
Nov 25vs.TulsaL 27–⁠2921145150112
2022 East Carolina 5 games, 238 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.NC StateL 20–⁠2112231718
Sep 10vs.Old DominionW 39–⁠211661115414
Sep 17vs.CampbellW 49–⁠101339217––
Sep 24vs.NavyL 20–⁠23157504119
Oct 1vs.South FloridaW 48–⁠281140114340
2021 East Carolina 12 games, 579 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atApp StateL 19–⁠3382208456
Sep 11vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠20147001615
Sep 18atMarshallW 42–⁠381334112321
Sep 25vs.Charleston SouthernW 31–⁠2882309319
Oct 2vs.TulaneW 52–⁠29207012413
Oct 9atUCFL 16–⁠201373016330
Oct 23atHoustonL 24–⁠31113301311
Oct 28vs.South FloridaW 29–⁠1422100119313
Nov 6vs.TempleW 45–⁠31243021––
Nov 13atMemphisW 30–⁠29206911627
Nov 20atNavyW 38–⁠3510160710
Nov 26vs.CincinnatiL 13–⁠3513260727
2020 East Carolina 8 games, 622 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26vs.UCFL 28–⁠511242014––
Oct 3atGeorgia StateL 29–⁠4941021−6
Oct 10atSouth FloridaW 44–⁠241911524217
Oct 17vs.NavyL 23–⁠272217218005
Oct 30atTulsaL 30–⁠342111802028
Nov 7vs.TulaneL 21–⁠38132708––
Nov 13atCincinnatiL 17–⁠55228211015
Nov 21atTempleW 28–⁠31465015112

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

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