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
Career highs
220rushing yards, career highvs. NC State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highat North Texas, 2024Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 127 | 622 | 4.9 | 4 | 80 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 164 | 579 | 3.5 | 4 | 24 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 67 | 238 | 3.6 | 5 | 41 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 129 | 485 | 3.8 | 5 | 50 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 206 | 1,166 | 5.7 | 11 | 86 |
| Career | 693 | 3,090 | 4.5 | 29 | 86 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 24 | 162 | 6.8 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 0 | 19 |
| Career | 61 | 398 | 6.5 | 4 | 19 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 47 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | East Carolina | 47 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | East Carolina | 47 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | East Carolina | 47 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | East Carolina | 47 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 134 | 0.03 | 22nd (n=212) | 0.14 | 4.4 | 23% | 0.05 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 184 | 0.01 | 13th (n=277) | 0.16 | 2.8 | 21% | 0.03 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 76 | -0.03 | 8th (n=470) | 0.14 | -2.6 | 21% | 0.06 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 137 | -0.05 | 4th (n=450) | 0.17 | -7.4 | 18% | 0.01 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 208 | 0.20 | 62nd (n=434) | 0.16 | 41.0 | 25% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 42–3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 20–14 | 26 | 131 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 19–21 | 18 | 87 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 24–35 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 30–20 | 25 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 24–55 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 28–45 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 56–34 | 11 | 130 | 1 | 55 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 49–14 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 38–31 | 18 | 114 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 40–28 | 24 | 128 | 3 | 39 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 20–34 | 19 | 88 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 21 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 26–21 | 17 | 220 | 1 | 86 | – | – |
2023 East Carolina 12 games, 485 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 3–30 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 13–31 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 28–43 | 12 | 56 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 44–0 | 16 | 64 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 17–24 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 10–31 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 7–10 | 4 | −1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 27–41 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 10–13 | 13 | 52 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 22–7 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 0–10 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 27–29 | 21 | 145 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 12 |
2022 East Carolina 5 games, 238 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 20–21 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 39–21 | 16 | 61 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 14 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 49–10 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 20–23 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 48–28 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
2021 East Carolina 12 games, 579 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 19–33 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 56 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 17–20 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 42–38 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 31–28 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 52–29 | 20 | 70 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 16–20 | 13 | 73 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| Oct 23 | at | L 24–31 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 29–14 | 22 | 100 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 13 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 45–3 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 30–29 | 20 | 69 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 38–35 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 13–35 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
2020 East Carolina 8 games, 622 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 28–51 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | L 29–49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −6 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 44–24 | 19 | 115 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 23–27 | 22 | 172 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 30–34 | 21 | 118 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 21–38 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | L 17–55 | 22 | 82 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 28–3 | 14 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 12 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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