

Harris played in 15 games, recording 783 yards on 117 carries and scoring four rushing touchdowns.

In his sophomore season, Harris was third on the depth chart behind Damien Harris and Josh Jacobs.

Harris finished the season with 370 yards on 61 carries averaging 6.1 yards per carry. Retrieved April 13, 2016.Ĭollege career Freshman Īs a freshman, Harris played in all 14 games but had limited carries as players like Damien Harris, Bo Scarbrough, and Josh Jacobs handled the main workload.

Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 (RB) 1 (West) 1 (Cal) Rivals: 1 (RB) 1 (Natl) 1 (Cal) 247Sports: 1 (Natl) 1 (RB) 1 (Cal) ESPN: 1 (RB) 1 (West) 1 (Cal) Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 93 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Multiple recruiting experts compared him to Adrian Peterson. Harris was one of the most hyped running back recruits since Bryce Brown in 2009 and Leonard Fournette in 2014. He committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2015. Harris received offers from multiple top football programs including the Alabama Crimson Tide, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, USC Trojans, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 2 overall recruit behind Jaelan Phillips while ESPN ranked him the No. Harris was considered the #1 recruit in the class of 2017, by Scout and Rivals. As a senior, he had 2,776 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns. As a junior he had 2,744 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2014, Harris rushed for 2,263 yards with 23 touchdowns. Harris played his high school football career at Antioch High School in Antioch, California. One of five children of a single mother, he grew up in several troubled neighborhoods, including time in a homeless shelter when he was in middle school before the family moved to Antioch. Harris is from the San Francisco Bay Area. He played college football at Alabama and was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Najee Harris (born March 9, 1998) is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Harris with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021
