Player Dossier

2015-2018

Alabama

Damien Harris

RB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Berea, KY, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Damien Harris leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

33%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

15

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Player Story

Damien Harris built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Berea, KY wearing No. 34, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Damien Harris' career was his backfield work: 3,073...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9865

Madison Southern · Berea, KY

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 23
Overall
No. 87
NFL Team
New England Patriots

Damien Harris, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Alabama. Damien Harris leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.9 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,480
Rushing yards
3,073
Receiving yards
407
Touchdowns
25

Quick Answers

Damien Harris quick answers

Latest team and position
Alabama · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,480
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 54 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Alabama
Top game
Arkansas
Recruit profile
5-star · Madison Southern · Alabama
High school pipeline
Madison Southern · 5 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 3 · Pick 23 · New England Patriots
Latest roster
No. 34 · Senior
2018 Scrimmage yards rank
1,080 scrimmage yards · RB 65th (top 10%) · SEC 10th (top 4%) · National 99th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2015 PostseasonAlabama10220025.1
2015 Regular SeasonAlabama1016815513125.1
2016 PostseasonAlabama154854-6068.4
2016 Regular SeasonAlabama151,091986105468.4
2017 PostseasonAlabama141199425072.6
2017 Regular SeasonAlabama14972906661172.6
2018 PostseasonAlabama1513310528272.4
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama15947771176772.4

Related Context

Damien Harris played RB for Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Damien Harris recorded 3,073 rushing yards, 407 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Alabama paired 1,091 primary output with 70.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 64.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Win with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2016 Postseason · Alabama

Games

15

Scrimmage Yards / G

75.9

Efficiency

64.2

Usage

17.7

Consistency

58.9

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 18. Washington: 30. USC: 138. Western Kentucky: 59. Ole Miss: 145. Kent State: 18. Kentucky: 17. Arkansas: 182. Tennessee: 87. Texas A&M: 128. LSU: 51. Mississippi State: 20. Chattanooga: 91. Auburn: 69. Florida: 86

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 6 by 42.5. Washington: 9 by 34.7. USC: 9 by 100. Western Kentucky: 13 by 44.5. Ole Miss: 18 by 83.6. Kent State: 4 by 46.9. Kentucky: 3 by 58. Arkansas: 15 by 100. Tennessee: 15 by 66.1. Texas A&M: 17 by 78.4. LSU: 13 by 44. Mississippi State: 4 by 39.6. Chattanooga: 13 by 72.9. Auburn: 12 by 56.6. Florida: 8 by 94.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins80.1 · Games = 14 · +62.1 vs Losses
Losses18 · Games = 1 · -62.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

15 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arkansas

Result
Tue 1/10vs ClemsonL 31-355244.8001-63
Sat 12/31vs WashingtonW 24-79303.3003.3
Sat 12/3@ FloridaW 54-1688610.80010.8
Sat 11/26vs AuburnW 30-129475.2003225.8
Sun 11/20vs ChattanoogaW 31-31391717
Sat 11/12vs Mississippi StateW 51-339301115
Sun 11/6@ LSUW 10-012534.4001-23.9
Sat 10/22vs Texas A&M100 rush yardsW 33-14171287.5007.5
Sat 10/15@ TennesseeW 49-1014946.7001-75.8
Sat 10/8@ Arkansas100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 49-30131229.40026012.1
Sat 10/1vs KentuckyW 34-62115.500165.7
Sat 9/24vs Kent StateW 48-04184.5004.5
Sat 9/17@ Ole Miss100 rush yardsW 48-431614491218.1
Sat 9/10vs Western KentuckyW 38-1011454.1002144.5
Sun 9/4vs USC100 rush yardsW 52-6913815.30015.3

Player Story

Damien Harris story

Damien Harris built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Berea, KY wearing No. 34, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Damien Harris' career was his backfield work: 3,073 rushing yards, 476 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 407 receiving yards across 54 career games in the available record. His career also includes 407 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 193 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Damien Harris' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Alabama

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonAlabama17030.88.7
2015 Regular SeasonAlabama17030.88.70
2016 PostseasonAlabama1,13964.217.7969
2016 Regular SeasonAlabama1,13964.217.70
2017 PostseasonAlabama1,09170.118.2-48
2017 Regular SeasonAlabama1,09170.118.20
2018 PostseasonAlabama1,08062.919.6-11
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama1,08062.919.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arkansas

Week 6 · W 49-30 · Conference game

Win with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

182

Scrimmage Yards

97 takeover

182 scrimmage yards and 31.9 usage.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 6 · W 65-31 · Conference game

124

Scrimmage Yards

87.2 takeover

Win with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

124 scrimmage yards and 29.1 usage.

#3

@ LSU

Week 10 · W 29-0 · Conference game

113

Scrimmage Yards

82.6 takeover

Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

113 scrimmage yards and 35.5 usage.

#4

@ Vanderbilt

Week 4 · W 59-0 · Conference game

160

Scrimmage Yards

81.6 takeover

Win with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

160 scrimmage yards and 15.7 usage.

#5

@ Ole Miss

Week 3 · W 48-43 · Conference game

145

Scrimmage Yards

80.1 takeover

Win with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

145 scrimmage yards and 26.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Alabama

1,091 primary output · 70.1 efficiency · 18.2 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · Alabama

72.6

1,091 primary · 70.1 efficiency · 18.2 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Alabama

72.4

1,080 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 19.6 usage

Milestones

9

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games