Player Dossier

2017-2020

Alabama

Najee Harris

RB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Antioch, CA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Najee Harris leans workhorse runner traits and 62.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

95

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

99

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Alabama

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Snapshot

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

Player Story

Najee Harris built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Antioch, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Najee Harris' career was his backfield work: 3,843...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9984

Antioch · Antioch, CA

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2021
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 24
Overall
No. 24
NFL Team
Pittsburgh Steelers

Najee Harris, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Alabama. Najee Harris leans workhorse runner traits and 62.9 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
4,624
Rushing yards
3,843
Receiving yards
781
Touchdowns
57
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2020 · Alabama · Player Highlight

Najee Harris college highlights at Alabama.

Season
2020
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Najee Harris quick answers

Latest team and position
Alabama · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
4,624
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 51 games
Best season
2020 Postseason · Alabama
Top game
Ole Miss
Recruit profile
5-star · Antioch · Alabama
High school pipeline
Antioch · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2021 · Round 1 · Pick 24 · Pittsburgh Steelers
Latest roster
No. 22 · Senior
2020 Scrimmage yards rank
1,891 scrimmage yards · RB 1st (top 1%) · SEC 1st (top 1%) · National 1st (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 PostseasonAlabama10866422043.6
2017 Regular SeasonAlabama1032930623343.6
2018 PostseasonAlabama151081044053.7
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama156826793453.7
2019 PostseasonAlabama131361360279.1
2019 Regular SeasonAlabama131,3921,0883041879.1
2020 PostseasonAlabama13313204109385
2020 Regular SeasonAlabama131,5781,2623162785

Related Context

Najee Harris played RB for Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Najee Harris recorded 3,843 rushing yards, 781 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Alabama paired 1,891 primary output with 62.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 62.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Postseason · Alabama

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

145.5

Efficiency

62.9

Usage

36.2

Consistency

77.1

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 158. Notre Dame: 155. Missouri: 106. Texas A&M: 69. Ole Miss: 248. Georgia: 162. Tennessee: 157. Mississippi State: 155. Kentucky: 110. Auburn: 130. LSU: 148. Arkansas: 48. Florida: 245

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 29 by 45.1. Notre Dame: 19 by 84. Missouri: 19 by 59.3. Texas A&M: 14 by 42.9. Ole Miss: 26 by 89.7. Georgia: 32 by 51.7. Tennessee: 26 by 55.2. Mississippi State: 27 by 59.3. Kentucky: 15 by 70.5. Auburn: 13 by 91.7. LSU: 23 by 70. Arkansas: 15 by 33.9. Florida: 36 by 64.2

Split Comparison

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

First Half150.7 · Games = 7 · +11.4 vs Second Half
Second Half139.3 · Games = 6 · -11.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

91.7 vs Auburn

Result
Tue 1/12vs Ohio State150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TDW 52-2422793.6027795.4
Fri 1/1vs Notre Dame100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 31-14151258.3004308.2
Sun 12/20@ Florida100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 52-46311785.7025676.8
Sat 12/12@ Arkansas2+ TDW 52-314463.302123.2
Sun 12/6@ LSU100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 55-17211456.903236.4
Sat 11/28vs AuburnW 42-1311968.70123410
Sat 11/21vs Kentucky2+ TDW 63-313836.4022277.3
Sat 10/31vs Mississippi State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 41-0211195.7006365.7
Sat 10/24@ Tennessee150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TDW 48-1720964.8036616.0
Sun 10/18vs Georgia100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 41-24311524.9011105.1
Sat 10/10@ Ole Miss100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 63-4823206953429.5
Sat 10/3vs Texas A&M2+ TDW 52-2412433.6022264.9
Sat 9/26@ Missouri2+ TDW 38-1917985.803285.6

Player Story

Najee Harris story

Najee Harris built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Antioch, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Najee Harris' career was his backfield work: 3,843 rushing yards, 638 carries, 46 rushing touchdowns, and 781 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 781 receiving yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Najee Harris' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Alabama

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonAlabama41561.410.7
2017 Regular SeasonAlabama41561.410.70
2018 PostseasonAlabama79064.313.7375
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama79064.313.70
2019 PostseasonAlabama1,52864.333.4738
2019 Regular SeasonAlabama1,52864.333.40
2020 PostseasonAlabama1,89162.936.2363
2020 Regular SeasonAlabama1,89162.936.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ole Miss

Week 6 · W 63-48 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

248

Scrimmage Yards

96.6 takeover

248 scrimmage yards and 38.8 usage.

#2

vs LSU

Week 11 · L 41-46 · Conference game

190

Scrimmage Yards

94.7 takeover

Loss with 190 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

190 scrimmage yards and 44.9 usage.

#3

@ Florida

Week 16 · W 52-46 · Conference game

245

Scrimmage Yards

87.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

245 scrimmage yards and 49.3 usage.

#4

vs Arkansas State

Week 2 · W 57-7

135

Scrimmage Yards

83.8 takeover

Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

135 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.

#5

@ Auburn

Week 14 · L 45-48 · Conference game

172

Scrimmage Yards

82.5 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

172 scrimmage yards and 48.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Alabama

1,891 primary output · 62.9 efficiency · 36.2 usage

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#2

2020 Regular Season · Alabama

85

1,891 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 36.2 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Alabama

79.1

1,528 primary · 64.3 efficiency · 33.4 usage

Milestones

13

100+ rush yards

10

150+ scrimmage yards

16

2+ TD games