Najee Harris

Najee Harris
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 22
Position	Running back
Class	Senior
Career history
College	Alabama (2017–present);
Bowl games	2018 Sugar Bowl; 2018 National Championship Game; 2018 Orange Bowl; 2019 National Championship Game; 2020 Citrus Bowl;
High school	Antioch (CA)
Personal information
Born:	March 9, 1998; Martinez, California
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career highlights and awards
	Second Team All-SEC (2019); CFP National Champion (2017); SEC Champion (2018); 2× USA Today High School All-American (2015, 2016);
	Stats at ESPN.com;

Najee Harris is an American football running back. He currently attends the University of Alabama, where he plays for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.[1]

High school career

Harris played his high school football career at Antioch High School in Antioch, California.[2] As a sophomore in 2014, Harris rushed for 2,263 yards with 23 touchdowns.[3][4] As a junior he had 2,744 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns.[5] As a senior, he had 2,776 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns.[6]

Year	Games	Attempts	Yards	TD
2013	5	33	165	1
2014	11	271	2,263	23
2015	12	243	2,744	36
2016	13	291	2,776	34

Recruiting

Harris was considered the #1 recruit in the class of 2017, by Scout. ESPN ranked him the No. 3 overall prospect of the class of 2017, 247Sports as the number 2, while Rivals had him as the number 1 overall.[7] Harris received offers from multiple top football programs including, Alabama Crimson Tide, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2015. Harris was one of the most hyped running back recruits since Bryce Brown in 2009 and Leonard Fournette in 2014. Multiple recruiting experts compared him to Adrian Peterson.[8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Najee Harris RB	Antioch, California	Antioch High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Apr 18, 2015
Najee Harris RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 93
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)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Alabama Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016. "2017 Alabama Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.

College career

Freshman

As 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. Harris finished the season with 370 yards on 61 carries averaging 6.1 yards per carry. He also scored three rushing touchdowns.[9]

Sophomore

In his sophomore season, Harris was third on the depth chart behind Damien Harris and Josh Jacobs. Harris played in 15 games, recording 783 yards on 117 carries and scoring four rushing touchdowns. Harris had his best game against Arkansas State, carrying the ball 13 times and gaining a career-high 135 yards.

Junior

With players like Damien Harris and Josh Jacobs off to the NFL, Harris is now the starting running back for Alabama.[10] During this season, Harris had 1,224 yards and 13 touchdowns. Despite speculation that he would declare for the 2020 NFL Draft, Harris announced that he would return to Alabama for his senior year.[11]

Senior

Statistics

References

https://1bleacherreport.com/articles/2687782
Kroichick, Ron (November 28, 2015). "Antioch's Najee Harris has run into national spotlight". San Francisco Chronicle.
Top-ranked Antioch football player’s future is bright
Antioch High School’s Najee Harris leading team to new heights
The Najee Chronicles
https://247sports.com/Player/Najee-Harris-62925
"2017 ESPN 300". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
https://1bleacherreport.com/articles/2687782
https://rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5422
Zenor, John (August 20, 2019). "Najee Harris finally gets to be Alabama's primary runner". yahoo.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
Kercheval, Ben (January 15, 2020). "Alabama star RB Najee Harris decides to return to school in 2020, holding off NFL Draft". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

External links

Alabama Crimson Tide bio

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[1] ttps://1bleacherreport.com/articles/2687782

[2] Kroichick, Ron (November 28, 2015). "Antioch's Najee Harris has run into national spotlight". San Francisco Chronicle.

[3] Top-ranked Antioch football player’s future is bright

[4] Antioch High School’s Najee Harris leading team to new heights

[5] The Najee Chronicles

[6] ttps://247sports.com/Player/Najee-Harris-62925

[7] "2017 ESPN 300". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

[8] ttps://1bleacherreport.com/articles/2687782

[9] ttps://rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5422

[10] Zenor, John (August 20, 2019). "Najee Harris finally gets to be Alabama's primary runner". yahoo.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[11] Kercheval, Ben (January 15, 2020). "Alabama star RB Najee Harris decides to return to school in 2020, holding off NFL Draft". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 15, 2020.