Najee Harris
Najee Harris was born in Martinez, California, United States on March 9th, 1998 and is the Football Player. At the age of 26, Najee Harris biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Najee Harris is a running back for American football.
He now attends the University of Alabama, where he competes for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
Early life
Harris is a student at the University of San Francisco Bay. He grew up in several impoverished communities, including time in a homeless shelter when he was in middle school before the family immigrated to Antioch.
Personal life
Harris received a Bachelor's Degree in Consumer Services from the University of Alabama in 2020. Harris began celebrating touchdowns by striking Megan Rapinoe's iconic World Cup pose during his last college football season. He described Rapinoe's views on feminism and standing for her convictions as "motivating" and "inspirational."
Harris signed Beast Mode Marketing, the former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch's marketing company, in January 2019.
Harris turned down the invitation to the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland, Ohio, and instead held a party for the children at the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program, the homeless shelter where he spent his childhood. Later, he and his family and friends arrived in Emeryville, California, to watch the draft at a restaurant owned by Lynch.
Harris founded the Da' Bigger Picture Foundation in 2021, which provides assistance to families affected by homelessness and hunger.
High school career
Harris played his high school football career at Antioch High School in Antioch, California. As a sophomore in 2014, Harris rushed for 2,263 yards with 23 touchdowns. As a junior he had 2,744 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns. As a senior, he had 2,776 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns.
Harris was considered the #1 recruit in the class of 2017, by Scout and Rivals. 247Sports rated him as the No. 2 overall recruit behind Jaelan Phillips while ESPN ranked him the No. 11 overall recruit. 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. 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.
College career
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 scored three rushing touchdowns.
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.
With Damien Harris and Josh Jacobs off to the NFL, Harris became the starting running back for Alabama Crimson Tide. During this season, Harris had 1,224 yards and 13 touchdowns while catching 27 passes for 304 yards and seven touchdowns. Despite speculation that he would declare for the 2020 NFL Draft, Harris announced that he would return to Alabama for his senior year.
In 2020, Harris was the starting running back for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Against the Missouri Tigers, Harris had 17 attempts for 98 yards and three touchdowns. Against the Georgia Bulldogs he ran for 31 attempts with 152 yards, one touchdown and 4.9 yards on average. His best game of the season was against Ole Miss, where he attempted 23 rushes for 206 yards with five touchdowns. He finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting. Harris finished his career as the all-time leader in rushing yards (3,843), total scrimmage yards (4,624) and touchdowns (57) for the Crimson Tide.
Professional career
Harris was selected in the first round with the 24th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was the first running back selected. On May 25, 2021, Harris signed his rookie contract with the Steelers, worth $13.1 million including a $6.9 million signing bonus over four years.
In Week 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Harris recorded 142 all purpose yards, including 14 catches in 19 targets. This tied the NFL record for most catches in a game for a rookie running back, and were the second-highest amount of targets for a running back since 1992 (when the data was first tracked). In Week 5 against the Denver Broncos, Harris recorded 122 yards on 23 carries and a rushing touchdown in the 27–19 win. It marked his first game rushing over 100 yards. He became the first Steelers' rookie to score a rushing touchdown and record 100 yards rushing on his first five games, since Franco Harris in 1972. In Week 17, Harris ran for a career-high 188 yards and the game-sealing touchdown in a 26–14 win over the Cleveland Browns.
Harris finished his rookie season with 1,200 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, and 74 catches for 467 yards and three touchdowns. He finished fourth in rushing yards, fourth in all-purpose yards, and led all running backs in receptions. His 381 touches led the NFL and had zero fumbles. He was selected as an alternate for the 2022 Pro Bowl, replacing Bengals running back Joe Mixon. He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team.