Najee Harris scores improbable touchdown, jumps from five-yard line
Steelers running back Najee Harris had one of the more impressive runs of the 2024 NFL season thus far on Sunday. With the Steelers battling the Raiders, Harris took off down the left sideline. He jumped all the way from the five-yard line, fully extending the rock for the 36-yard touchdown.
The Steelers routed the Raiders on Sunday, bringing home a 32-13 win. Harris finished with 14 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown. Sunday was his first 100-yard game of the 2024 season thus far.
In his first three seasons with the Steelers, Harris has put together an impressive body of work, with three 1,000 yard seasons. He’s already racked up over 3,500 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns on the ground. As a receiver, he has 156 catches for 985 rushing yards and six touchdowns.
Najee Harris was prolific with Alabama
Harris was the top running back selected in the 2021 NFL Draft for a reason. He put together an incredible body of work at Alabama for the Crimson Tide offense. After all was said and done, Harris plastered his name all over the record books in Tuscaloosa, cementing his name with some of the all-time greats in Tide history.
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He racked up 3,843 career rushing yards at Alabama, leaving Tuscaloosa as the school’s all-time leading rusher. Keep in mind, Alabama has had such gifted running backs as Heisman Trophy winners Derrick Henry and Mark Ingram suit up for them. His 4,624 career all-purpose yards rank him second in Alabama football history.
The California native recorded 13 games of 100-plus rushing yards or more in his college career, including six games in his junior season and six games in his senior season. He was the Doak Walker Award winner in 2020, the award given to the nation’s top running back. Harris was a unanimous first team All-American selection his senior season, as well.
He was instrumental in helping guide the Crimson Tide to the national championship last season. PFF’s Zach Tantillo stated he thought the Alabama offense in 2020 was the best offense ever seen under Nick Saban at Alabama.