Najee Harris was selected 24th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was the first running back selected.
Najee Harris : High school | 40 time | Net worth | Gf
Harris is from the San Francisco Bay Area. One of five children of a single mother, he grew up in several troubled neighborhoods, including time in a homeless shelter when he was in middle school before the family moved to Antioch.
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.
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.
High school
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 and as a senior, he had 2,776 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns.
| Najee Harris | Rushing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
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.
Najee Harris 40 time
Najee Harris was selected 24th overall in the 2021 NFL draft. This dynamic running back out of Alabama was the first running back selected in the draft.
Najee Harris reportedly ran an unofficial forty-yard dash of 4.45 seconds while at Alabama. This forty time was not at a combine or pro day which means it was likely hand-timed.
Most players run their 40-yard dash at the NFL combine, if they are not able to do that they will often run this drill at their college’s pro day.
Najee Harris wasn’t able to run the forty-yard dash at the combine because the 2021 NFL combine was cancelled due to the pandemic. This is why Devonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle also do not have official 40 times.
At Najee Harris’ pro day at Alabama, he was unable to run the forty-yard dash due to an ankle injury. This resulted in Najee Harris having no official forty yard dash time.
Najee Harris net worth
Najee Harris is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers has an estimated Net Worth around $2 Million in 2022.
| Name | Najee Jerome Harris |
| Birthdate | 9 March 1998 |
| Place of Birth | Martinez, California, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Net worth | $2 Million |
Najee Harris signed a 4 year, $13.1 Million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers and his average annual salary of $3,261,862.
Harris was selected 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 4 years.
Gf
Najee Harris does not have a known girlfriend at the moment. He is reportedly single and prefers to keep his dating status away from the media.