![]() Pro Football Focus, though, reports that Harris leads all NFL running backs in missed tackles forced (70) - albeit, with a whopping 28 coming on receptions. Per, Harris breaks a tackle on an average of once every 13.2 carries, right in the middle of the pack of the 26 NFL running backs with the most carries. But among 26 running backs with at least 130 carries (an average of 10 per team game played), Harris is 24th in yards per carry (3.7). The traditional stats list Harris as sixth in the NFL in rushing yards (873), fourth in yards from scrimmage (1,270), second among running backs in receptions (60) and first in touches (297). Among the league’s top 80 in rushing yards, Harris is among only 22.5% who have gotten more of their yards (1.9, on average) after contact than before. The limitations Harris is subjected to are exhibited by the fact that, according to, Harris has the fewest average yards before contact (1.8) of any of the NFL’s top 17 rushers by yardage. So far, the traditional measures of results have been mixed. That made the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round draft choice of Najee Harris one to keep an eye on. In today’s NFL world, it’s become controversial to invest too many resources in running backs. ![]()
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