Coming into the 2021 season, Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie running back Najee Harris was rated as one of the top running backs in the NFL overall by NFL.com’s Maurice Jones-Drew — a former 9-year NFL running back in his own right.
It’s safe to say MJD knows what he’s talking about when it comes to the position he spent nearly a decade playing at the highest level.
Prior to Week 1, Harris was ranked inside the top 10 for projected rushing leaders in the NFL by MJD.
The expectations were that Harris would be a massive focal point of the Steelers offense, the run game would be improved and the star running back out of the University of Alabama would hit the ground running in the NFL, much like he did in college.