The Alabama Crimson Tide have seemingly had an assembly line of talented running backs in Tuscaloosa, between Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry. In 2017, you'll be able to add Najee Harris to the list.
The 5-star running back committed to the Tide on Saturday, per Andrew Bone of Rivals.com. According to 247Sports' composite rankings, Harris is the No. 2 running back and No. 16 player overall in the 2017 recruiting class.
Although his arrival remains a few years away, Harris is already drawing tons of hype. Rivals.com's Adam Gorney compared him to two of the better runners from the past year:
Harris offers the impressive combination of size and speed. He's listed at 6'1.5" and 210 pounds on 247Sports, so you know the strength will be there. The Antioch, California, native is also very agile, which is captured in the Rivals Camp Series videos below:
Phil Jensen of the Mercury News also noted that Harris entered school record-breaking territory for rushing yards in a game when he ran for 371 yards on 30 carries against San Leandro High this past season.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban tweaked his offense a bit last year, but there's no question that the Crimson Tide will continue using the ground game to pound their opponents into submission. Harris is a perfect fit for the scheme.
It's almost unfair the way that Saban continues drawing in so many talented rushers. By the time Henry makes the jump to the next level, it will be Harris' time to shine.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1G7v4VU
via IFTTT April 18, 2015 at 08:18PM
0 comments:
Post a Comment