Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris became the 14th player in NFL history to record 1,000-yard rushing seasons in each of his first four years in the league.
With 71 yards on 13 rushing attempts in a 29-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, Harris pushed his 2024 totals to 1,007 yards and five touchdowns on 251 carries.
The former Alabama All-American had 1,200 rushing yards as a rookie in 2021, 1,034 yards in 2022 and 1,035 yards in 2023.
The first NFL ball-carrier to record four 1,000-yard performances in his first four seasons was Tony Dorsett for the Dallas Cowboys from 1977 through 1980. Before Harris, the most recent had been the Tennessee Titans’ Chris Johnson from 2008 through 2011.
In between Dorsett and Johnson, Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin, Terrell Davis, Eddie George, Corey Dillon, Jamal Lewis, LaDainian Tomlinson, Clinton Portis and Adrian Peterson achieved the feat.
Harris became the 12th player with 1,000 rushing yards this season, and he’s the fourth Alabama alumnus to do so in 2024, following the Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry, Green Bay Packers’ Josh Jacobs and Detroit Lions’ Jahmyr Gibbs.
Harris is among the 18 players from Alabama high schools and colleges who have rushed for 1,000 or more yards in an NFL season. Those players have combined for 52 1,000-yard seasons.
