By: Larry Burton
Damien Harris is an Alabama man through and through. He stayed for his senior year to help the team go back to back despite the fact that many NFL teams were salivating over the prospects of him leaving early for the NFL draft as did other juniors with a skill set close to his. He has led the team in rushing yardage each of the last two years he’s been a starter.
As for his freshman year, he was not a real star that some freshmen were. He played a backup role to that season’s Heisman Trophy winner, Derrick Henry, but showed glimpses of the greatness that was to follow.