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J.C. Hassenauer: Najee Harris Is ‘Anything You Want In A Running Back, Anything You Want In A Teammate’

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Najee Harris just recently set the team’s all-time rookie record for yards from scrimmage. He will surely hit the all-purpose yardage mark, almost surely the rushing yardage mark, and has a shot at tying or passing the all-purpose touchdown mark as well—though he would need five scores on the ground to break the rushing touchdown mark.

All in all, while it has been a grind, it has been a successful rookie season for the first-round pick, showing strong signs of what is to come. Natural talent is obviously a core element in his performance, but so is his competitiveness, says his teammate in both Pittsburgh and Alabama, lineman J.