You knew the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to lean heavily on running back Najee Harris as soon as they drafted him in the first round back in April. Head coach Mike Tomlin, who loves his bell-cow backs, has held true to that. The rookie already has 220 touches in nine games, averaging 24.4 per game.
He had 963 yards from scrimmage entering tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. He crossed the 1000-yard threshold now, becoming the first player in Steelers history to record 1000 yards from scrimmage in his first 10 career games. In doing so, he became just the 30th player since at least 1950 to achieve that feat, most recently by 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars rookie running back James Robinson.