When the Pittsburgh Steelers and General Manager Kevin Colbert made Alabama running back Najee Harris the 79th first-round draft pick in franchise history in April, the hype train started rolling down the tracks at a high rate of speed almost instantaneously.
Now, just days away from the start of his first training camp as an NFL running back, the hype for Harris has reached what Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Ron Cook is calling an “almost-unprecedented” level for the Steelers’ rookie.
“Has there ever been a Pittsburgh athlete who broke in here with more hype and facing greater expectations than Harris?