Najee Harris Fantasy Football Week 12 Scouting Report

Najee Harris
RB
, Pittsburgh Steelers

Age: 26
Weight: 242 lbs
Height: 6' 1"
College: Alabama

ADP: 73
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
107	708	3	21	182

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by Brendan Darr

· 42 minutes ago

PIT RB Najee Harris - Week 12 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 12 at Cleveland Browns

Look, no matter how inefficient Najee Harris is, he's just never going to give up the lead-back role in Pittsburgh. Jaylen Warren can be more efficient on the ground, through the air, it doesn't matter. I've had to give up on wishcasting a larger role for Warren, and accept the inefficiency of Harris.

With the weather potentially dicey tomorrow, Pittsburgh could easily go with a more run-heavy approach than last week. Granted, Cleveland is 6th aFPA against running backs so the sledding doesn't get much easier this week. That said, like most weeks with Harris, if he gets a touchdown and a couple of targets, he's probably solid enough, but if he doesn't you could be starting at 19 carries for 54 yards and a catch or two. He's a RB2 this week because of the byes.

by Brendan Darr

· Nov 17 · 10:48 AM EST

PIT RB Najee Harris - Week 11 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 11 vs. Baltimore Ravens

Until last week, Washington had been getting gashed on the ground. A stoppable force met a moveable object and it turns out Najee Harris couldn't take advantage. Harris finished with 21 carries for 53 yards and a touchdown. It was a wildly inefficient Sunday for Harris and it was made worse by Jaylen Warren seeing a season-high in touches with 14 carries and 2 receptions and massively outperformed Harrisyardage-wise.

The Ravens are a pass funnel defense and it shows as they are 11th against running backs this season. It's a tough matchup and we've seen Jaylen Warren outperform him (again). You're hoping he gets a few touchdowns on the ground because the efficiency is not going to be there against the Ravens. He's an RB2 by our rankings, but I would not envy those clicking him in a lineup. You're likely starting him due to a lack of better options though.

by Brendan Darr

· Nov 09 · 8:45 PM EST

PIT RB Najee Harris - Week 10 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 10 at Washington Commanders

Najee Harris continues to dominate touches in the Pittsburgh backfield even as Jaylen Warren gets involved a bit more than early in the season. Harris had 19 carries and 4 targets to Warren's 9 carries and 3 targets last week and Harris even showed some efficiency against a solid run defense.

Washington has been a bit of a run funnel lately so despite them ranking 18th aFPA against running backs, there are some big games out there against them. Harris is a back-end RB2 this week and I wouldn't be looking to take him out of my lineup anytime soon.

by Brendan Darr

· Oct 27 · 5:32 PM EDT

PIT RB Najee Harris - Week 8 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 8 vs, New York Giants

With back-to-back weeks over 100 yards, we've seen Najee Harris play his best stretch of football in what feels like years. On the downside, Harris didn't have a catch on his lone target last week with Russell Wilson under center.

The Giants are 16th aFPA against running backs so the matchup isn't difficult, but it's not a smash spot either. While he's still splitting work with Jaylen Warren, he seems to have a hold on the dominant share. Harris is still a RB2/flex type play, but he should be in your lineup.

by Brendan Darr

· Oct 19 · 9:18 AM EDT

PIT RB Najee Harris - Week 7 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 7 vs, New York Jets

Last week was Najee Harris' best game of the season and he'll look to build upon that with Russell Wilson under center. We'll have to see what the offense looks like with Wilson, but it might be safe to say he'll target running backs out of the backfield more than Justin Fields had.

It's easier to attack the Jets on the ground than through the air and that should benefit Harris, especially with the quarterback change. The Jets aren't blowing anyone out, especially not against a tough Steelers defense. I think Harris is a solid start as an RB2 this week.

by Brendan Darr

· Oct 12 · 9:38 AM EDT

PIT RB Najee Harris - Week 6 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 6 at Las Vegas Raiders

Najee Harris had a few weeks without Jaylen Warren and wasn't really able to get going. Now that Warren is back, it is even tougher to trust him given he couldn't take advantage of two solid matchups.

Another good matchup for Harris as the Raiders are 28th aFPA against running backs, but it is just so hard to trust him. Harris is a back-end RB2 this week and the matchup alone is enough reason to start him. It won't feel good, at all, but it will be tough to find someone on your bench who projects better.

by Brendan Darr

· Oct 05 · 11:18 AM EDT

PIT RB Najee Harris - Week 5 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 5 vs. Dallas Cowboys

Najee Harris was in a smash spot last week and like always, did not smash. In fact, he looked like the worst rusher on the field last week. He was out-produced by Cordarrelle Patterson before he left with an injury. That brings us to this week, as both Patterson and Jaylen Warren have already been ruled out leaving Harris essentially alone.

Aaron Shampklin took a carry last and will be the backup this week, but I'd imagine Justin Fields is more the threat for carries and touchdowns than Shampklin. Dallas is 29th aFPA against running backs so it is another fantastic matchup for Harris. He's an RB2 this week, but personally, I'm going to be worried again this week about his ceiling.