Najee Harris Week 2 Outlook - Steelers at Broncos

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 12th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Harris was the RB35 in fantasy Week 1 as he played 56% of the snaps, logging 21 touches and 79 total yards. Among 34 qualifying backs, he was 16th in explosive run rate and 12th in missed tackles forced per attempt. Harris has more of the backfield work this season, at least through one game, than he did last year. He had a 70% snap rate on rushing plays and a 41% snap rate on passing downs (Warren 48%). When the Steelers entered the red zone, Harris had a 64% snap rate, and when they were inside the 10-yard line, that snap share still stood at 60%. Harris should post RB2 numbers (at least) this week against a Denver run defense that allowed the second-highest explosive run rate, the 13th-highest missed tackle rate, and the 12th-highest yards after contact per attempt in Week 1.