Najee Harris Week 8 Outlook - Giants at Steelers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 24th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Harris is the RB25 in fantasy points per game, ranking 21st in opportunity share, fourth in red zone touches, and fourth in total carries. Since Jaylen Warren's return in Week 6, Harris has played 46-49% of the snaps overall while averaging 18.5 touches and 112 total yards. He has played 60% of the rushing play snaps and only 38% of the passing play snaps, but he has still dominated the red zone work with a 61% snap rate inside the 20-yard line. Among 66 qualifying backs, Harris is 18th in explosive run rate and 22nd in missed tackles forced per attempt. He gets a dream matchup on the ground this week. New York has allowed the eighth-most rushing yards per game, the fourth-highest explosive run rate, and the second-highest missed tackle rate.