Damien Harris is an American football running back for the National Football League (NFL) New England Patriots. He played college football at Alabama and was selected by the Patriots in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Harris attended Madison Southern High School in Berea, Kentucky. Harris was a backup to Derrick Henry as a true freshman at Alabama in 2015. He played in 12 games and rushed for 157 yards on 46 carries. With Henry leaving for the NFL, Harris became Alabama’s starting running back in 2016, beating out Bo Scarbrough.
On September 7, 2020, Harris was placed on injured reserve with a broken finger. He was activated on October 5, 2020. Harris was the team’s primary starter for the 2021 season. He started the first nine games of the season, though a concussion sustained in Week 9 kept him out of the Week 10 game against the Cleveland Browns.
Is Damien Harris a starter?
Harris was the team’s primary starter for the 2021 season. He started the first nine games of the season, though a concussion sustained in Week 9 kept him out of the Week 10 game against the Cleveland Browns. He returned as the starter for Week 11.
He returned as the starter for Week 11. He had 100+ yard performances in Week 1 against the Miami Dolphins, Week 6 against the Dallas Cowboys, and Week 7 against the New York Jets.
He was mostly ineffectual, however, during the Week 3 and 4 losses against the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers respectively, being held to only 10 total yards rushing combined between the two games. Starting in Week 8, he began to split carries with backup Rhamondre Stevenson.