4 years agoHere is a crazy stat from 2020: Alabama RB Najee Harris had 24 total touchdowns on the season. The entire University of Tennessee offense had 29. Of course, Alabama was as dominant a team as we had seen since, well, LSU the year before. Nevertheless, the production put up by Harris was almost unprecedented. Because of the clear talent, the Steelers gave a free square on their mock drafts and took him with the 24th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft in April. So now what? The Steelers' offensive line was bad last season. According to FTN's stuff percentage metric, 16% of the Steelers' rushes were stuffed at or before the line of scrimmage. After only spending a third and fourth-round selection on offensive linemen, significant improvement seems unlikely in 2021. The biggest difference is that Harris is a substantial upgrade on every running back the Steelers have trotted out there since Le'Veon Bell. While the Steelers were trying to block for broken down James Conner and disappointing rookie Anthony McFarland last season, Harris will come in with the size at 235 pounds and the all-around ability to make a difference. The Steelers are a run-first team. This changed last season due to a lack of talent. Throwing for over 5,000 yards while rushing for just 1,043 yards is not what Head Coach Mike Tomlin is looking for. Look for Najee Harris to be used early and often. He is going to surpass 1,000 yards rushing and can get close to the LeVeon Bell status as a receiver as well. This makes him an early fantasy pick as the rookie RB most likely to crack the top 10. The run game in Pittsburgh will be back. Harris is a worthy RB2 pick for your fantasy team and should be considered amongst the likes of Austin Ekeler and Chris Carson in the second or early third-round of your fantasy drafts. He will not disappoint you.--Dominick Petrillo - RotoBaller