Najee Harris hurdles football players the way runners hurdle, well, hurdles.
On Friday, the Alabama running back notched what may be the highlight of the new year when he went up and over Notre Dame cornerback Nick McCloud on the way to the Crimson Tide’s 31-14 victory over Irish.
Harris, who attended Antioch High School in California, was the most-recruited football player in the class of 2017. Now everyone knows about the athleticism of the 229-pound senior, who stands six feet two.
He’s also been hurdling defensemen for some time. On Saturday, I scrolled videos of Harris running with a football, including this video of him hurdling his way downfield in high school.