Najee Harris is not impressed with Todd McShay’s analysis.
The Alabama running back joined ESPN’s Adam Schefter’s podcast this week where the NFL Insider shared his colleague’s player profile with the 23-year-old rusher.
As Schefter read through McShay’s evaluation of Harris, he mentioned that the running back showed “improvement” as a pass catcher.
Harris, projected to be either a late-first or second-round pick, took exception to that.
“I think Todd McShay can kiss my a**,” Harris said. “How is he gonna say, ‘He showed better production?’ I did not play my freshman or sophomore seasons, rarely, ever. I didn’t have an opportunity to show I cold catch. It’s not ‘cause I can’t, it’s ‘cause I wasn’t in the game to show people I could catch. So, let’s just stop looking at the stat sheet and watch the game.”
Harris is correct in that he did not see the field all that much in his freshman and sophomore seasons. And when he did, it was certainly not as a pass-catching option.
Yet, his pass-catching numbers did get better each year and he nearly doubled his receptions from 27 to 43 from his junior to senior year.
It is also not as if McShay was categorizing Harris’ pass-catching abilities as a weakness, either.
Regardless, Harris certainly seems to carry a chip on his shoulder — which is rarely a bad thing for guys who are already plenty talented.
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