2016 Football Roster
Damien Harris
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Ky.
- High School:
- Madison Southern
Senior (2018)
The Tide’s top runner in a deep group of backs ... passed up entering the NFL Draft to return for his senior season ... totaled 3,070 career yards to rank eighth all-time at UA and make him one of just eight backs in program history to eclipse the 3,000-yard mark ... averaged 6.4 yards per carry on 477 carries for his career to set the Alabama all-time career mark (minimum 400 rushes) ... registered nine 100-yard performances for his career, including two in 2018, to tie for ninth in UA annals ... selected to the All-SEC second team by the conference coaches ... accumulated a team-leading 876 yards with nine scores on a team-high 150 carries for an average of 5.8 yards per tote as a senior ... totaled 44 carries for a first down or touchdown and owns the longest rush by a Tide running back in 2018 at 73 yards ... added 22 receptions for 204 yards for an average of 9.3 yards per catch ... second team preseason All-America selection by the Associated Press and Phil Steele ... also tabbed a third team preseason All-America candidate by Athlon ... preseason selection on the Maxwell, Doak Walker and Walter Camp Player of the Year award watch lists ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff’s offensive players of the week for his efforts at Ole Miss, against Texas A&M and at Arkansas and LSU. Louisville: Rushed for 55 yards on seven carries with a long gain of 32 ... added one reception for 14 yards in the season opener. Arkansas State: Carried 12 times for 61 yards with a long rush of 17 yards against the Red Wolves ... also hauled in one pass for 14 yards. Ole Miss: Accumulated 85 all-purpose yards in just over a half of play in Oxford ... carried five times for a team-leading 62 yards and a score to average a whopping 12.4 yards per carry ... paced all receivers with four catches out of the backfield totaling 23 yards ... named one of UA’s offensive players of the week by the coaching staff for his night against the Rebels. Texas A&M: Totaled 100 yards of total offense with 52 on the ground and 48 through the air ... rushed seven times for 52 yards and caught two passes for 48 yards with a season-long 52-yard catch ... earned offensive player of the week honors from the Tide coaches for his performance against the Aggies. Louisiana: Saw limited playing time in a game that favored the Tide early ... carried five times for 20 yards and added one reception for a gain of six before exiting the game. Arkansas: Totaled a season-high 111 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries ... had six rushes of 11 yards or more while converting six first downs and his two scores against the Hogs ... added one reception out of the backfield for 13 yards ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff’s offensive players of the week for his efforts in Fayetteville. Missouri: Led all Alabama rushers with 14 carries for 62 yards and a touchdown ... averaged 4.4 yards per tote with a long rush of 20 yards against the Tigers. Tennessee: Carried three times for 12 yards with his fifth touchdown of the season ... added one catch for 11 yards in Knoxville. LSU: Notched his second 100-plus yard performance of the season, totaling 107 yards on 19 carries with one score ... added three receptions for six yards for 113 all-purpose yards against the Tigers ... named one of the Alabama coaching staff’s offensive players of the week for his play on the Bayou. Mississippi State: Totaled 53 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries ... carried it in the end zone from one-yard out for the Tide’s first score of the afternoon. The Citadel: Registered a season-high 73-yard rush as part of his 83-yard performance on just seven carries ... averaged 11.9 yards per tote before exiting the game early with an injury. Auburn: Led all backs with nine carries for 41 yards against the Tigers ... added one reception for 11 yards and a first down on Senior Day. Georgia: Carried the ball a team-leading nine times for 52 total yards with a long rush of 14 ... added one reception against the Bulldogs in the SEC title game. Oklahoma: Recorded a pair of touchdown runs on his 13 carries totaling 48 yards ... added two receptions for 25 yards with both catches resulting in an Alabama first down. Clemson: Tied for the team lead in carries with 11 going for 57 yards to average 5.2 yards per carry ... added two reception
Junior (2017)
Alabama's leading rusher for a second consecutive season, finishing with 1,000 yards on only 135 carries, after tallying a team-high 1,037 yards in 2016 ... collected three 100-yard rushing performances as a junior ... as a junior, averaged 7.4 yards per rush with a team-high 11 touchdowns ... added 12 receptions for 91 yards ... his yards per carry average ranks second all-time in Alabama history for a single season by Tide backs with at least 100 carries ... ranked seventh nationally in yards per carry average ... tied for seventh in rushing touchdowns and ranked ninth in total rushing yards in the SEC ... on the Maxwell Award Watch List and the Doak Walker Award Preseason list ... named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance at Vanderbilt ... selected as one of the UA coaching staff's special teams players of the week for his play against Florida State ... earned offensive player of the week recognition from the Tide staff for his play against Florida State, Colorado State, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Clemson. Florida State: Made an impact in more than one facet of the game ... led the Alabama rushers with nine carries for a team-high 73 yards and one score ... three of his nine carries went for a first down or a score ... averaged 8.1 yards per tote with a long of 34 on the Tide's first play ... added one reception for 11 yards out of the back field ... on special teams, blocked a Seminole punt to give UA the ball on the FSU 6-yard line ... the blocked kick set up an Andy Pappanastos field goal to give the Tide a six-point lead late in the third quarter ... selected as an offensive and special teams player of the week by the Tide coaching staff for his performance in the opener. Fresno State: Rushed six times for 32 yards and a score with a long carry of nine yards ... added one catch that ended for negative yardage ... played a limited role as the offense focused on helping younger players gain game experience. Colorado State: Carried the ball 11 times for 53 yards with a touchdown in his third consecutive game ... also caught two passes for 25 yards with a season-long reception of 17 yards ... his efforts out of the backfield earned him offensive player of the week recognition from the Alabama coaches. Vanderbilt: Put together his best performance of the season on his way to SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors ... rushed 12 times for a career-high 151 yards and three touchdowns ... had a season-long rush of 61 yards for the Tide's second score of the day and his first of three ... seven of his 12 carries went for a first down or a touchdown ... led all backs in yards and carries in the Crimson Tide's 496-yard rushing effort against the Commodores ... also caught one pass for nine yards. Ole Miss: Rushed only seven times for 67 yards against the Rebels ... had a long rush of 46 yards on the night ... the Tide built a large lead and the veteran backs gave way to the backups for most of the second half. Texas A&M: Carried 14 times for 124 yards with one touchdown against the Aggies ... found the end zone on a career-long 75-yard rush for Alabama's first score of the evening ... also had a rush of 27 yards to the A&M 1-yard line to set up a Jalen Hurts rushing score. Arkansas: Collected his third 100-plus yard performance of the season, totaling 125 yards and two scores on just nine carries (13.9 ypc) ... matched his career-long rush with a 75-yard run on the first play of the game while also carrying for four yards on his second rushing touchdown of the night ... hauled in one reception out of the backfield for an eight-yard gain ... six of his nine carries went for a first down or a touchdown ... named one of the Alabama coaching staff's offensive players of the week for his efforts against the Razorbacks. Tennessee: Totaled 72 yards and one touchdown on just 13 carries ... seven of his rushes went for a first down or touchdown, including his 11-yard run for a score ... the 11 yarder was his longest rush of the afternoon. LSU: Rushed for 33 yards on eight carries against a stacked Tiger defensive front. Mississippi State: Led the team with 93 yards on eight carries while adding his 11th rushing score ... had a game-long 48-yard rush while converting three first downs against the Bulldogs ... scored on a 14-yard run with just under 10 minutes to play to even the score up at 24 apiece. Mercer: Carried six times for 32 yards in limited action against the Bears. Auburn: Ran for 51 yards on six carries, while adding two receptions for 20 yards against the Tigers. Clemson: Led all Tide rushers with 77 yards on a career-high 19 carries ... added a pair of receptions for four yards. Georgia: Carried six times for 17 yards against the Bulldogs ... added two receptions for 21 yards with a long catch-and-run of 17 yards.
Sophomore (2016)
Earned the role as the Tide's primary tailback following the departure of Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry ... rushed 146 times for a team-leading 1,037 yards with two rushing scores ... was even better against ranked teams, gaining 863 yards in those 10 games for an average of 86.3 ypg ... 58 of his rushes on the season went for a first down or a touchdown ... had 18 explosive rushes of 12 yards or more ... improved as the game wore on, rushing 61 times for 489 yards and two scores in the second halves of games to average 8.0 ypc ... had 85 rushes for 548 yards in the first half of his games (6.5 ypc) ... added 14 catches for 99 yards and two touchdowns to average 7.1 yards per catch ... selected to the Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List ... named one of the UA coaching staff's offensive players of the week for his performances against USC, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Chattanooga. USC: Had a breakout game against the Trojans, using nine carries to rush for a team-leading 138 yards in his first career start ... had long rushes of 46 and 73 yards ... four of his nine rushing attempts went for a first down. Western Kentucky: Rushed 11 times for 45 yards with a long of 11 ... also added two catches for 14 total yards. Ole Miss: Put together the best game of his career, rushing for a then career-high 16 times for a career-high 144 total yards and a score while catching a pair of passes ... seven of his rushes went for a first down or a touchdown against the Rebels ... broke out in the second half, accumulating 115 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown. Kent State: Totaled 18 yards on four carries with a long of nine in limited action ... exited the game in the first quarter after suffering a lower leg injury. Kentucky: Returned from injury, but saw limited playing time ... rushed just twice for 11 yards while catching one pass for a gain of six against his home state. Arkansas: Registered his third 100-plus yard game of his career, going for 122 yards on 13 carries to average 9.4 yards per tote with a long of 57 ... also caught a pair of passes for a career-high 60 yards with a long reception of 56 yards ... accounted for a career-leading 182 yards of total offense against the Razorbacks. Tennessee: Rushed 14 times for 94 yards, falling just short of the century mark ... added one catch to his totals ... had a huge first half, rushing 11 times for 77 yards (7.7 ypc) ... five of his rushes went for a first down and five runs went for 12-plus yards with a long of 18. Texas A&M: Gained 125 yards on a career-high 18 carries as the Crimson Tide defeated the No. 6 Aggies ... nine of his 18 carries resulted in a first down with three runs of 16 yards or more. LSU: Rushed 12 times for 53 total yards with a long rush of 13 against the Tigers ... averaged 4.4 yards per tote ... also caught one pass. Mississippi State: Started but saw limited playing time once the Tide built a significant lead ... rushed three times for nine yards with a long of four ... added one reception for 11 yards. Chattanooga: Totaled 91 yards with a touchdown on 13 carries ... had a long of 25 yards ... rushed for only 20 yards on five carries in the first half before collecting 71 yards and a score on eight rushes in the second half ... six of his rushes went for a first down or a score against UTC. Auburn: Finished with nine rushes for 47 yards with a long of 20 on the ground while adding three catches for 22 yards and a score ... long reception of 17 yards, taking the Jalen Hurts pass to the end zone and giving the Tide the first touchdown. Florida: Rushed eight times for 86 yards to average 10.8 yards per carry with a long rush of 23 yards ... averaged 11.0 yards per tote in the second half, carrying it seven times for 77 yards after rushing just once for nine yards in the first half. Washington: Accumulated 30 yards on nine carries with a long of eight yards against the Huskies. Clemson: Saw limited carries as the Tide focused on a power rushing attack ... totaled five attempts for 24 yards - all coming in the second half against the Tigers - with a long rush of 13 yards ... added one reception for a loss.
Freshman (2015)
A backup to Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry, rushed 46 times for 157 yards and a score while catching four passes for 13 yards, entering in a relief role at tailback ... ranked second on the team with nine kickoff returns for 174 yards including a long of 30 ... also had two tackles on special teams. Wisconsin: Saw action in the first collegiate game of his career, rushing nine times for 23 yards with a long of 10 and hauling in one reception for a loss of four yards. Middle Tennessee: Rushed eight times for a career-high 55 yards, including a long rush of 41 with one reception for eight yards ... added to an Alabama rushing attack that amassed 220 yards on the ground ... also notched one tackle on special teams. ULM: Rushed four times for 23 yards with a long of 14. Georgia: Rushed seven times for eight yards in the game ... made his first appearance at kick returner, bringing back three kickoffs for 61 yards, including a long of 24 yards. Arkansas: Returned one kickoff for 22 yards to go with his three rushes for a loss of four yards. Texas A&M: Saw action as the Tide's primary kickoff returner, bringing back four kicks for 61 yards with a long of 20. Mississippi State: Relieved Derrick Henry midway through the fourth quarter ... rushed three times for four yards while catching one pass for five yards. Charleston Southern: Saw the most extensive playing time of his freshman season, rushing a season-high 10 times for 44 yards ... added the first touchdown of his career, a six yard rush to the right side. Auburn: Recorded a season-high 30 yards on his lone kick return of the day ... also carried the ball once for two yards while hauling in one reception for four yards. Florida: Provided depth at running back and on special teams against the Gators but did not record any statistics. Michigan State: Rushed one time for two yards late in the Cotton Bowl. Clemson: Saw playing time against the Tigers but did not record any stats.
High School and Personal Data
The top-ranked running back in the nation by Rivals.com, Prepstar and the 247Composite ... a five-star prospect by Rivals.com ... participated in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game and Nike's "The Opening" in 2013 and 2014 ... 2014 All-USA first team by USA Today ... 2013 Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year ... 2014 The Courier-Journal's All-State selection ... the unanimous No. 1 player the state of Kentucky ... No. 8 in the Rivals100 ... No. 17 on the Prepstar top 150 Dream Team ... No. 36 in the ESPN300, the No. 2 running back in the nation and No. 17 player in the Southeast region ... No. 47 in the Top247 and the No. 3 running back by 247Sports.com ... No. 31 in the 247Composite ... a knee injury limited Harris to 1,474 yards and 23 TDs in seven games during the 2014 season ... rushed for 2,621 yards and 42 touchdowns as a junior in 2013 ... finished his high school career with the second-most touchdowns in state history (122 total; 113 rushing) and the 11th-most rushing yards (6,748) ... coached by Jon Clark at Madison Southern in Berea ... chose Alabama over Ohio State and Kentucky.
