Najee breaks Steelers rookie rushing record!

[BAMA 22 HEISMAN]

 

[crimsonaudio]

Not really surprising, but man, beating Franco is LEGIT!

Also, iirc, it was a 14 game season in '72.

 

[BJ4TIDE]

Not really surprising, but man, beating Franco is LEGIT!

Also, iirc, it was a 14 game season in '72.

Wouldn’t Franco have gotten a lot more totes per game than Najee has gotten though?
Edit: NOPE. I looked it up and it seems Franco did it on 188 carries. Najee already has 260 or so.

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

Watching while I work. I don’t know if he or Mac should get ROTY. Pundits are talking about Jamar Chase though.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Wouldn’t Franco have gotten a lot more totes per game than Najee has gotten though?
Edit: NOPE. I looked it up and it seems Franco did it on 188 carries. Najee already has 260 or so.

Franco (1972): 188 carries for 1,055 yards (5.6 ypc) - 13.4 carries per game
Najee (2021): (currently) 284 carries for 1,089 yards (3.8 ypc) - 17.8 carries per game

 

[TideEngineer08]

I’ll guarantee you Franco had a better offensive line. Was Terry Bradshaw rolling by then too?

I mean not to belittle Franco at all but just saying. Congrats to Najee!

 

[crimsonaudio]

I’ll guarantee you Franco had a better offensive line. Was Terry Bradshaw rolling by then too?

I mean not to belittle Franco at all but just saying. Congrats to Najee!

Yeah, it's really tough comparing individual stats in a game that's so heavily team oriented.

 

[TitleWave]

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Without being sacrilegious, Najee was known with religious fervor to 'Bama fans as "NaJesus," so it's likely he will someday miraculously top Franco's Immaculate Reception too--

 

[CajunCrimson]

He’s also caught 70 balls this year. More than 1600 total yards from scrimmage

 

[Windsortide]

Great job Najee job well done

 

[Windsortide]

He is looking like the ultimate every down back. A bigger stronger version of Roger Craig.

 

[jthomas666]

Without being sacrilegious, Najee was known with religious fervor to 'Bama fans as "NaJesus," so it's likely he will someday miraculously top Franco's Immaculate Reception too--

Oddly, this is the first time I've ever heard that reference...

 

[B1GTide]

Watching while I work. I don’t know if he or Mac should get ROTY. Pundits are talking about Jamar Chase though.

Chase wins it easily. He is having a Smitty kind of season.

 

[bamadwain]

He’s also caught 70 balls this year. More than 1600 total yards from scrimmage

He also took 85% of the snaps compared to average back is 70% in the league! Shows he is a every down back!

 

[BamaNation]

Najee had 28 carries for 188 yds

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1478238085351682048

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

Chase wins it easily. He is having a Smitty kind of season.

My fantasy football team says otherwise. LolYou may be right. NFL isn’t something I follow as avidly as college football.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Chase wins it easily. He is having a Smitty kind of season.

It should be about more than stats. Circumstances should factor into it, it won't, but it should.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Watching while I work. I don’t know if he or Mac should get ROTY. Pundits are talking about Jamar Chase though.

Ja'Marr Chase will get it even though I think Jones deserves it. No way in hell playing WR in the NFL comes with more responsibility than playing starting QB. But the "pundits" have minimized Mac's abilities and contributions even before the draft occured.

 

[CHATTBRIT]

Clearly Najee is a complete back and will have a very successful career in the NFL. Remember, Derek Henry didn't exactly light it up when he first went to the Titans and look at him now. He's even superman recovering from foot surgery and is back in training.

 

[BamaFanatJSU]

Ja'Marr Chase will get it even though I think Jones deserves it. No way in hell playing WR in the NFL comes with more responsibility than playing starting QB. But the "pundits" have minimized Mac's abilities and contributions even before the draft occured.

Chase going berserk on Sunday with an 11/260/3 line against a reputedly-strong (as of late) Chiefs defense and breaking the rookie receiving record pretty much sealed his OROY win.