Green Bay Packers Could Turn to Najee Harris for RB Depth

He believes the Packers will pick up Harris in free agency. This, even though the 28-year-old played in just three games last season for the Los Angeles Chargers due to injury.

"He shouldn’t be expected to take on the workload he did in Pittsburgh earlier in his career, but he should still be effective for depth as a power back," wrote Infante regarding Harris' potential role with the Packers.

Harris suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Week 3 of the 2025 season, so that's a major red flag considering the aforementioned injury concerns with Jacobs and Lloyd for the Packers.

With that said, he did play in and start in all 17 games in each of his four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, so it's not like he has a long injury history. In fact, he has a history of being a bruising back who put up 1,000-plus yards in each of his first four seasons in the NFL.

Yes, the 2025 season was a disappointment, but everything else we've seen from Harris in his NFL career suggests that he, at the very least, would be a more than solid backup running back.

In four seasons in Pittsburgh, Harris rushed 1,097 times for 4,312 yards and 28 touchdowns. He also caught 180 passes for 1,149 yards and six receiving touchdowns, so he undoubtedly brings a "dual threat" nature to his game as well.

The Packers could also get him on the cheap because he's coming off that devastating torn Achilles.

They have to believe he can actually make a comeback, of course, but there is no better backup running back option available if they do indeed make that determination.