PFF suggests Jaguars sign former Pro Bowl running back

To that end, Locker had a solution in another article, offering ideal landing spots for the 10 best free agents still available. For the Jaguars, he suggested Najee Harris.

"Before suffering an Achilles tear in Week 3, Harris had compiled a career-high 83.9 PFF rushing grade with 3.67 yards after contact per attempt across 15 carries for the Chargers," Locker wrote. "While those numbers may be inflated by a disproportionately small sample size, Harris played to at least a 75.2 rushing grade with 51-plus missed tackles forced every season from 2022-24," he wrote. "In a group where Chris Rodriguez Jr., LeQuint Allen and Bhayshul Tuten are currently slated to split carries, the 28-year-old Harris could emerge as a low-cost bell cow."

As mentioned, Harris is recovering from surgery to repair an Achilles tear. But prior to that injury, he had an impressive, albeit not flashy, career. He garnered a reputation for himself as a workhorse, racking up 1,000-yard seasons in all four years he had been in the NFL before his fifth season was cut short by injury. He was also a good pass blocker, and as mentioned by Locker, was good at forcing missed tackles.

Harris isn't an elite-level running back, but he would be an asset to the Jaguars roster, and given that he's coming off an injury, could well be available at a lower price. While the running back situation is not as dire as Locker makes it sound, it still wouldn't be a bad idea to bring Harris on, if for no other reason than to provide more competition through training camp and the preseason.

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