Rahjai Harris: RB · East Carolina · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rahjai Harris
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fifth year in the same backfield at East Carolina. All-AAC in 2024 was the second season with an honor. On tape: 220 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against NC State, Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
43.4% of carries overall (191/440) → 33.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (27/80) — 92.6% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (73.3%). 13 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (61.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 206 | 1,166 | 5.7 | 11 | 86 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 129 | 485 | 3.8 | 5 | 50 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 67 | 238 | 3.6 | 5 | 41 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 164 | 579 | 3.5 | 4 | 24 |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 127 | 622 | 4.9 | 4 | 80 |
| Career | 693 | 3,090 | 4.5 | 29 | 86 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 24 | 162 | 6.8 | 1 | 19 |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 |
| Career | 61 | 398 | 6.5 | 4 | 19 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Norfolk State | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 220-yard day |
| Wk 2 | W 20-14@ Old Dominion | 26 | 131 | 5.0 | 2 | 63 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-21vs App State | 18 | 87 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ Liberty | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-20vs UTSA | 25 | 60 | 2.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-55@ Charlotte | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-45@ No. 23 Army | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-34vs Temple | 11 | 130 | 11.8 | 1 | 55 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-14vs Florida Atlantic | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-31@ Tulsa | 18 | 114 | 6.3 | 2 | 24 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-28@ North Texas | 24 | 128 | 5.3 | 3 | 39 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 14 | L 20-34vs Navy | 19 | 88 | 4.6 | 0 | 29 | |
 Bowl | W 26-21vs NC State | 17 | 220 | 12.9 | 1 | 86 | |
| Total | 206 | 1166 | 5.7 | 11 | 86 |
Bowl · 2024
W 26-21
vs NC State · neutral site
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%176 carriesFumble rate
1.0%2 of 206 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.7 yds/carry on 206 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 74.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 83.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 88.1 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 91.5 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
47.9%
427 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #70 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at East Carolina, 3,090 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
