Raymont Harris

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Raymont Harris
Date of birth	December 23, 1970
Place of birth	Lorain, Ohio
Position(s)	Running Back
College	Ohio State University
NFL Draft	1994 / Round 4/ Pick 118
Team(s)
1994-1997 1998-1999 2000-2001 2000-2001	Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Denver Broncos New England Patriots

Raymont LaShawn Harris (born December 23, 1970 in Lorain, Ohio) is a former NFL runningback that was nicknamed the "Ultraback" because of his versatility. He also was nicknamed "Quiet Storm." He spent six seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots.

[edit] College Career

He starred at the Ohio State University, where he set the school record for most rushing yards in a bowl game (235) and finished his career at Ohio State as the school's 6th leading rusher of all time. He is currently the 8th leading rusher in the school’s history. Harris finished his career with 2,649 yards rushing.

[edit] NFL career

Raymont Harris was drafted in the 4th round with the 114th overall pick by the Chicago Bears in 1994 and subsequently became the starting fullback once Merrill Hoge suffered a career ending injury. Harris became an integral part of the 1994, Chicago Bears playoff team. He went on to lead the Bears in rushing for the 1996 NFL season. His career best season came in 1997 where he had a career high of 276 rushing carries for 1,033 rushing yards. He also finished tied for sixth in the NFL with ten rushing touchdowns.

Harris left the Bears after the 1997 season. The rest of his career was plagued by injuries, causing him to miss the 1999 season and spent the final two years of his career with 3 different teams. He retired in 2001 with 2,509 rushing yards, 114 receptions for 739 yards, and 17 touchdowns.

Preceded by Kirk Herbstreit	Ohio State Buckeyes Football Season MVP 1993	Succeeded by Korey Stringer
Preceded by Robert Smith	Ohio State Buckeyes Starting Tailbacks 1993	Succeeded by Eddie George

Ohio State Buckeyes Football I-Formation Tailbacks
Griffin • Logan • Springs • Murray • Spencer • Byars • Wooldridge • Workman • Snow • Smith • Harris • George • Pearson • Wiley • Combs • Wells • Clarett • Ross • Pittman