David Harris (American football)

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David Harris
New York Jets — No. 52
Linebacker
Date of birth: January 21, 1984 (1984-01-21) (age 24)
Place of birth: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 243 lb (110 kg)
National Football League debut
2007 for the New York Jets
Career history
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47
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Career highlights and awards
  • No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

David Charles Harris (born January 21, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets. Harris prepped at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids and played for the Michigan Wolverines during his college career.

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[edit] High school

Harris attended Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he excelled at football. At linebacker, he set a school record with 158 tackles as a junior, and earned all-state honors from the Detroit Free Press as a senior, and he also contributed as a fullback.

Harris also participated in track and field, and this combination of size and speed led him to become one of the states top prospects. [1]

[edit] College career

Harris earned a scholarship with the University of Michigan Wolverines after his impressive high school career. However, he was forced to redshirt as a freshman due to a knee injury which nearly derailed his career. It would take nearly two years for Harris to fully recover, and only played sparingly as a redshirt freshman and sophomore.

It wouldn't be until his junior year that Harris finally became a full-time starter. He began to show signs of a future in the National Football League when he led the Wolverines in 2005 with 88 tackles, and 103 tackles as a senior. In 2006, he earned All-Big Ten honors, was Wolverines co-MVP with Mike Hart, and was a second team All-America selection by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, and Rivals.com. [2]

[edit] National awards

[edit] Conference honors

  • 2006 All-Big Ten Conference First Team (coaches) and Second Team (media)

[edit] Team awards

[edit] Combine

[edit] Professional career

[edit] 2007 NFL Draft

Harris was projected to go anywhere from the late-second round to the fourth round prior to the 2007 NFL Draft. However, he impressed scouts when he ran a 4.59 40 yard dash at the NFL Combine. He drew interest from the New York Jets, due partially to new linebackers coach Jim Herrmann who had previously been defensive coordinator for Harris' Michigan Wolverines.

Harris was drafted in the 2nd round (47th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. The Jets sent their 2nd, 3rd, and 6th picks that year to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for the Packers 2nd rounder to select Harris. [3]

[edit] 2007 season

On Sunday, October 28, 2007, Harris recorded his first NFL start, making 17 tackles (10 solo) and 1 sack in Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills. Harris started in place of injured LB Jonathan Vilma who was placed on injured reserve after a knee injury. Harris made 24 tackles (20 solo) the following week against the Washington Redskins.

For the 2007 NFL season, Harris had 127 tackles, 5 sacks, and two forced fumbles despite only starting 9 games, and earned various all-rookie honors. [4]

[edit] 2008 season

In late February, the Jets traded Jonathan Vilma to the New Orleans Saints, meaning that David Harris will likely be the starter at middle linebacker for the 2008 season.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Jets LB Harris makes the most out of his opportunity
  2. ^ Jets LB Harris makes the most out of his opportunity
  3. ^ Jets LB Harris makes the most out of his opportunity
  4. ^ Jets LB Harris makes the most out of his opportunity


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