Dwayne Harris

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dwayne Harris

Harris in the 2007 Hawaii Bowl.

No. 17 Dallas Cowboys

Wide receiver/Return specialist

Personal information

Date of birth: September 16, 1987

Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia

Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight: 207 lb (94 kg)

Career information

High school: Tucker (GA)

College: East Carolina

NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 176

Debuted in 2011 for the Dallas Cowboys

Career history

Dallas Cowboys (2011–present)

Roster status: Active

Career highlights and awards

All-C-USA (2009)
C-USA Special Teams Player-of-the-Year (2009)
3× NFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013

Receptions	26
Receiving yards	302
Total return yards	1,988
Total touchdowns	5
Stats at NFL.com

Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Dwayne Lenard Harris (born September 16, 1987) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at East Carolina. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the eleventh pick of the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Early years

Harris played quarterback at Tucker High School in Tucker, Georgia. He was considered as one of the best quarterbacks in the southeast by Prep Star Magazine. He was also a 4A All-State selection. He led Tucker to a 10-1 record his senior year.

College career

In his redshirt freshman, he played in all 13 games and was named to the conference's all freshmen team as a punt returner. East Carolina University won the 2007 Hawaii Bowl against Boise State on a team that also featured future NFL running back, Chris Johnson. As a sophomore, he played in 10 games before injuring his foot playing against the University of Southern Mississippi. Regardless of his injury, East Carolina University won the 2008 Conference USA Championship against the University of Tulsa.

In his junior year, he was named to the Conference USA first-team and as the C-USA Special Teams Player-of-the-Year. He played in all 14 games, including a victory against the University of Houston in the 2009 C-USA Championship and a loss to the University of Arkansas in the 2010 Liberty Bowl. In his senior year, Harris played in all 13 games and won the C-USA MVP award. The Pirates lost to the University of Maryland in the 2010 Military Bowl.

He finished his college career with school records for receptions (268) and receiving yards (3,001). He was the first player in school history to top 100 receptions in a season (101 as a senior) and the second player to gain over 6,000 career all-purpose yards (6,380). He is second in school history with 102 kickoff returns for 2,374 yards.

Professional career

Harris was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. In his first career pre-season appearance, he had a game to remember against the Denver Broncos, recording 5 receptions for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns (including a 76-yard touchdown reception), in just 2 quarters of work. Unfortunately his first year was mostly a disappointment, with the Cowboys releasing him on October 18 and signing him to their practice squad. He eventually was signed back to the active roster on December 14. As a rookie he appeared in just seven games, returning 15 punts for 80 yards.

In 2012, he had his first career punt return for a touchdown during a Week 10 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. His 78-yard return broke a fourth-quarter tie and earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.^[1] His impact as a returner in special teams convinced the coaching staff to give him more opportunities at wide receiver. Despite being active all season, it wasn’t until week 12 against the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving, that he started to produce as a receiver, catching 4 passes for 71 yards. He finished second in the NFL in punt return average (16.1 yards).^[2]

During the 2013 season, Harris started to be used as a gunner on special teams and in the opening game against the New York Giants, his three coverage tackles and his effort in forcing one of the Giants’ six turnovers, earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He was again named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, after his week 6 performance against the Washington Redskins. He registered 222 total return yards which outgained the Cowboys’ offense by nine yards, including an 88-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 90-yard kickoff return.^[3] He also became the third player (Chris Boniol and Billy Cundiff were the first) in team history to win the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week two times in a season.^[4] Although he was injured in 3 of the last 4 games of the season, he tied for second on the team with 12 special teams tackles, finished ranked third in punt return average (12.8) and second in kick return average (30.6) in the NFL. As a wide receiver he had 9 receptions for 80 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner against the Minnesota Vikings.

References

↑ "Cowboys Corner: Dwayne Harris named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week". Cowboys Corner. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
↑ "Roster Rundown: Harris Provides Punt Return Spark". DallasCowboys.com. Dallas Cowboys. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
↑ "Dwayne Harris wins NFC special teams honors". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
↑ "Harris Takes Home NFC Special Teams Award For 2nd Time". DallasCowboys.com. Dallas Cowboys. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

External links

Media related to Dwayne Harris at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Dallas Cowboys current roster

Active roster	5 Dan Bailey 6 Chris Jones 9 Tony Romo 11 Cole Beasley 17 Dwayne Harris 18 Kyle Orton 19 Miles Austin 20 B. W. Webb 21 Joseph Randle 23 Jakar Hamilton 24 Morris Claiborne 26 Sterling Moore 27 J. J. Wilcox 29 DeMarco Murray 32 Orlando Scandrick 34 Phillip Tanner 38 Jeff Heath 39 Brandon Carr 40 Danny McCray 42 Barry Church 44 Tyler Clutts 50 Sean Lee 51 Kyle Wilber 52 Justin Durant 53 Cameron Lawrence 54 Bruce Carter 56 Martez Wilson 57 DeVonte Holloman 58 Kyle Bosworth 59 Ernie Sims 65 Ronald Leary 67 Phil Costa 68 Doug Free 69 Corvey Irvin 70 Drake Nevis 71 Everette Brown 72 Travis Frederick 73 Mackenzy Bernadeau 75 Darrion Weems 77 Tyron Smith 78 Jermey Parnell 82 Jason Witten 83 Terrance Williams 84 James Hanna 88 Dez Bryant 89 Gavin Escobar 91 L. P. Ladouceur 92 Jarius Wynn 94 DeMarcus Ware 96 Nick Hayden 97 Jason Hatcher 98 Orie Lemon 99 George Selvie

Reserve lists	25 Lance Dunbar (IR) 37 Matt Johnson (IR) 55 Edgar Jones (IR-DFR) 64 Brian Waters (IR) 79 Ben Bass (IR) 93 Anthony Spencer (IR) -- Marvin Austin (IR) -- Ryan Cook (IR) -- Tyrone Crawford (IR)

Practice squad	16 Tim Benford 28 George Winn 61 John Wetzel 66 Ray Dominguez 80 Jameson Konz 81 Lanear Sampson 85 Jamar Newsome 95 Caesar Rayford

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA

v t e Dallas Cowboys 2011 NFL Draft selections

Tyron Smith Bruce Carter DeMarco Murray David Arkin Josh Thomas Dwayne Harris Shaun Chapas Bill Nagy

Draft years: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Persondata
Name	Harris, Dwayne
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	1987-09-16
Place of birth	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.