Treon Harris

Treon Harris
Florida Gators No. 3
Position	Wide Receiver
Class	Sophomore
Career history
College	University of Florida (2014–present)
High school	Miami (FL) Booker T. Washington
Personal information
Place of birth	Miami, Florida
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Stats at ESPN.com

Treon Harris is an American college football player who attends the University of Florida, and plays for its Florida Gators football team.

High school career

Harris was a three-year starter at quarterback for Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, Florida, and led his his high school football team to state championships in 2012 and 2013.^[1]^[2] Coming out of high school, Harris was recruited by former Gators' offensive coordinator, Kurt Roper. Harris originally committed to play for the Florida State Seminoles, but flipped to the Gators on national signing day.^[3]

College career

Harris accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and play for the Florida Gators football team, beginning in 2014. After previous Gators starting quarterback Jeff Driskel was benched during the Gators' game versus the Tennessee Volunteers, Harris replaced him and helped the Gators win 10–9.^[4]

After an embarrassing homecoming loss to Missouri, Florida coach Will Muschamp named Treon Harris the starter against No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs. Harris, a true freshman, led the Gators to an upset victory in his first start, beating the Bulldogs 38–20. He completed three of his six passes for 27 yards and rushed for six times that gained 31 yards.

In his second collegiate start, Harris faced the Vanderbilt Commodores. Harris completed 13 of his 21 passes for 215 yards. Treon Harris also did some damage on the ground. He rushed for ten times that gained 49 yards and scored two touchdowns, including a 33-yard touchdown that put the game away. Harris led the Gators to another victory, beating the Commodores 34–10 on the road.

Harris's third collegiate start was against South Carolina Gamecocks. Harris completed 5 of 11 passes for 60 yards with one touchdown and zero interceptions. Harris also had big ground game with 20 rushes for 111 total yards and no touchdowns. Although a strong effort Harris suffered his first collegiate loss as a starter in a 23–20 overtime loss to the Gamecocks.

During his 2014 freshman season, Harris compiled 1,019 passing yards with nine passing touchdowns and four interceptions. As a rusher, Harris had 332 yards and three touchdowns.

On February 5, 2016, Florida confirmed that Treon Harris will be converting to wide receiver for the 2016-17 season.

Personal Life

Treon is the son of Tim "Ice" Harris, a well-known Florida high school football coach. His brother is pro-football player Brandon Harris.^[5]

References

↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/treon-harris/3VYsHPTyEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/gendersport/football-stats.htm
↑ Andrew Kulha (July 9, 2013). "Treon Harris Commits to Florida State: What 4-Star ATH Brings to Seminoles". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
↑ "Signee look-ahead: Treon Harris". GatorBait. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
↑ Jeff Barlis (October 10, 2014). "Lawyers: Woman was 'aggressor'". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
↑ "Scouting Report, Highlights for 4-Star ATH Treon Harris". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2015-10-21.

Florida Gators starting quarterbacks

Charlie Thompson (1908)
Bob W. Shackleford (1910–11)
Harry S. Hester (1912)
Louis E. Tenney (1913)
Rammy Ramsdell (1913–15)
Roy Van Camp (1915)
Artie Fuller (1916–17)
Billy Canova (1917)
H. E. Loomis (1917)
B. Anderson (1919–20)
C. A. Anderson (1920)
Bill Renfroe (1921)
T. Hoyt Carlton (1921)
Joseph Barchan (1922)
Stewart Pomeroy (1922)
Edgar C. Jones (1923–25)
Johnnie Murphree (1924)
Spic Stanley (1925)
Goof Bowyer (1926–28)
Carl Brumbaugh (1927)
Speedy Walker (1927)
Clyde Crabtree (1927–29)
Monk Dorsett (1930–32)
Sam Davis (1933)
Wally Brown (1934)
Ken Eppert (1935)
Bill Stephens (1935)
Bob Ivey (1936)
Ed Manning (1936)
Paul Brock (1936)
Jack Blalock (1937–1938)
Tex Hanna (1939)
Bill Latsko (1940–42)
No team (1943)
Buddy Carte (1944)
Earl Scarborough (1945)
Billy Parker (1946)
Angus Williams (1947–49)
Haywood Sullivan (1950–51)
Rick Casares (1952)
Doug Dickey (1952–53)
Dick Allen (1954)
Bobby Lance (1955)
Jimmy Dunn (1956–58)
Dick Allen (1959)
Larry Libertore (1960–62)
Tom Batten (1961)
Tom Shannon (1962–64)
Steve Spurrier (1964–66)
Jack Eckdahl (1967)
Larry Rentz (1967–68)
John Reaves (1969–71)
Chan Gailey (1972)
David Bowden (1972–73)
Don Gaffney (1973–75)
Jimmy Fisher (1975–76)
Bill Kynes (1976)
Terry LeCount (1977)
Tim Groves (1978–79)
John Brantley, III (1978)
Tyrone Young (1979)
Johnell Brown (1979)
Larry Ochab (1979–80)
Bob Hewko (1980–82)
Wayne Peace (1980–83)
Kerwin Bell (1984–87)
Rodney Brewer (1986)
Kyle Morris (1988–89)
Herbert Perry (1988)
Lex Smith (1989)
Donald Douglas (1989)
Shane Matthews (1990–92)
Terry Dean (1993–94)
Danny Wuerffel (1993–96)
Eric Kresser (1995)
Doug Johnson (1997–99)
Noah Brindise (1997)
Jesse Palmer (1998–2000)
Rex Grossman (2000–02)
Brock Berlin (2001)
Ingle Martin (2003)
Chris Leak (2003–06)
Tim Tebow (2007–09)
John Brantley (2010–11)
Jacoby Brissett (2011–12)
Jeff Driskel (2012–14)
Tyler Murphy (2013)
Skyler Mornhinweg (2013)
Treon Harris (2014–present)
Will Grier (2015)

Florida Gators quarterbacks are listed in the order of their first appearance as a starter. Overlapping years indicate seasons when more than one player started at quarterback.

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