Trevor Harris

For the English footballer, see Trevor Harris (footballer).
Trevor Harris

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Harris during his tenure at Edinboro
No. 7 Ottawa Redblacks
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-05-31) May 31, 1986
Place of birth: Waldo, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College: Edinboro
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
CFL status: International
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Passing yards: 5,059
TD–INT: 36–20
Passer rating: 99.4
Career Arena statistics
Passing yards: 272
TDs-INTs: 7-0
QB rating: 128.60
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Trevor Harris (born May 31, 1986) is an American football quarterback who is a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Edinboro University. As Edinboro's starting quarterback, he broke "every career passing record in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference" and was a two-time finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded each year to the individual selected as the most valuable player in NCAA Division II.[1]

Early years

Harris was an Ohio all-state selection in both football and basketball at Marion Pleasant High School. He was a three-year starter in football, throwing for 1,523 yards and 23 TDs as a senior, completing 90 of 149 passes with just 7 INTs. He was named the Offensive Back of the Year by the North Central Ohio Football Coaches Association, and was also a first team All-NCOFCA choice. He was also a first team All-Mid Ohio Athletic Conference choice and was named the District 11 Player of the Year. He was an All-Ohio selection as a junior, while also being named first team All-MOAC and All-NCOFCA. He completed his career throwing for 4,439 yards with 59 TDs and 19 INTs, adding 6 TDs rushing.[2]

College career

Harris played collegiate football at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, a member of NCAA Division II's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Early in his sophomore year, he broke the school's single-game passing record, leading the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to predict, accurately it turned out, that Harris would "rewrite the school's passing records."[3]

In 2008 he became the third Edinboro player to be a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, and was a finalist again in 2009. Harris was named to the 2009 Consensus Draft Services Preseason All-American Team. He was the first player to repeat as PSAC West Offensive Player of the Year since Randy McKavish of Slippery Rock won the honor in 1997 and again in 1998. He was a three-time All-PSAC West selection and was the PSAC West Rookie of the Year as a freshman.[2]

In his final game at Edinboro, a NCAA playoff game against West Liberty University, Harris set a Division II record with 630 passing yards in a playoff game. West Liberty won the game 84-63, as the two teams combined for 1,394 yards.[4]

Harris finished his career with 11,899 yards passing, completing 66% of his passes and throwing for 100 touchdowns.[5]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

On April 24, 2010, Harris signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft.[6][7][8] He was waived from the team following the preseason.

Arizona Rattlers

On November 12, 2010, Harris was signed by the AFL's Arizona Rattlers.[9]

Hartford Colonials

On July 14, 2011, Harris signed with the United Football League's Hartford Colonials.[10]

Buffalo Bills

On July 27, 2011 Trevor Harris agreed to terms with the Buffalo Bills.

Orlando Predators

On October 31, 2011 Harris signed with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League.

Toronto Argonauts

On March 29, 2012 Harris signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[11] In the Argonauts second, and final, pre-season game of the 2012 CFL season, Harris threw 13 completions in 15 attempts, for 160 yards and 2 touchdowns. His outstanding performance earned him a spot on the roster. Harris played in 2 games in the 2012 CFL season completing 8 of 19 throws for 80 yards. Harris continued his strong pre-season play in the first preseason game of the 2013 CFL season; completing 8 of 11 passing attempts for 115 yards. During the 2014 CFL season Harris started in one game, and played in another 5 games. For the entire season he attempted 60 passes, completing 42 of them (70% completion percentage), for 449 passing yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

During the 2015 preseason the Argos announced that Ricky Ray (incumbent starting QB) will miss the first 6 games of the regular season as he recovers from a torn rotator cuff injury sustained in the 2014 season. Harris was the Argos starting quarterback for Week 1.[12] Trevor Harris started the first 16 games of the CFL season for the Argos as Ricky Ray's injury rehab took longer than expected. During the season he led the Argos to a record of 9-7 before Ray would start the final 2 games of the season and the Argos lone playoff game. During his first season as a starting CFL quarterback Harris played admirably. He completed 382 out of 538 pass attempts (71% completion) for 4354 yards with 33 touchdowns and 19 interceptions (both league highs for 2015).

Ottawa Redblacks

Within the first few hours of free-agency starting on February 9, 2016, the Ottawa Redblacks announced that Harris had signed with the team to a two-year contract.[13] He is expected to back up Henry Burris who will be 41 years of age when the season begins.[14]

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