Deion Harris (born 18 December 1995) is an American football cornerback who plays for the Hamburg Sea Devils in the European League of Football. He played college football at North Dakota.
| Hamburg Sea Devils (ELF) | |
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 18, 1995 |
| Height: | 6 ft 3.1 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 224.7 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hibbing High School (Hibbing, Minnesota) |
| College: | North Dakota |
| Undrafted: | 2019 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
High school career
editHarris attended Hibbing High School in Hibbing, Minnesota. As a senior, he was a quarterback on offense and a safety on defense.[1] He was named to the All-Conference team in each of his final two high school years. On National Signing Day in February 2014, he was introduced as a recruit to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks after verbally committing to the university back in December.[2][3]
College career
editAs a freshman at North Dakota, Harris appeared in all twelve games as a reserve at the cornerback position and on special teams. As a sophomore, he started every game and recorded 12 pass break-ups, which tied for the most passes defended in the Division I era for the Fighting Hawks. In his junior year in 2016, he recorded 36 tackles and nine pass break-ups.[4] His five interceptions led all players in the Big Sky Conference. As a result, he was selected to the FCS All-American as well as the All-Big Sky first team by the AFCA and AP.[5][6] In July 2017, Harris tore his left Achilles tendon during a workout, causing him to sit out a year as a medical redshirt and play his final year of college in 2018.[4][7] In the process, he recorded 24 tackles and seven pass break-ups.
Professional career
editAfter being projected as a draft pick prior to his injury, he went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft.[4][8] He participated in a minicamp with the Green Bay Packers in the spring before being signed by the Washington Redskins (now Washington Commanders) in May 2019.[9] He appeared in four games during the preseason, recording eight tackles and four pass break-ups. On August 30, Harris was released by the Redskins as part of the final roster shuffle.[10] He was then placed on the practice squad, from which he was released on October 8.[11]
In the 2020 XFL season, Harris signed with the DC Defenders.[12] He made his XFL debut in the fourth week of play, which suspended play a week and a half later due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In two games, Harris had five tackles. In April 2022, he was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[12][13] Harris appeared for the team in the preseason, recording one interception. He was released before the start of the season.[14]
Harris signed with the Hamburg Sea Devils of the European League of Football (ELF) ahead of the 2023 ELF season.[8][15]
Professional statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Yds | Sck | FF | PD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
European League of Football 
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| 2023 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ELF total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: europeanleague.football | ||||||||||||||
Personal life
editHarris is the son of former NFL player Johnnie Harris.[15]
References
edit- ^ Miller, Tom. "UND FOOTBALL: Cornerback Deion Harris' length provides advantage". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Football team announces 2014 signing day class". fightinghawks.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Verbal Commit: Deion Harris". UNDfootball360.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c St George III, Louie (April 21, 2019). "NFL draft: Hibbing graduate Harris looking for his shot". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "College football: Eastern Washington's Cooper Kupp headlines the 2016 AFCA FCS All-America Team". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Big Sky announces 2016 Football All-Conference team". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "UND's Harris suffers season-ending injury". skylinesportsmt.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Einst als Erstrundenpick gehandelt: Harris jetzt bei den Sea Devils". Touchdown24.de (in German). Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Hibbing Native Deion Harris Signs with Washington Redskins". fox21online.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Cuts tracker: NFL teams finalize 53-player rosters". NFL.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Redskins Sign G Malcolm Bunche, LB Cassanova McKinzy To Practice Squad; Release DB Deion Harris, DE Chris Odom". Commanders.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Giombetti, Gary (May 28, 2022). "Harris' next stop begins north of the border; Bluejacket alum signs deal with CFL's Toronto Argonauts". Mesabi Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Argos add a trio of Americans". CFL.ca. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Argos Transactions – June 5, 2022". Argonauts.ca. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Krauss, Dominik. "Hamburg Sea Devils sign former Washington Redskins defensive back Deion Harris". europeanleague.football. Retrieved March 10, 2023.