Mark Harrison (born December 11, 1990) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He previously played college football for Rutgers. Harrison also has played for the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | December 11, 1990 Stratford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Frank Scott Bunnell (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| College: | Rutgers |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Harrison graduated from Bunnell High School in Connecticut.
College career
editAs a true freshman in 2009, Harrison appeared in eight games, making one start and finishing the season with five catches for 83 yards (16.6 yards per reception) and one touchdown. In 2010, Harrison started eleven of twelve games, catching 44 passes for 829 yards (18.8) and nine touchdowns. He started just five of twelve games as a junior in 2011; on the season, he caught just fourteen passes for 274 yards (19.6) and two touchdowns. However, he rebounded in his senior year, catching 44 passes for 583 yards (13.3) and six touchdowns.
Professional career
editHarrison was considered a potential late-round prospect for the 2013 NFL Draft[1] and was invited to the combine. After the combine, the hotel room Harrison shared with Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins was found to be left in a state where "urine and feces were found around the bathroom, toothpaste was left on the mirror and partially eaten food was on one of the beds," per ESPN, who also reported that NFL sources did not believe Harrison was responsible for what happened to the room. Both players denied responsibility.[2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
231 lb (105 kg) |
35 in (0.89 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.46 s | 1.59 s | 2.58 s | 4.33 s | 6.99 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values from 2013 NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
On May 20, 2013, he was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent.[4] On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list.[5] He was released by the Patriots on June 4, 2014 after being late to OTAs.[6]
Harrison was signed by the Chiefs in 2014. He was released on August 30, 2014.[7]
On October 15, 2014, Harrison signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was activated on November 6, 2014. Harrison was released by the Argonauts on May 22, 2015.
References
edit- ^ "DeAndre Hopkins, Mark Harrison deny trashing hotel room". NFL.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Sources: WRs occupied trashed hotel room". ESPN.com. April 18, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Mark Harrison", nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/, retrieved May 25, 2013
- ^ "Patriots sign rookie WR Mark Harrison and K David Ruffer". patriots.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ Hughes, Luke (August 26, 2013). "Patriots Release Kamar Aiken, Niko Koutouvides, Three Others, Re-Sign Two players". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ Underhill, Nick (June 4, 2014). "Source: Mark Harrison was late to OTAs before being released". MassLive. MassLive LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ Thorman, Joel (August 30, 2014). "Chiefs roster cuts 2014: Tyler Bray to IR, Ryan Succop released". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.