Will Harris (American football)

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Will Harris
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Harris in 2019
No. 25 – Detroit Lions
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995 (age 26)
Suwanee, Georgia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Choate Rosemary Hall
(Wallingford, Connecticut)
College:Boston College
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2021
Total tackles:150
Sacks:1.5
Pass deflections:8
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

William Jamahl Harris (born December 19, 1995) is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College. He attend high school at Choate Rosemary Hall.

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
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 1 in
(1.85 m) 		207 lb
(94 kg) 		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.41 s 1.54 s 2.59 s 4.12 s 6.91 s 36+1⁄2 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[1]

The Detroit Lions selected Harris in the third round (81st overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions traded their third (88th overall) and their sixth round picks (204th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft to the Minnesota Vikings in order to move up and draft Harris.[2] Harris was the seventh safety drafted in 2019. He was reunited with Detroit Lions' defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni, who previously coached the defensive line at Boston College.

On June 4, 2019, the Detroit Lions signed Harris to a four-year, $3.72 million contract with a signing bonus of $952,244.[3]

Throughout training camp, Harris competed against Tavon Wilson, Charles Washington, and Andrew Adams to be a primary backup safety.[4] Head coach Matt Patricia named Harris the primary backup free safety, behind Tracy Walker III, to begin the regular season.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Melvin Ingram Combine Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Monarrez, Carlos (April 26, 2019). "Detroit Lions take DB Will Harris in Round 3 of 2019 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Spotrac.com: Will Harris contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Birkett, Dave (June 4, 2019). "Detroit Lions sign 2019 third-round pick Will Harris". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Schlitt, Eric (September 4, 2019). "Lions Week 1 depth chart vs. what we're seeing on the field". lionswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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