Will Harris (American football)
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.
 Harris in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 25 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | December 19, 1995 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 | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Professional career
| 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 | |
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| 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
- "Melvin Ingram Combine Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- 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.
- "Spotrac.com: Will Harris contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- Birkett, Dave (June 4, 2019). "Detroit Lions sign 2019 third-round pick Will Harris". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- 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.