Damon Harrison
Harrison in 2016
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| No. 98 New York Giants | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 29, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | New Iberia, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 350 lb (159 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Lake Charles (LA) Boston | ||||||||||
| College: | William Penn | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 279 |
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| Sacks: | 4.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
| Pass deflections: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Damon Paul Harrison (born November 29, 1988), nicknamed "Snacks", is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at William Penn University.
Harrison was born in New Iberia, Louisiana on November 29, 1988. He attended Lake Charles Boston High School, where he primarily played shooting guard on the school's basketball varsity. On November 29, 2005, during his junior season, he injured the meniscus in his left knee, and gained “like 40 or 50 pounds” over the next two months. He decided to take on football for his senior year, playing both offensive and defensive line, and was an all-district and all-Southwest Louisiana selection in 2006. He was also named as the team captain and was selected as Lake Charles Boston's Offensive MVP and Defensive MVP along with being selected as the Lake Charles Boston's Offensive Lineman of the Year.
Since much of recruiting takes place during a high school player’s junior season, Harrison was overlooked by college scouts and wound up without any scholarship offer after his graduation. He enrolled at Northwest Mississippi Community College, but dropped out after the first semester to work as a night stocker at Wal-Mart in Lake Charles. However, he was later recruited to William Penn, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, by former NMCC assistant coach Steve Miller.
In his freshman year at William Penn, Harrison finished fifth on the team in tackles. As a sophomore and junior, he was voted second-team all-conference.
During his senior season, he was recognized as NAIA All-American and first-team all-conference after posting 3.5 sacks and 8.5 tackles for losses among his team-high 60 tackles.
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