David Harris (American football)
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Harris in 2011
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| No. 52 New York Jets | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Birth name: | David Charles Harris | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | January 21, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Grand Rapids (MI) Ottawa Hills | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 1,088 |
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| Sacks: | 35.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 11 |
| Interceptions: | 6 |
| Pass deflections: | 29 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
David Charles Harris (born January 21, 1984) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Michigan. Harris was selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Jets.
Harris attended Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he played high school football. At linebacker, he set a school record with 158 tackles as a junior, and earned all-state honors from the Detroit Free Press as a senior, and he also contributed as a fullback.
Harris also participated in track and field, and this combination of size and speed led him to become one of the states top prospects.
Harris received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Michigan, where he played for the Michigan Wolverines football team. However, he was forced to redshirt as a freshman due to a knee injury which nearly derailed his career. It took nearly two years for Harris to fully recover, and he only played sparingly as a redshirt freshman and sophomore.
Not until his junior year did Harris become a full-time starter. He began to show signs of a future in the NFL when he led the Wolverines in 2005 with 88 tackles, and 103 tackles as a senior. In 2006, he earned All-Big Ten Conference honors, was Wolverines co-MVP with Mike Hart, and was a second team All-America selection by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, and Rivals.com.
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