Duriel Harris
| No. 26, 82, 86, 84 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Wide Receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | November 27, 1954 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Port Arthur, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Port Arthur (TX) Stephen F. Austin | ||||||||
| College: | New Mexico State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 80 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
| Receptions: | 302 |
|---|---|
| Receiving yards: | 5,055 |
| Touchdowns: | 20 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Duriel LaDon Harris, Jr. (born November 27, 1954) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at New Mexico State University.
Harris attended Stephen F. Austin High School. He accepted a scholarship from New Mexico State University. Even though he had few opportunities to prove his true worth in the Aggies run-oriented offense, he finished his college career with 89 receptions for 1,562 yards (17.5 average) and 13 touchdowns.
Harris was selected in the third round (80th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. He wore number 26 during his rookie season, starting two games at wide receiver out of 12 contests. He finished the season with 372 yards (third on the team) on 22 receptions and one touchdown. He also stood out as a return specialist, posting 559 yards on 17 kickoffs and a 32.9 yards per return (led the NFL).
In 1977, he switched his jersey number to 82. He appeared in 14 games (4 starts), finishing second on the team in with 34 receptions for 601 yards, 5 touchdowns and a 17.7 yards average per catch (led the team).
Throughout his first years, the Dolphins were a run-oriented team and his role in the passing offense was limited to being the team's deep threat, generally averaging over 17 yards per catch. In 1979, Harris and Nat Moore set a franchise wide receiver tandem with a combined 90 receptions for 1,638 yards. The next year Bruce Hardy passed him on the depth chart at receiver.
...
Wikipedia