No. 33 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Position: | Running back | ||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth: | March 27, 1979 | ||
Place of birth: | Tampa, Florida | ||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
College: | West Virginia | ||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
|
|||
Career NFL statistics | |||
|
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kevin Jermaine "Kay-Jay" Harris (born March 27, 1979 in Tampa, Florida) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at West Virginia.
Harris has also been a member of the St. Louis Rams and New York Giants.
Harris played football, baseball, basketball, and track at Tampa Bay Technical High School in Tampa, Florida. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers for baseball and played four years of Class A ball before concentrating on football.
Harris has four children (two girls and two boys). Their names are Kyla, Kailiece, Kevin Jr., and Kyle. The mothers of Harris' children are Charyse Jolly and Ty'Angela Carroll.
Harris attended Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas originally before transferring to West Virginia for his final two years. In two years with Mountaineers, Harris started six of 23 games played, rushing for 1,483 yards and 14 touchdowns on 256 attempts, and added 25 receptions for 292 yards and three touchdowns. He also earned second-team all-Big East honors as a senior, rushing for 959 yards and 10 touchdowns on 165 carries, adding 20 receptions for 181 yards and three touchdowns.
On September 4, 2004, he set a West Virginia and Big East Conference record for rushing yards in a single game. He ran for 337 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries against East Carolina despite not starting the game. West Virginia went on to win by a score of 56-23.