Kwame Harris
Harris in 2008 with the Oakland Raiders
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 15, 1982 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jamaica | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Newark (DE) | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 86 |
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| Games started: | 55 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kwame Harris (born March 15, 1982) is a Jamaican-born former American football offensive tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, when he won the Morris Trophy as the top offensive lineman in the Pac-10 Conference in 2002.
Harris played high school football in Delaware, and was among the top prep offensive lineman in the country. He played three years at Stanford, twice earning all-conference honors and earning named honorable mention All-American in his final season. Harris was among the top-rated offensive linemen available in the 2003 draft, and he played five seasons with the 49ers and one with Oakland Raiders. He was a starter for most of his career, but often struggled with blocking and committing penalties.
Harris was born in Jamaica and came to the United States when he was three years old. His family first settled in the Bronx, New York before moving to Delaware, where Harris' father operated multiple successful restaurants. Harris started playing the piano at age five and the violin in seventh grade. He grew up in Newark, Delaware, and attended Newark High School. Harris played violin in his high school orchestra along with playing high school football. He was a unanimous All-American selection and generally considered one of the top prep offensive linemen in the nation.
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