No. 92, 95, 60 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | June 3, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Bronx, New York | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Miami (Fla.) | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 133 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
|
Tackles: | 14 |
---|---|
Sacks: | 0.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Orien J. Harris (born June 3, 1983) is a former American football defensive tackle. He recently played for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Harris was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions.
He is the younger brother of NFL offensive tackle Kwame Harris and is married to his college sweetheart, Alexandra Jackson. Alexandra is the daughter of former Atlanta mayor, Maynard Jackson, the first African-American mayor of a major Southern city.
Harris was born to Donovan and Cordel Harris and is the third of four children. He was born in the Bronx, New York, and moved to Delaware in the 4th grade. He was an outstanding student athlete at Newark High School in Delaware, where he won multiple state championships along with older brother Kwame. Harris was rated the nation's top defensive line prospect by The Football News and named a High School All-American by The Football News. As a senior, he was named Delaware's Gatorade Player of the Year, Lineman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year after recorded 130 tackles (95 solos, 35 assists), 9.5 quarterback sacks and a whopping 70 tackles for losses as a senior. His career totals are: 496 tackles (331 solos, 165 assists), 33 quarterback sacks, 252 tackles for losses. He assisted his team to a 12-0 record as a senior and the 2000 Division I State Championship.