Harris at a promotional event in Chicago
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | April 29, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Killeen, Texas | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Killeen (TX) Ellison | ||||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Tackles: | 226 |
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Quarterback sacks: | 31.5 |
Interceptions: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Tommie Harris, Jr. (born April 29, 1983) is a former American football defensive tackle who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and was recognized as a consensus All-American twice. The Chicago Bears chose him in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the San Diego Chargers. He is a three-time Pro Bowl selection.
Harris was born in Germany and raised in Killeen, Texas. He attended Ellison High School in Killeen. As a member of the Ellison Eagles, Harris became one of the nation's top defensive high school prospects, including being ranked as the No. 35 high school prospect in the nation by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming. During the 1998 football season, he was a back-up defensive tackle in his sophomore year for the Eagles who were ranked No. 1 in the state of Texas and No. 13 in the nation. He was also a member of Ellison's track and field team, where he participated in the shotput.
While attending the University of Oklahoma, Harris played for coach Bob Stoops's Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2001 to 2003. He is one of the very few players in OU history to start every game of his true freshman season. He was a two-time All-Big 12 selection, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2002 and a unanimous first-team All-American in 2003. In his junior and final season as a Sooner, Harris won the Lombardi Award as the nation's best lineman in 2003. He was named to the Sports Illustrated All-Decade Team in 2009.