![]() Harris with the Texans in 2022 | |||||||||||
No. 48 – Houston Texans | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | January 16, 2001||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | U-High (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | ||||||||||
College: | Alabama (2019–2021) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Christian Harris (born January 16, 2001) is an American football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was selected by the Texans in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Harris attended Louisiana State University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He played several positions in high school, including running back, wide receiver, tight end, and cornerback. He converted to linebacker in the 2019 All-American Bowl. [1] [2] A 4-star linebacker recruit, Harris originally committed to play college football at Texas A&M University before flipping his commitment to the University of Alabama. [3]
Harris entered his true freshman year at Alabama in 2019 as a linebacker despite not playing the position in high school. [4] [5] [6] [7] He opened the season as a starter and ended up starting 12 of 13 games, recording 63 tackles and being named freshman All-Southeastern Conference. [8] [9] Harris returned as a starter his sophomore year in 2020. [10] [11] On January 17, 2022, Harris declared his intentions to enter the 2022 NFL draft.
Alabama Crimson Tide | ||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | ||||||
2019 | Alabama | 13 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
2020 | Alabama | 13 | 79 | 52 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021 | Alabama | 15 | 80 | 45 | 35 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
Career | 41 | 220 | 124 | 96 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.44 s | 1.53 s | 2.57 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) | ||||
All values from NFL Combine [12] [13] |
Harris was selected in the third round (75th overall) by the Houston Texans in the 2022 NFL draft. [14] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022. [15] He was activated on October 22. [16]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | TD | ||
2022 | HOU | 12 | 11 | 74 | 46 | 28 | 1.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | HOU | 16 | 12 | 101 | 65 | 36 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 28 | 23 | 175 | 111 | 64 | 3.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | TD | ||
2023 | HOU | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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