![]() Harris at Caserma Ederle in 2019 | |||||||
Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | December 30, 1995||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
High school: | Bishop Timon – St. Jude (South Buffalo, Buffalo) | ||||||
College: | Buffalo (2013–2017) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2018: undrafted | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Demone Harris (born December 30, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker. Harris played college football for the Buffalo Bulls.
Harris attended Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School in Buffalo where he focused on basketball and did not play football until his junior year. [1] Harris attended the University at Buffalo where he walked on to the football team and redshirted as a freshman. [2] As a redshirt junior in 2017, he was nominated for the Burlsworth Trophy and named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team. [2] [3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 261 lb (118 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 4.89 s | 1.68 s | 2.82 s | 4.47 s | 7.39 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | ||
All values from Pro Day [4] |
Harris was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018. [5] He was waived on September 1 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 10 [8] and made his NFL debut on October 14, playing four special teams snaps against the Atlanta Falcons. [9] He was waived on November 16 and re-signed to the practice squad. [10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on December 31, 2018. [11]
On October 5, 2019, Harris was waived by the Buccaneers and re-signed to the practice squad. [12] He was released on October 15. [13]
On October 22, 2019, Harris was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad following an injury to Ravens linebacker Pernell McPhee. [14]
On November 21, 2019, Harris was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Ravens practice squad. [15] Harris played his first game for the Chiefs on December 8 at Gillette Stadium and recorded his first career tackle in the same game against Rex Burkhead of the New England Patriots. [9] [16] On February 2, 2020, Harris and the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV 31–20 against the San Francisco 49ers. [17] He was waived by the Chiefs on November 10, [18] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [19] Harris appeared in one game in the 2020 season, recording three tackles of Melvin Gordon in a blowout win over the Denver Broncos on October 25. [20] [21]
On February 9, 2021, Harris re-signed with the Chiefs. [22] He was waived on August 31. [23] Harris was signed to the practice squad the following day. [24] He was elevated to the Chiefs' active roster via standard elevation on October 9. [25] As part of standard elevation rules, he automatically reverted back to the practice squad after the game. Harris was elevated again the following week also via standard elevation on October 16. [26] He was released on October 25.
On November 10, 2021, Harris was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. [27] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 11, 2022. [28]
On August 30, 2022, Harris was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day. [29] [30] He was promoted to the active roster on September 10. [31] He was waived on November 2 and re-signed to the practice squad. [32] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2023. [33]
On August 2, 2023, Harris was released by the Texans, and announced his retirement from the NFL. [34]
On August 15, 2023, Harris came out of retirement to sign with the Atlanta Falcons. [35] He was waived on August 29. [36] He was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 18. [37] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 10, 2024. [38]
Harris was released by the Falcons on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. [39] [40] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29. [41]
On August 14, 2025, Harris signed with the San Francisco 49ers. [42] Harris was released by San Francisco on August 20. [43]