Harold Fannin Jr.

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Harold Fannin Jr.
Bowling Green Falcons–No. 0
Position Tight end
ClassJunior
Major Pre-Construction Management
Personal information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
Career highlights and awards

Harold Fannin Jr. is an American college football tight end for the Bowling Green Falcons.

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Early life

Fannin grew up in Canton, Ohio and attended McKinley High School. [1] He was named first-team All-Ohio as a senior at defensive back after making 106 tackles with two interceptions, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, and two defensive touchdowns and was also an All-Federal League selection on offense after catching 36 passes for 601 yards and six touchdowns. [2] Fannin committed to play college football at Bowling Green. [3]

College career

Fannin caught 19 passes for 218 yards and one touchdown during his freshman season with the Bowling Green Falcons. [4] [5] He was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) at the end of his sophomore season after finishing the year with 44 receptions for 623 yards and six touchdowns. [6]

In 2024, Fannin was named to the preseason John Mackey Award watchlist. [7] In the season opening victory over Fordham, he hauled in six receptions for 67 yards. The following week against Penn State, Fannin caught a then career-high 11 passes for 137 yards and one touchdown. Following a bye week, he amassed 145 yards on eight catches and a touchdown against Texas A&M in week four. For his strong performance he was named John Mackey and MAC Offensive Player of the Week. [8] [9] In week five, Fannin set a career-high with 12 receptions and 193 receiving yards in a loss against Old Dominion. He also set a school record for single game receiving yards by a tight end, passing Mark Dowdell's 1983 record of 175 yards. His two touchdowns also broke Bowling Green's career record for receiving touchdowns by a tight end. For the third consecutive game, Fannin surpassed his career high in receiving yards. For the second consecutive week he was named John Mackey and MAC Offensive Player of the Week. [10] The following week against Akron, Fannin had nine receptions for 135 yards and a game winning 31-yard touchdown run. He was named MAC Offensive Player of the week for the third consecutive week. [11] In game seven against Kent State, Fannin had ten receptions for 171 yards. In the victory he became the programs receiving yardage leader by tight end, passing Alex Bayer. He was also named John Mackey Player of the Week for the third time. In the regular season, Fannin had seven 100-yard performances in the twelve games he played. He led the MAC in receptions and receiving yards. He was named first team All-MAC for the second consecutive season. Fannin was named a finalist for the John Mackey award, where led all tight ends in receptions, yards and touchdowns. Fannin became the programs first Consensus All-American, earning first-team All-America status at Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association and Associated Press. He also received his fourth first-team nod from Football Writers Association of America at the wide-receiver position. [12]

Fannin finished the regular season with 100 receptions for 1,342 yards and nine touchdowns. As of December 19, 2024, Fannin is 11 yards away from breaking Jace Amaro's single-season record of 1,352 receiving yards by a tight end that was set in 2013 when he was at Texas Tech. Fannin is also five receptions and 41 yards away from leading the country in both receptions and yards. San Jose State's Nick Nash currently leads, but has opted out of his Bowl Game. The Falcons are set to play Arkansas State on December 26, in the Ventures Bowl.

Statistics

Leads NCAA Division I FBS
BoldCareer best
Bowling Green Falcons
SeasonGamesReceivingRushing
GPGSRecYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTD
2022 1211921811.5110535.34
2023 1184462314.2614412.90
2024 12111001,34213.498577.11
Career 35201632,18313.416321514.75

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References

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