![]() Harris with South Carolina in 2019 | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Born: | Hinesville, Georgia, U.S. | November 17, 2000||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Bradwell Institute (Hinesville, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
College: | South Carolina (2019–2021) | ||||||||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 (round: 6 • pick: 183) | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Kevin Harris (born November 17, 2000) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at South Carolina.
Harris grew up in Hinesville, Georgia and attended Bradwell Institute. [1] He was named the Georgia Region 2-6A Player of the Year after rushing for 1,680 yards and 16 touchdowns in his junior year. As a senior, Harris rushed for 1,556 yards and 22 touchdowns and was named the Region 2-6A Player of the Year for the second straight season. [2] Harris committed to play college football at South Carolina over offers from Army, Air Force, Navy, Cornell, Furman, The Citadel, Middle Tennessee State, Tulane and Wofford. [3]
Harris rushed 21 times for 179 yards and four touchdowns as a true freshman. [4] [5] He was named the Gamecocks starting running back several weeks into his sophomore season. [6] [7] Against Ole Miss, Harris rushed for 243 yards, the fifth most in school history, and five touchdowns. [8] He finished the season with 1,138 yards and 15 touchdowns on 185 carries and caught 21 passes for 159 yards and one touchdown. [9]
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 | Bench press | |
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5 ft 9+7⁄8 in (1.77 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.62 s | 1.66 s | 2.62 s | 4.26 s | 7.39 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 21 reps | |
Sources: [10] [11] |
Harris was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, 183rd overall, in the 2022 NFL draft. [12] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [13] [14] He was promoted to the active roster on October 13, 2022. [15] In Week 14 against the Arizona Cardinals, he had his first professional touchdown on a 14-yard rush in the 27–13 victory. [16] He appeared in five games as a rookie. He finished with 18 carries for 52 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. [17]
On August 29, 2023, Harris was waived by the Patriots and re-signed to the practice squad. [18] [19] He was promoted to the active roster on December 19. [20]
Harris was waived by the Patriots on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. [21] [22]