Kyle Harmon (American football)

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Kyle Harmon
No. 45
Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-02) March 2, 1999 (age 25) [1]
Antioch, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High school Freedom (CA)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2022)

Kyle Harmon (born March 2, 1999) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. He ranked second nationally in tackles during the 2021 season.

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Early years

Harmon grew up in Walnut Creek, California. His father, Kevin Harmon, played football at Weber State, [2] but died of congestive heart failure when Kyle was a freshman in high school. [3] Kyle attended Freedom High School in Oakley, California. While at Freedom, he tallied 405 tackles and was twice named Defensive Player of the Year in the Bay Valley Athletic League. [2]

College football

Harmon originally committed to play college football for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He withdrew that commitment in January 2017 and committed to the University of California. [4] One week before the 2017 season opener, he left the Cal program. [5] He initially announced plans to enroll at Cal Poly in January 2018. [6] Instead, he enrolled at San Jose State University and has played college football there since 2018. [5]

As a senior in 2021, he tallied 133 tackles (72 unassisted, 61 assisted), the second highest total among all college football players. [7] Having an additional year of eligibility, Harmon returned to San Jose State as a graduate student in 2022. In July 2022, he was named to the Butkus Award watch list. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Kyle Harmon, Linebacker, San Jose State Spartans". Sports Illustrated . February 25, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Kyle Harmon". San Jose State University. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ Sabedra, Darren (October 26, 2016). "Bay Area prep football star perseveres after dad's death". The Mercury News.
  4. ↑ "Recruiting: Freedom star Kyle Harmon flips to Cal". East Bay Time. January 29, 2017.
  5. 1 2 De los Santos, Justice (October 29, 2020). "How San Jose State's reaping benefit of Bay Area high school football star's unexpected detour". The Mercury News.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Freedom star Kyle Harmon leaves for Cal Poly". The Mercury News. August 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "College Football Player Defense Stats 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "San Jose State Football: Kyle Harmon Named To Butkus Award Watch List". Mountain West Wire. July 25, 2022.


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