Kyle Harmon (American football)

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Kyle Harmon
San Jose State SpartansNo. 45
Position Linebacker
ClassGraduate student
Personal information
Born:c. 1999
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High school Freedom (CA)

Kyle Harmon (born c. 1999) is an American football linebacker 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, [1] but died of congestive heart failure when Kyle was a freshman in high school. [2] Kyle attended Freedom High School in Antioch, California. While at Freedom, he tallied 405 tackles and was twice named Defensive Player of the Year in the Bay Valley Athletic League. [1]

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. [3] One week before the 2017 season opener, he left the Cal program. [4] He initially announced plans to enroll at Cal Poly in January 2018. [5] Instead, he enrolled at San Jose State University and has played college football there since 2018. [4]

As a senior in 2021, he tallied 133 tackles (72 unassisted, 61 assisted), the second highest total among all college football players. [6] 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. [7]

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References

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