![]() Harrison with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2022 | |||||||||
No. 96 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Lewis Center, Ohio, U.S. | August 14, 2001||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) | ||||||||
College: | Ohio State (2019–2022) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2023: 3rd round, 75th pick | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Zachary Harrison (born August 14, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Harrison attended Olentangy Orange High School in Lewis Center, Ohio. He played in the 2019 All-American Bowl. [1] A five-star recruit, Harrison committed to Ohio State University to play college football. [2] [3]
Harrison spent his true freshman season at Ohio State in 2019. [4] He played in all 14 games with one start and had 24 tackles and 3.5 sacks. [5] [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | 274 lb (124 kg) | 36+1⁄4 in (0.92 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.66 s | 7.33 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 25 reps | ||||
Sources: [7] [8] |
Harrison was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round, 75th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [9] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games. He finished with three sacks, 33 total tackles (18 solo), and one pass defended. [10]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
2023 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | ATL | 17 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Career | 33 | 1 | 59 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |