De'Jon Harris

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De'Jon Harris
De'Jon Harris (September 11, 2022).jpg
Harris with the Washington Football Team in 2022
Personal information
Born: (1997-11-01) November 1, 1997 (age 26)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: John Ehret (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)
College: Arkansas
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Tackles:5
Sacks:1
Player stats at PFR

De'Jon Raiheem "Scoota" Harris (born November 1, 1997) is an American football linebacker. He played college football at Arkansas. Harris has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and Washington Commanders.

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College career

Harris played in 45 games for Arkansas from 2016 - 2019, recording 371 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 9 pass deflections, 4 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, and 1 defensive touchdown. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11+5⁄8 in
(1.82 m)		234 lb
(106 kg)		31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.69 s1.64 s2.77 s4.32 s7.06 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)		9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		18 reps
Sources: [2] [3]

New England Patriots

Harris was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2020. [4] He was waived on September 5, 2020. [5]

Green Bay Packers

Harris was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their practice squad on September 9, 2020. [6] He was elevated to the active roster on October 5 and November 28 for the team's weeks 4 and 12 games against the Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [7] [8] On January 25, 2021, Harris signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers. [9] On August 31, 2021, Packers released Harris as part of their final roster cuts. [10]

Washington Football Team / Commanders

Harris playing against the Dallas Cowboys in 2021. De'Jon Harris sacks Dak Prescott DEC2021 (cropped).jpg
Harris playing against the Dallas Cowboys in 2021.

Harris signed with the Washington Football Team's practice squad on October 19, 2021. [11] He was elevated to the active roster as a COVID-19 replacement player against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15. [12] Harris was signed to the active roster on January 3, 2022. [13]

Harris was released by the Commanders on August 31, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [14] He was signed to the active roster on November 3. [15] On December 22, he was waived then re-signed to the practice squad four days later and promoted again to the active roster on December 30. [16] On January 4, 2023, Harris was placed on injured reserve. [17]

On August 29, 2023, Harris was waived by the Commanders and re-signed to the practice squad. [18] [19] On October 10, he was signed to the active roster. [20] On November 22, the Commanders placed him on injured reserve due to a quad injury. [21] He was reactivated on December 28. [22]

Personal life

Harris' nickname Scoota was given to him by his mother at birth. [23]

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References

  1. ↑ "De'Jon Harris College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "De'Jon Harris Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Scout De'Jon Harris College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ Roulier, Pete (April 26, 2020). "De'Jon Harris signs free agent deal with Patriots". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ Mason, Chris (September 5, 2020). "New England Patriots 2020 roster cut tracker". MassLive.com . Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Packers sign WR Foster and LB Harris to practice squad". Packers.com. September 9, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Kruse, Zach (October 5, 2020). "Packers elevate DL Billy Winn, LB De'Jon Harris from practice squad for Week 4". USA Today .
  8. ↑ "Packers elevate LB De'Jon Harris and RB Mike Weber for gameday". Packers.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Green Bay Packers. January 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Washington releases WR Kelvin Harmon, S Cole Luke; signs K Chris Blewitt, LB De'Jon Harris to practice squad". WashingtonFootball.com. October 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ Washington Football Team Public Relations (December 21, 2021). "Washington activates 3 players off the Reserve/COVID-19 list, elevates 4 from practice squad". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Washington activates multiple players off the Reserve/COVID-19 list". WashingtonFootball.com. January 3, 2022.
  14. ↑ Washington Commanders Public Relations (August 31, 2022). "Commanders claim CBs Tariq Castro-Fields, Rachad Wildgoose off waivers". Commanders.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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