Joe Giles-Harris

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Joe Giles-Harris
Joe Giles-Harris (cropped).jpg
Giles-Harris with Duke in 2017
No. 44 – New England Patriots
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-01) April 1, 1997 (age 27)
Nyack, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Joseph (NJ)
College: Duke
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2017, 2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:26
Sacks:1.0
Player stats at PFR

Joe Giles-Harris (born April 1, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke. His brother JT plays for the Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League.

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College career

During his time with the Blue Devils, Giles-Harris had 313 total career tackles along with 9 and a half sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. [1] [2]

College statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckFFFRYdsTDIntYdsTDPD
2016 Duke 12121075552401013002
2017 Duke 131312554713.5100110004
2018 Duke 99813447100000002
34343131431708.5110213008

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
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m)		234 lb
(106 kg)		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		4.75 s1.56 s2.79 s4.40 s7.09 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)		9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		17 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [3] [4]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Giles-Harris went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019. [5] [6] He was waived on September 2, 2019 and was re-signed to the practice squad. [7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2019. [8] He was waived again on November 2, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad. [9] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 5, 2019. [10]

On September 5, 2020, Giles-Harris was waived by the Jaguars and signed to the practice squad the next day. [11] [12] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020, [13] and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22. [14] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and November 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [15] [16] He was signed to the active roster on November 21, 2020. [17] In Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans, Giles-Harris recorded his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill during the 31–10 loss. [18] He was waived after the season on May 4, 2021. [19]

Buffalo Bills

On May 16, 2021, Giles-Harris signed a one year contract with the Buffalo Bills. [20] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [21] [22] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022. [23]

On August 30, 2022, Giles-Harris was waived by the Bills and signed to the practice squad the next day. [24] [25] He was released on January 17, 2023.

New England Patriots

On August 9, 2023, Giles-Harris signed with the New England Patriots. [26] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. [27] [28] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. [29]

NFL statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCombSoloAstTFLSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2019 JAX 5032100.000000000
2020 JAX 9320101021.000000000
2021 BUF 2021100.000000000
2022 BUF 2021000.000000000
Career 1732614142100000000

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  2. ↑ "Joe Giles-Harris College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  3. ↑ "Joe Giles-Harris Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Joe Giles-Harris College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Joe Giles-Harris among five Duke football products to sign with NFL teams as undrafted free agents". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  6. ↑ "Jaguars' Joe Giles-Harris: Signs with Jags". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  7. ↑ Alper, Josh (September 3, 2019). "Jaguars claim Austin Calitro". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  8. ↑ "Jaguars promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Jags promote WR Michael Walker from practice squad, waive LB Joe Giles-Harris". Jaguars Wire. USA Today. November 2, 2019.
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  11. ↑ Oehser, John (September 5, 2020). "Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  12. ↑ "Notes on each member of the Jaguars initial 2020 practice squad". Sports Illustrated. September 6, 2020.
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