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Jersey Number 7
Brendon Harris
- Position:
- S
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 215
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, TN
- High School:
- Baylor School
Bio
2025 (Graduate)
• Had four tackles, including a TFL in a reserve role against APSU
• Earned the start at Wisconsin and recorded five tackles
• Added two stops in win over Nevada
2024 (Graduate)
• Played and started in two games before injury
• Finished the year with 18 tackles, including a TFL and a pass breakup
• Had a career-best 12 stops against Ole Miss, including a TFL
• Did not play the rest of the season due to his injury
2023 (r-Senior at Wake Forest)
• Played in just two games
• Had one tackle and a fumble recovery he returned 31 yards
2022 (r-Junior at Wake Forest)
• Named to the ACC All-Academic Team
• Saw action in 12 games at safety and on special teams, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl
• Tallied 20 total tackles including 13 solo tackles while also notching an interception and pass deflection
• Sealed the Senior Night victory over Syracuse with a 36-yard pick six, his first collegiate interception and first defensive touchdown
• Recorded at least one tackles in eight games while having five games with multiple tackles
• Notched a season-best six tackles against North Carolina
2021 (r-Sophomore at Vanderbilt)
• Played in all 12 games for Vanderbilt, the most in his four seasons with the Commodores
• Tallied 34 total tackles including 23 solo tackles
• Recorded a season-high five tackles in the regular-season finale against Tennessee while also having five tackles against South Carolina
• Totaled four or more tackles in six games including a tackle for loss against South Carolina
• Posted pass deflections in back-to-back games against Colorado State and Stanford
2020 (r-Sophomore at Vanderbilt)
• Played in seven games including starts against Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee
• Recorded 42 tackles (fifth-most on team), 1.0 tackle for loss, one forced fumble and three pass breakups
• Tallied eight or more tackles three times, including a pair of double-digit performances
• Netted first career forced fumble against South Carolina
• Had 1.0 tackle for loss against Ole Miss
• Totaled eight tackles at Kentucky, 10 tackles at Mississippi State and 10 tackles vs. Tennessee
2019 (r-Freshman at Vanderbilt)
• Appeared in 11 games, starting at safety against Ole Miss, UNLV and Kentucky
• Finished fourth on team in tackles (51) and solo stops (32)
• Posted five-plus tackles in six contests
• Recorded a tackle for loss and eight stops against LSU
• Tallied season-high nine tackles versus UNLV
• Ended with seven stops in consecutive games versus Northern Illinois and Ole Miss
2018 (Freshman at Vanderbilt)
• Played in four games and one of 12 true freshmen to see action for the Commodores
High School
• Prepped at Baylor School (Tenn.) where he was a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports
• Ranked in ESPN 300
• Lettered in football, basketball and track
• Team captain as a senior
• Totaled 78 tackles, 890 rushing yards, 14 touchdowns as senior
• Finished as a 2017 Division II Mr. Football semifinalist
• Earned 2017 All-State and 2017 All-Region honors
• Ended 2016 with All-Region honors
Personal
• Full name: Brendon Harris
• Parents: Dayton and Felicia Harris
• Born: 1/23/2000
• Major: Undergrad degree from Vanderbilt in Medicine, Health, and Society (pursuing MBA in Strategic Leadership)
• Had four tackles, including a TFL in a reserve role against APSU
• Earned the start at Wisconsin and recorded five tackles
• Added two stops in win over Nevada
2024 (Graduate)
• Played and started in two games before injury
• Finished the year with 18 tackles, including a TFL and a pass breakup
• Had a career-best 12 stops against Ole Miss, including a TFL
• Did not play the rest of the season due to his injury
2023 (r-Senior at Wake Forest)
• Played in just two games
• Had one tackle and a fumble recovery he returned 31 yards
2022 (r-Junior at Wake Forest)
• Named to the ACC All-Academic Team
• Saw action in 12 games at safety and on special teams, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl
• Tallied 20 total tackles including 13 solo tackles while also notching an interception and pass deflection
• Sealed the Senior Night victory over Syracuse with a 36-yard pick six, his first collegiate interception and first defensive touchdown
• Recorded at least one tackles in eight games while having five games with multiple tackles
• Notched a season-best six tackles against North Carolina
2021 (r-Sophomore at Vanderbilt)
• Played in all 12 games for Vanderbilt, the most in his four seasons with the Commodores
• Tallied 34 total tackles including 23 solo tackles
• Recorded a season-high five tackles in the regular-season finale against Tennessee while also having five tackles against South Carolina
• Totaled four or more tackles in six games including a tackle for loss against South Carolina
• Posted pass deflections in back-to-back games against Colorado State and Stanford
2020 (r-Sophomore at Vanderbilt)
• Played in seven games including starts against Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee
• Recorded 42 tackles (fifth-most on team), 1.0 tackle for loss, one forced fumble and three pass breakups
• Tallied eight or more tackles three times, including a pair of double-digit performances
• Netted first career forced fumble against South Carolina
• Had 1.0 tackle for loss against Ole Miss
• Totaled eight tackles at Kentucky, 10 tackles at Mississippi State and 10 tackles vs. Tennessee
2019 (r-Freshman at Vanderbilt)
• Appeared in 11 games, starting at safety against Ole Miss, UNLV and Kentucky
• Finished fourth on team in tackles (51) and solo stops (32)
• Posted five-plus tackles in six contests
• Recorded a tackle for loss and eight stops against LSU
• Tallied season-high nine tackles versus UNLV
• Ended with seven stops in consecutive games versus Northern Illinois and Ole Miss
2018 (Freshman at Vanderbilt)
• Played in four games and one of 12 true freshmen to see action for the Commodores
High School
• Prepped at Baylor School (Tenn.) where he was a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports
• Ranked in ESPN 300
• Lettered in football, basketball and track
• Team captain as a senior
• Totaled 78 tackles, 890 rushing yards, 14 touchdowns as senior
• Finished as a 2017 Division II Mr. Football semifinalist
• Earned 2017 All-State and 2017 All-Region honors
• Ended 2016 with All-Region honors
Personal
• Full name: Brendon Harris
• Parents: Dayton and Felicia Harris
• Born: 1/23/2000
• Major: Undergrad degree from Vanderbilt in Medicine, Health, and Society (pursuing MBA in Strategic Leadership)
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