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Jersey Number 30
Darius Harris
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 231
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Horn Lake, MS
- High School:
- Horn Lake HS
Bio
2018 (r-Senior)
• Earned First Team All-C-USA honors
• Invited to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
• Started all 14 games
• New Orleans Bowl was his 53rd career game played which set a new school record along with teammate Darryl Randolph
• Ranked second on the team with a career-best 96 tackles, including 11.0 TFLs, 5.0 sacks, five hurries and four pass breakups (also, all career bests)
• Had two double digit tackle games
• Earned the team’s Grinder Award for linebackers following spring drills
• Named to the Butkus Award Watch List
• Earned team’s Ironman Award at the year-end banquet
• Led team with eight stops, including a sack at Vanderbilt
• Had six tackles to go with a sack and pass breakup against UT-Martin
• Collected six tackles and a TFL at Georgia
• Shared the team lead with 10 stops against FAU
• Turned in 12 tackles, including a sack and 2.5 TFLs, a forced fumble, pass breakup and two hurries at Marshall
• Added six tackles, including a sack, pass breakup and a hurry in win over Charlotte
• Had six stops, including 1.5 TFLs, a forced fumble and a hurry at ODU
• Collected seven stops in win at UTEP
• Tallied eight tackles, including 2.0 TFLs at Kentucky
• Had five stops, including a sack in win over UAB
• Collected eight tackles in C-USA title game vs UAB
2017 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 13 games and had a career-best 10 starts
• Finished with 64 total stops to rank fifth on the team. Also added 7.5 TFLs, a personal-best 4.5 sacks, six breakups, a hurry and fumble return for a TD
• Missed all of spring practice while recovering from an injury
• Had six tackles, including a half sack and pass breakup against Syracuse
• Started against Minnesota and had 10 tackles, including a sack
• Turned in six tackles, including two TFLs, a pass breakup and a hurry against BGSU
• Had seven solo tackles in win over FIU
• Collected six stops, including a sack and pass breakup at Charlotte
• Turned in a sack and had a 40-yard fumble return for a touchdown at WKU
• Recorded two pass breakups in win over ODU
• Equaled his career-high with 12 tackles to go with a sack, a forced fumble and two pass breakups in bowl win over A-State
• Was named the Bart Starr MVP for the Camellia Bowl
2016 (r-Sophomore)
• Earned the Most Improved Linebacker award in the spring
• Played in all 13 games and had seven starts
• Registered a career-best 74 tackles on the season, including eight TFLs, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble
• Had three double digit tackle games
• Led team with 12 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Vanderbilt
• Collected 10 stops in road win against Bowling Green and also had 10 tackles in win over LA Tech
• Only played two snaps at Missouri due to injury
• Credited with eight tackles, including 1.5 TFLs against UTSA
• Had a career-best 3.0 TFLs in Hawai’i Bowl
2015 (r-Freshman)
• Named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team
• Played in all 13 games and saw time on defense and special teams
• Ended year with 44 total tackles to rank seventh on the team
• Also had a TFL, an interception, a pass breakup and a forced fumble
• Credited with four tackles and a half sack in win over Jackson State
• Had 2.5 tackles to go with a forced fumble and an interception that he returned 42 yards for a touchdown against Charlotte
• Turned in five tackles at Illinois and collected six against Vanderbilt
• Had seven stops at WKU
• Collected five tackles and a pass breakup at UTSA
2014 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Played quarterback and defensive back for Horn Lake High School
• Named to Bulldogblitz.com Preseason Mississippi Top 50 at No. 21 and fifth defensive back
• Played just first five games of 2013 before being lost to an injury
• Finished year with nine rushes for 47 yards, five receptions for 77 yards and added 19 tackles, a sack and interception on defense
• As a junior he tallied 50 tackles, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, rushed for 480 yards and had 21 catches for 158 yards
• Played goalie for the soccer team as a sophomore and had a goals against average of 1.180.
Personal
• Full name: Darius Leseaun Harris
• Parents: Dana Harris and Yolanda Cuthrell
• Birthdate: 1/17/96
• Major: Liberal Studies
• Earned First Team All-C-USA honors
• Invited to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
• Started all 14 games
• New Orleans Bowl was his 53rd career game played which set a new school record along with teammate Darryl Randolph
• Ranked second on the team with a career-best 96 tackles, including 11.0 TFLs, 5.0 sacks, five hurries and four pass breakups (also, all career bests)
• Had two double digit tackle games
• Earned the team’s Grinder Award for linebackers following spring drills
• Named to the Butkus Award Watch List
• Earned team’s Ironman Award at the year-end banquet
• Led team with eight stops, including a sack at Vanderbilt
• Had six tackles to go with a sack and pass breakup against UT-Martin
• Collected six tackles and a TFL at Georgia
• Shared the team lead with 10 stops against FAU
• Turned in 12 tackles, including a sack and 2.5 TFLs, a forced fumble, pass breakup and two hurries at Marshall
• Added six tackles, including a sack, pass breakup and a hurry in win over Charlotte
• Had six stops, including 1.5 TFLs, a forced fumble and a hurry at ODU
• Collected seven stops in win at UTEP
• Tallied eight tackles, including 2.0 TFLs at Kentucky
• Had five stops, including a sack in win over UAB
• Collected eight tackles in C-USA title game vs UAB
2017 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 13 games and had a career-best 10 starts
• Finished with 64 total stops to rank fifth on the team. Also added 7.5 TFLs, a personal-best 4.5 sacks, six breakups, a hurry and fumble return for a TD
• Missed all of spring practice while recovering from an injury
• Had six tackles, including a half sack and pass breakup against Syracuse
• Started against Minnesota and had 10 tackles, including a sack
• Turned in six tackles, including two TFLs, a pass breakup and a hurry against BGSU
• Had seven solo tackles in win over FIU
• Collected six stops, including a sack and pass breakup at Charlotte
• Turned in a sack and had a 40-yard fumble return for a touchdown at WKU
• Recorded two pass breakups in win over ODU
• Equaled his career-high with 12 tackles to go with a sack, a forced fumble and two pass breakups in bowl win over A-State
• Was named the Bart Starr MVP for the Camellia Bowl
2016 (r-Sophomore)
• Earned the Most Improved Linebacker award in the spring
• Played in all 13 games and had seven starts
• Registered a career-best 74 tackles on the season, including eight TFLs, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble
• Had three double digit tackle games
• Led team with 12 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Vanderbilt
• Collected 10 stops in road win against Bowling Green and also had 10 tackles in win over LA Tech
• Only played two snaps at Missouri due to injury
• Credited with eight tackles, including 1.5 TFLs against UTSA
• Had a career-best 3.0 TFLs in Hawai’i Bowl
2015 (r-Freshman)
• Named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team
• Played in all 13 games and saw time on defense and special teams
• Ended year with 44 total tackles to rank seventh on the team
• Also had a TFL, an interception, a pass breakup and a forced fumble
• Credited with four tackles and a half sack in win over Jackson State
• Had 2.5 tackles to go with a forced fumble and an interception that he returned 42 yards for a touchdown against Charlotte
• Turned in five tackles at Illinois and collected six against Vanderbilt
• Had seven stops at WKU
• Collected five tackles and a pass breakup at UTSA
2014 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Played quarterback and defensive back for Horn Lake High School
• Named to Bulldogblitz.com Preseason Mississippi Top 50 at No. 21 and fifth defensive back
• Played just first five games of 2013 before being lost to an injury
• Finished year with nine rushes for 47 yards, five receptions for 77 yards and added 19 tackles, a sack and interception on defense
• As a junior he tallied 50 tackles, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, rushed for 480 yards and had 21 catches for 158 yards
• Played goalie for the soccer team as a sophomore and had a goals against average of 1.180.
Personal
• Full name: Darius Leseaun Harris
• Parents: Dana Harris and Yolanda Cuthrell
• Birthdate: 1/17/96
• Major: Liberal Studies
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