John Harris (wide receiver)

American gridiron football player (born 1991)

American football player

John HarrisNo. 9

Position:| Wide receiver / Slotback
Personal information
Born:|  (1991-11-11) November 11, 1991 (age 33)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:| 218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:| Garland (TX) Naaman Forest
College:| Texas
Undrafted:| 2015
Career history

* Philadelphia Eagles (2015)*
* Atlanta Falcons (2015)*
* Brooklyn Bolts (2015)
* Ottawa Redblacks (2016)
* Edmonton Eskimos (2017)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

* Grey Cup champion (2016)
* Second-team All-Big 12 (2014)
* 2012 Alamo Bowl champion
* 2011 Holiday Bowl champion

Stats at CFL.ca

John Harris (born November 11, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Texas. He has been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Brooklyn Bolts (FXFL), Ottawa Redblacks (CFL) and Edmonton Eskimos (CFL).

## College career

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Harris redshirted his first year with the Texas Longhorns. In 2011 and 2012, he suffered through a series of injuries which limited his play time. In 2014, Harris had a breakout final season with Texas, and was their leading receiver with more than 1,000 receiving yards.[1][2][3]

## Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Harris signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.[4]

Harris signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 25, 2016.[5] Harris spent most of the 2016 season on the Redblacks practice roster, before playing in the final game of the regular season, catching 3 passes for 28 yards. He was released by the Redblacks on May 1, 2017, as they trimmed their roster down to 75 players.[6] On May 11, 2017, Harris signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL, ahead of the team's training camp.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Shawn Clynch, KVUE (August 27, 2014). "John Harris proving his worth as a Longhorns receiver". KVUE.[permanent dead link‍]
2. ^ "Carlton: How John Harris went from afterthought under former coach Mack Brown to UT's most productive WR in 2014". dallasnews.com.
3. ^ Wescott Eberts (November 7, 2014). "Texas WR John Harris breaks out during big-time senior season". Burnt Orange Nation.
4. ^ "Texas Longhorns Athletics – Harris signs as free agent with Philadelphia". Texassports.com. May 3, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
5. ^ "Ex-NCAA star receiver Harris gets shot with Redblacks". Ottawa Citizen. May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
6. ^ "Transactions | May 1, 2017". Ottawa REDBLACKS. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
7. ^ "Edmonton Eskimos announce 22 new additions ahead of training camp". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved May 23, 2017.

## External links

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* Texas profile
* Philadelphia Eagles profile Archived May 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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Ottawa Redblacks 104th Grey Cup champions

* 1 Henry Burris (MVP)
* 3 Travon Van
* 4 Jamill Smith
* 5 Danny O'Brien
* 6 Antoine Pruneau
* 7 Trevor Harris
* 8 Jake Harty
* 9 Ernest Jackson
* 10 Serderius Bryant
* 13 Khalil Paden
* 14 Abdul Kanneh
* 15 Keelan Johnson
* 16 Brock Jensen
* 17 Ronnie Pfeffer
* 19 Imoan Claiborne
* 21 Mitchell White
* 22 Jeff Richards
* 23 Forrest Hightower
* 24 Jerrell Gavins
* 25 Brendan Gillanders
* 27 Kienan LaFrance
* 28 Nick Taylor
* 29 William Powell
* 30 Christopher Milo
* 31 John Boyett
* 33 Dan West
* 34 Jonathan Rose
* 35 Kevin Jackson
* 36 Mikaël Charland
* 37 Mossis Madu
* 38 Tristan Jackson
* 39 Zackary Medeiros
* 41 Arnaud Gascon-Nadon
* 42 Herve Tonye-Tonye
* 43 Ray Early
* 43 Olivier Goulet-Veilleux
* 44 Taylor Reed
* 45 Damaso Munoz
* 46 Jean-Philippe Bolduc
* 47 Nigel Romick
* 48 Jeremiah Kose
* 49 Ettore Lattanzio
* 50 Kevin Malcolm
* 52 Tanner Doll
* 53 Matthew Albright
* 55 SirVincent Rogers
* 56 Alex Mateas
* 57 Quinterrius Eatmon
* 58 Jason Lauzon-Séguin
* 59 Jake Silas
* 63 Jon Gott
* 64 J'Michael Deane
* 65 Randy Beardy
* 66 Nolan MacMillan
* 68 Tommie Draheim
* 76 Landon Cohen
* 80 Chris Williams
* 81 Patrick Lavoie
* 82 Greg Ellingson
* 83 Scott MacDonell
* 84 John Harris
* 86 Juron Criner
* 87 Joshua Stangby
* 88 Brad Sinopoli (MVC)
* 90 Andrew Marshall
* 91 Aston Whiteside
* 92 Zack Evans
* 93 Miles Grooms
* 94 Cleyon Laing
* 95 Moton Hopkins
* 96 Marcus Benard
* 97 Mike Moore
* 98 Paul Hazel
* 99 Connor Williams

* Head coach: Rick Campbell

* Assistant coaches: Jaime Elizondo
* Bryan Chiu
* Travis Moore
* Beau Walker
* Patrick Bourgon
* Mark Nelson
* Leroy Blugh
* Ike Charlton
* Derek Oswalt
* Bob Dyce

* General manager: Marcel Desjardins

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