Nic Harris

Nic Harris

No. --     Carolina Panthers
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: October 6, 1986 (1986-10-06) (age 25)
Place of birth: Alexandria, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
College: Oklahoma
NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 5 / Pick: 147
Debuted in 2009 for the Buffalo Bills
Career history
Buffalo Bills (2009) Carolina Panthers (2010)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big 12 (2006) 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2007, 2008) Third-team AP All-American (2008)
Career NFL statistics as of 2010
Tackles	37
Sacks	1.5
Force fumbles	0
INTs	0
Stats at NFL.com

Nic Harris (born October 6, 1986 in Alexandria, Louisiana) is an American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.

Early years

In his career with Alexandria Senior High School, Harris established a school record with 21 interceptions returning 9 for touchdowns. He tallied 81 tackles and intercepted 10 passes as a junior, recorded 74 tackles and intercepted 11 passes, returning four for touchdowns his senior season, and led the school to consecutive state playoffs appearances. He was named All-CENLA defensive MVP his senior year, and garnered national attention.

ESPN.com ranked him the No. 11 safety in the nation. Scout.com ranked him the No. 14 Safety and No. 62 player in the Southeast. Rivals.com declared him the No. 5 safety in the nation, while CollegeFootballNews.com ranked him the No. 7 safety in the nation. Harris was courted by several major Division I College football programs (Texas A&M, Michigan, Louisiana State, and Nebraska to name a few), before choosing the Oklahoma Sooners over the Michigan Wolverines.^{[1] [2][3]}

College career

As a true freshman in 2005, Harris started the Kansas State and Texas games at free safety. When he and true freshman Reggie Smith teamed up as defensive backs against the Wildcats, it marked only the second time in school history that two freshmen had started in the secondary. He logged seven tackles and one sack against KSU and seven tackles against the Longhorns with one forced fumble.

Harris was recognized on the All-Big 12 second team by the coaches as a sophomore in 2006. He spent much of the season in the nickel role (only coming in for five-defensive back sets) before taking over as free safety for the last three games. He led OU with four interceptions, two of which came at Oregon and finished fourth on the team in total tackles with 68, and was credited with 2.5 sacks. Harris broke up two passes against Oklahoma State and Nebraska and had a career high eight tackles at Oregon.

Against North Texas in the 2007 opener, Harris had 2 tackles for loss, broke up a pass, collected a sack for -10 yards, forced a fumble, and returned a Daniel Meager interception 25 yards for a touchdown.^[4][5][6] Against the Miami Hurricanes in week 2, Harris had 2.5 more tackles for loss and forced another fumble.^[7]

Statistics

Year	G-GS	UT	AT	Total	Loss	Sacks	INT	FC	FR	PBU
2005	10-2	8	8	16	1-0	1-0	-	1	-
2006	14-8	40	28	68	8-42	3-11	4-11	-	-	8
Total	24-10	48	36	84	9-42	4-11	4-11	1	-	8

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

Harris was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He appeared in 15 games (two starts) as a rookie and recorded 30 tackles before being placed on injured reserve on January 1, 2010. Harris was waived by Buffalo after failing a physical on July 30, 2010.

Carolina Panthers

Harris signed with the Carolina Panthers on August 14, 2010. Harris was released prior to the 2011 and is currently a free agent.

References

1. ^ Rivals.com: Nic Harris Profile
2. ^ Scout.com: Nic Harris Profile
3. ^ Soonersports.com: Nic Harris Roster Entry
4. ^ McBride Electric Play of the game: Harris INT return for TD
5. ^ Official 2007 OU Stats: Week 1 v. North Texas
6. ^ Yahoo Sports: Nic Harris against North Texas
7. ^ Official 2007 OU Stats: Week 2 v. Miami

External links

• Buffalo Bills bio
• Oklahoma Sooners bio

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Name	Harris, Nic
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Date of birth	October 6, 1986
Place of birth	Alexandria, Louisiana
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