Jason Harris

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Outside Linebacker
Height:
6-7
Weight:
230
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Gilbert, Ariz.
High School:
Higley

HIGH SCHOOL—A unanimous four-star prospect by the recruiting services, 247Sports, Rivals, PrepStar and ESPN, which ranks him as the No. 84 player nationally … A consensus top 350 player by 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN, PrepStar and USA Today … Ranked as the No. 86 player nationally by USA Today on its Top 250 list, No. 186 player nationally on the 247Sports Composite, the No. 295 player on the PrepStar 350 as an All-American and No. 319 player nationally by 247Sports … The 247 Composite has him with a rating of .9241 and he's the No. 11 weakside defensive end in the class and No. 7 player from Arizona … Rivals lists him with a rating of 5.8 and as the No. 13 weakside defensive end in the class and No. 9 player from Arizona … ESPN ranks him as the No. 11 defensive end in the class and No. 3 player from Arizona with a scout grade of 84 … 247Sports lists him as the No. 15 weakside defensive end in the class and No. 8 player from Arizona … He lettered four times at Highley High School for coach Eddy Zuby, helping the Knights to a 36-14 record, including a 14-6 mark in 5A San Tan Section play … In 34 career games, he compiled 109 tackles (68 solo) with 46 tackles for loss and 39.5 sacks … He added 44 quarterback hurries, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception and two touchdowns … As a senior when Higley was 8-4, he compiled 54 tackles (33 solo) with 26 tackles for loss, 24 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … He had at least one sack in 10 games his senior year and five games with three-plus sacks … His junior season Higley went 9-4, he had 32 tackles with 11 for a loss and nine sacks, four quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … In a 38-13 win over Mountain View as a senior, he had eight tackles, five for a loss with four sacks … In a 36-7 win over Millennium that season, he had four sacks, which he also accomplished against Casteel in a 31-22 win and he had three sacks in a 56-12 win over Iron Wood … As a freshman against Mesa in a 69-42 win, he had both of his career touchdowns, a three-yard reception and a pick-six on defense, and had two tackles and a pass breakup … He was also a three-year letterwinner and Division-I prospect in basketball at Higley with career averages of 16.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.5 assists per game … As a junior on the hardwood, he had 20.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.5 assists per game.

ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado and would like to pursue a career in criminal justice after his playing days.

PERSONAL—He was born July 2, 2001 … His parents are Sean and Cha-Ron Harris … His dad played football in the NFL for seven seasons with the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts after playing college football at Arizona, where he was a team captain in 1994 … His mom played basketball at Arizona from 1996-98 … He has two siblings, brother Jalen who plays football at Arizona, and sister Kayla … A true gym rat, he enjoys training, working out and studying game film in his spare time.