De'Veon Harris

De'Veon Harris

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

High School:
Blanche Ely HS

Last College:
NIACC

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 215

Position:
LB

Birthdate:
10/31/1985

Experience:
1L

De'Veon Harris


Second Team All-Gateway - 2007
Gateway All-Newcomer Team - 2007

Panther Plus: Second-team all-Gateway pick in 2007 ... will be the starting middle linebacker for the second straight season

2007: Named to the Gateway's All-Newcomer team ... saw action in all 13 games ... started the final 11 games of the season ... ranked second on the team with 87 total tackles ... tied for 19th in the league in total tackles ... secured four double-digit tackle efforts ... made a memorable Panther debut with three tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery in a 41-14 win over Minnesota State (8/30) ... registered 11 tackles (six solos), two tackles-for-loss and a sack in a 24-13 win at Iowa State (9/8) ... tallied nine tackles (four solos) in his first career start - a 31-17 win at South Dakota State (9/15) ... intercepted a pass and returned it 14 yards in a 45-7 win at Drake (9/22) ... tallied 14 tackles (eight solos) in helping the Panthers to a 23-13 victory at Illinois State (9/29) ... credited with 10 stops (five solos) and also forced/recovered a fumble in knocking off previously undefeated Southern Illinois (10/13) ... tallied a career-high 19 tackles (12 solos) in UNI's 14-13 win over Youngstown State (10/27) ... had at least four tackles in every game.

Prior to UNI: First-team all-region selection at North Iowa Area Community College in 2006 ... led the team in tackles and forced fumbles at NIACC ... selected as defensive MVP by his teammates ... originally attended the University of Toledo after high school ... given the Rocket Award for being the top redshirt freshman defensive player in the Rockets' camp.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Ely High School ... first-team all-state pick as senior in the state of Florida ... first-team team all-Broward County ... played in the North vs. South All-Star game ... led his prep team in tackles and interceptions as senior ... selected his team MVP as a senior ... served as team captain.

Personal: Born Oct. 31, 1985, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... son of Sharita Harris and Darrin Hughes ... majoring in criminology.

Harris' Career Defensive Stats

Year	G-GS	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	INT	FF	FR	PBU
2007	13-11	40	47	87	7.0	2.5	1	1	2	1

Harris' Game-by-Game Tackles Stats (Solo-Ast)

2007
Minnesota State	2-4
@Iowa State	6-5
@South Dakota State	5-4
@Drake	5-2
@Illinois State	8-6
Southern Illinois	5-5
@Western Illinois	4-4
Youngstown State	12-7
@Missouri State	3-4
Indiana State	3-1
Southern Utah	4-4
New Hampshire	4-4
Delaware	4-2
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