Joe Giles-Harris
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Nyack, New York, U.S.
.jpg) Giles-Harris with the Duke Blue Devils in 2017 | |||||||||
| No. 43 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | April 1, 1997 Nyack, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | St. Joseph (Montvale, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College | Duke (2015–2018) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Joe Giles-Harris (born April 1, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils.
Joe Giles-Harris was born on April 1, 1997, in Nyack, New York.[1] He attended Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey.[1]
College career
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.75 s | 1.56 s | 2.79 s | 4.40 s | 7.09 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 17 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Jacksonville Jaguars
Giles-Harris went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[6][7] He was waived on September 2, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[8] Giles-Harris was promoted to the active roster on October 21.[9] He was waived again on November 2, and re-signed to the practice squad.[10] Giles-Harris was promoted back to the active roster on December 5.[11]
On September 5, 2020, Giles-Harris was waived by the Jaguars; he was re-signed to their practice squad the following day.[12][13] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17,[14] and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22.[15] Giles-Harris was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and November 14 for the team's Weeks 9 and 10 games against the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[16][17] He was signed to the active roster on November 21.[18] In Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans, Giles-Harris recorded his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill during the 31–10 loss.[19] He was waived after the season on May 4, 2021.[20]
Buffalo Bills
On May 16, 2021, Giles-Harris signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.[21] He was waived on August 31, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[22][23] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, Giles-Harris signed a reserve/future contract with the team on January 24, 2022.[24]
On August 30, 2022, Giles-Harris was waived by the Bills; he was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[25][26] He was released by the Bills on January 17, 2023.
New England Patriots
On August 9, 2023, Giles-Harris signed with the New England Patriots.[27] He was waived on August 29 and re-signed to the practice squad.[28][29] Giles-Harris signed a reserve/future contract with New England on January 8, 2024.[30]
Giles-Harris was waived by the Patriots on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.[31][32] He was released by New England on December 2.[33]
Cincinnati Bengals
On December 17, 2024, Giles-Harris was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad.[34]
Jacksonville Jaguars (second stint)
On December 24, 2024, Giles-Harris was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off of the Bengals' practice squad.[35] He made two appearances for Jacksonville, recording one tackle.
Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)
On April 9, 2025, Giles-Harris signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.[36] On August 26, he was released as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[37][38] On October 30, Giles-Harris was signed to the active roster.[39] In 10 appearances for Cincinnati, he recorded two pass deflections and 27 combined tackles.
On January 5, 2026, the Bengals signed Giles-Harris to a one-year contract extension.[40][41]
Career statistics
NFL
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2019 | JAX | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | JAX | 9 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | BUF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JAX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | CIN | 10 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 32 | 3 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
College
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2016 | Duke | 12 | 12 | 107 | 55 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Duke | 13 | 13 | 125 | 54 | 71 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | Duke | 9 | 9 | 81 | 34 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 34 | 34 | 313 | 143 | 170 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | |