Marcus Harris (wide receiver, born 1974)
American football player (born 1974)
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Marcus Harris (born October 11, 1974) is an American former college football player who was a wide receiver for the Wyoming Cowboys. He was a two-time All-American, including a consensus selection in 1996, when he also won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the season's outstanding college football receiver.
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
| No. 23 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 11, 1974 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brooklyn Center (Brooklyn Center, Minnesota) |
| College | Wyoming |
| NFL draft | 1997: 7th round, 232nd overall pick |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Early life
Harris was born in 1974.[1] He attended Brooklyn Center High School in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, where he was a star running back for the Brooklyn Center Centaurs high school football team.
College career
Harris received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Wyoming, and he played for the Wyoming Cowboys football team from 1993 to 1996. As a senior in 1996, Harris was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and won the Biletnikoff Award. He finished his career at Wyoming with 259 receptions, 4,518 receiving yards, and 38 touchdown catches. Harris was inducted into the Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame on September 24, 2004.[2]
Statistics
Source:[3]
Wyoming Cowboys | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Receiving | Rushing | Punt returns | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Att | Yards | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 1993 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 71 | 1,431 | 20.2 | 119.3 | 11 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 78 | 1,423 | 18.2 | 129.4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | ||
| 1996 | 109 | 1,650 | 15.1 | 137.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 187 | 9.4 | 0 | ||
| Career | 259 | 4,518 | 17.4 | 98.2 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 187 | 9.4 | 0 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.68 s | 1.62 s | 2.72 s | 4.09 s | 7.42 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (232nd overall pick) of the 1997 NFL draft.[4] He is the only Biletnikoff Award winner to never play in a National Football League (NFL) regular season game and Harris never played professional football in any league.
He is currently head coach for the football, softball, and girls basketball teams at the Breck School.