Rod Harris
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Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| No. 86, 80, 81, 88 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 14, 1966 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dallas Carter (Dallas, Texas) |
| College | Texas A&M |
| NFL draft | 1989: 4th round, 104th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1989 | Houston Oilers* |
| 1989 | New Orleans Saints |
| 1990 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1990–1991 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1993–1994 | Sacramento Gold Miners |
| 1995 | Shreveport Pirates |
| 1996–1997 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1998–1999 | BC Lions |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Roderick World Harris (born November 14, 1966) is an American former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and Philadelphia Eagles. He also was a member of the Sacramento Gold Miners, Shreveport Pirates, Saskatchewan Roughriders and BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Texas A&M University.
Harris attended David W. Carter High School. He lettered in football, track, swimming and golf.
He accepted a football scholarship from Texas A&M University.[1] As a sophomore in 1986, he became a starter at wide receiver, registering 21 receptions for 326 yards and 2 touchdowns.[1]
As a junior in 1987, he returned punts for touchdowns in consecutive games, becoming the second player in school history, to have two punt returns for touchdowns in a season.[1][2]
As a senior in 1988, he posted 37 receptions (led the team), 592 receiving yards (led the team) and one receiving touchdown (tied for the team lead).[1]
He finished his college career with school records for punt returns (116), punt return yards (971), kickoff returns (59) and kickoff return yards (1,209).[1]