Marcus Harris (wide receiver, born 1974)

Not to be confused with Marcus Harris (American football, born 1989).

Marcus Harris
No. 23
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1974-10-11) October 11, 1974 (age 50)
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Brooklyn Center (Brooklyn Center, Minnesota)
College:Wyoming
NFL draft:1997 / round: 7 / pick: 232
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

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.

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]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
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
NCAA Career Totals 259 4,518 17.4 98.2 38 6 13 0 20 187 9.4 0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Marcus Harris". nfl.com. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  2. ^ Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame entry Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Marcus Harris". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.