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2011 Football Roster

33 A.J. Harris

33 A.J. Harris

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ocean View, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Ocean City
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 214

Summary

Biography

2010: Saw time in all 11 games, making four starts… Led the team with 124 carries, 608 rushing yards and eight rushing TDs… Snared 37 passes for 306 yards and another two scores… Was named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a career-best 163 yards and four scores on 31 carries and catching three passes for another 17 yards in a win at #20 Chattanooga… Put up 103 yards and two scores on the ground along with five catches for 19 yards in a victory over Furman… Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III Football First Team as well as the FCS Athletics Directors Association All-Star Team… 2009: Started five of the 12 games in which he appeared… Rushed 109 times for 474 yards and two scores… Caught 28 passes for 268 yards and a score… Carried the ball a season-high 19 times for a year-best 114 yards in Elon’s rout of Presbyterian… Picked up 75 yards and scored once on 13 carries in a league win at Samford… Caught a career-high six passes for 62 yards in a SoCon victory at Wofford… Was named the SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week after he blocked one punt and scooped up another blocked punt for a 35-yard touchdwon in a SoCon win over Chattanooga… Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III Football First Team as well as the FCS Athletics Directors Association All-Star Team… 2008: Rushed for 270 yards on 54 carries in 11 games as a red-shirt freshman… Scored four rushing touchdowns… Caught 17 passes for 233 yards and two scores… Racked up a SoCon Freshman of the Week performance with a season-best 91 yards on the ground on seven carries and scored three times in a victory over Presbyterian… Grabbed three balls for a career-best 106 yards, including a 91-yard TD reception, in a league win over Samford… Made a season-high four catches for 25 yards in the season-opener against eventual National Champion Richmond… 2007: Red-shirted due to an injury, but appeared in two contests early in the season… Carried the ball six times for 44 yards and one score.

Prep: Finished his career as the fourth all-time leading rusher at Ocean City High… Dubbed Ocean City’s Male Athlete of the Year… Named Maxwell Award winner and Brooks-Irvine Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Son of Al, who played football for Joe Paterno at Penn State, and Alisa Harris… Brother of teammate Chris Harris… Born June 29, 1988… Majoring in media arts and entertainment.

Year GP Rush Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./GM
2007 2 6 44 7.3 1 11 22.0
2008 11 54 270 5.0 4 52 24.5
2009 12 109 474 4.3 2 28 39.5
2010 11 124 608 4.9 8 36 55.3
Career 36 293 1,396 4.8 15 52 38.8

Year GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./GM
2007 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
2008 11 17 233 13.7 2 91 21.1
2009 12 28 268 9.6 1 29 22.3
2010 11 37 306 8.3 2 35 27.8
Career 36 82 807 9.8 5 91 22.4
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  • 33

    2010Junior

    Running Back
    6'1" 206 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2011Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 214 lbs
    33