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Jersey Number 8
TJ Harris
- Position:
- S
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 199
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Leesburg, Ga.
- High School:
- Lee County HS
2021 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2021 (Junior): Troy's leading tackler from the secondary with 58 on the year … Named to the All-Sun Belt Third Team … Added 6.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … His tackle for loss total was the most by a secondary player in the Sun Belt, while his sacks were the most by a defensive back in the conference … Led Troy’s secondary with 13 pressures on the year and seven quarterback hurries … Season-high 10 tackles with a half tackle for loss in the “Battle for the Belt” victory over South Alabama and against Liberty … Put together a two-game run (Georgia Southern & Texas State) where he recorded 12 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks … Intercepted passes against Southern and Georgia Southern … Played 574 total defensive snaps
2020 (Junior): Finished fifth on the team with 50 tackles from his Spear position … Added 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, an interception and two pass break ups … Recorded nine tackles plus a sack and an interception in Troy’s shutout victory over South Alabama in the Battle for the Belt … Finished with multiple tackles in all 11 games and five or more stops three times … Closed out the season with a career-high 10 tackles and a tackle for loss against No. 11 Coastal Carolina … Credited with a pair of tackles for loss, seven tackles and a sack at Georgia Southern … Held Texas State receivers to catches on just 2-of-5 targets
2019 (Sophomore): Finished third on the team with 56 tackles from the spear position … Added 4.5 tackles for loss, six pass break ups, an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery … Played the fifth-most snaps on the defense for the Trojans with 632 over his 10 starts and 12 games played … Recorded seven tackles, a sack and an interception in Troy’s victory at Texas State ... Forced a fumble in the win over Georgia Southern and recovered a loose ball in the win over South Alabama … Finished with six or more tackles in six different games … Broke up a pair of passes against both Georgia Southern and Georgia State
2018 (Freshman): Played a key role as a backup in the Troy secondary and as a starter on several special teams … Finished with eight total tackles; recorded two against both Coastal Carolina and Louisiana
High School: Named to the Georgia AAAAAA All-State Second Team following his senior season at Lee County High School … Three-time first team all-region selection … Rated as one of the top 200 safeties in the country by 247Sports … Helped lead Lee County to a No. 80 national ranking and a No. 6 state ranking from MaxPreps … Trojans finished 14-1 his senior season and won the Georgia AAAAAA State Championship with an overtime victory over Coffee HS
Personal: Son of Shamatea Diaz and Tyrone Harris … Born Nov. 18 … Has one sister, Jada Harris ... Majoring in psychology
2021 (Junior): Troy's leading tackler from the secondary with 58 on the year … Named to the All-Sun Belt Third Team … Added 6.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … His tackle for loss total was the most by a secondary player in the Sun Belt, while his sacks were the most by a defensive back in the conference … Led Troy’s secondary with 13 pressures on the year and seven quarterback hurries … Season-high 10 tackles with a half tackle for loss in the “Battle for the Belt” victory over South Alabama and against Liberty … Put together a two-game run (Georgia Southern & Texas State) where he recorded 12 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks … Intercepted passes against Southern and Georgia Southern … Played 574 total defensive snaps
2020 (Junior): Finished fifth on the team with 50 tackles from his Spear position … Added 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, an interception and two pass break ups … Recorded nine tackles plus a sack and an interception in Troy’s shutout victory over South Alabama in the Battle for the Belt … Finished with multiple tackles in all 11 games and five or more stops three times … Closed out the season with a career-high 10 tackles and a tackle for loss against No. 11 Coastal Carolina … Credited with a pair of tackles for loss, seven tackles and a sack at Georgia Southern … Held Texas State receivers to catches on just 2-of-5 targets
2019 (Sophomore): Finished third on the team with 56 tackles from the spear position … Added 4.5 tackles for loss, six pass break ups, an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery … Played the fifth-most snaps on the defense for the Trojans with 632 over his 10 starts and 12 games played … Recorded seven tackles, a sack and an interception in Troy’s victory at Texas State ... Forced a fumble in the win over Georgia Southern and recovered a loose ball in the win over South Alabama … Finished with six or more tackles in six different games … Broke up a pair of passes against both Georgia Southern and Georgia State
2018 (Freshman): Played a key role as a backup in the Troy secondary and as a starter on several special teams … Finished with eight total tackles; recorded two against both Coastal Carolina and Louisiana
High School: Named to the Georgia AAAAAA All-State Second Team following his senior season at Lee County High School … Three-time first team all-region selection … Rated as one of the top 200 safeties in the country by 247Sports … Helped lead Lee County to a No. 80 national ranking and a No. 6 state ranking from MaxPreps … Trojans finished 14-1 his senior season and won the Georgia AAAAAA State Championship with an overtime victory over Coffee HS
Personal: Son of Shamatea Diaz and Tyrone Harris … Born Nov. 18 … Has one sister, Jada Harris ... Majoring in psychology
Troy vs. UAB (Full Highlights)
Monday, December 15
Players Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
Troy vs. Oakwood (Full Highlights)
Wednesday, December 10
