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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
Bio
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
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