De'Jon Harris

De'Jon Raiheem "Scoota" Harris (born November 1, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas. Harris has also been a member of the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers.

De'Jon Harris
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Harris with the Washington Football Team in 2022
No. 45 – Washington Commanders
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-11-01) November 1, 1997
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:John Ehret (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)
College:Arkansas
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2023
Tackles:5
Sacks:1.0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Harris played in 45 games for Arkansas from 2016 - 2019, recording 371 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 9 pass deflections, 4 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, and 1 defensive touchdown. [1]

Professional career

New England Patriots

Harris was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2020.[2] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[3]

Green Bay Packers

Harris was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their practice squad on September 9, 2020.[4] He was elevated to the active roster on October 5 and November 28 for the team's weeks 4 and 12 games against the Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[5][6] On January 25, 2021, Harris signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers.[7] On August 31, 2021, Packers released Harris as part of their final roster cuts.[8]

Washington Football Team / Commanders
Harris playing against the Dallas Cowboys in 2021.

Harris signed with the Washington Football Team's practice squad on October 19, 2021.[9] He was elevated to the active roster as a COVID-19 replacement player against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15.[10] Harris was signed to the active roster on January 3, 2022.[11]

Harris was released by the Commanders on August 31, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[12] He was signed to the active roster on November 3.[13] On December 22, he was waived then re-signed to the practice squad four days later and promoted again to the active roster on December 30.[14] On January 4, 2023, Harris was placed on injured reserve.[15]

On August 29, 2023, Harris was waived by the Commanders and re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] On October 10, he was signed to the active roster.[18]

Personal life

Harris' nickname Scoota was given to him by his mother at birth.[19]

References
  1. "De'Jon Harris College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. Roulier, Pete (April 26, 2020). "De'Jon Harris signs free agent deal with Patriots". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  3. Mason, Chris (September 5, 2020). "New England Patriots 2020 roster cut tracker". MassLive.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  4. "Packers sign WR Foster and LB Harris to practice squad". Packers.com. September 9, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. Kruse, Zach (October 5, 2020). "Packers elevate DL Billy Winn, LB De'Jon Harris from practice squad for Week 4". USA Today.
  6. "Packers elevate LB De'Jon Harris and RB Mike Weber for gameday". Packers.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. "Packers sign 10 free agents". Green Bay Packers. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  9. "Washington releases WR Kelvin Harmon, S Cole Luke; signs K Chris Blewitt, LB De'Jon Harris to practice squad". WashingtonFootball.com. October 19, 2021.
  10. Washington Football Team Public Relations (December 21, 2021). "Washington activates 3 players off the Reserve/COVID-19 list, elevates 4 from practice squad". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  11. "Washington activates multiple players off the Reserve/COVID-19 list". WashingtonFootball.com. January 3, 2022.
  12. Washington Commanders Public Relations (August 31, 2022). "Commanders claim CBs Tariq Castro-Fields, Rachad Wildgoose off waivers". Commanders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  13. Selby, Zach (November 3, 2022). "Commanders sign De'Jon Harris to active roster, Nathan Gerry to the practice squad". Commanders.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  14. Washington Commanders Public Relations (December 30, 2022). "Commanders place Jon Bostic on IR, sign De'Jon Harris to active roster". Commanders.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  15. Selby, Zach (January 4, 2023). "Commanders place De'Jon Harris on IR, sign Nathan Gerry from practice squad". Commanders.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  16. Selby, Zach (August 29, 2023). "Commanders release 20 players, place four on IR". Commanders.com.
  17. "Commanders sign 15 players to practice squad". Commanders.com. August 30, 2023.
  18. Selby, Zach (October 10, 2023). "Commanders place Darrick Forrest, Jeremy Reaves on IR among multiple roster moves". Commanders.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  19. "De'Jon Harris". ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
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