Marques Harris

Marques Harris
	Harris in November 2008
No. 92, 54
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	September 20, 1981; Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	Grand Junction High School (Grand Junction, Colorado)
College:	Southern Utah
Undrafted:	2005
Career history
	San Diego Chargers (2005–2008); San Francisco 49ers (2009); San Diego Chargers (2009);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-GWC (2004);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	87
Sacks:	8.0
Forced fumbles:	3
	Player stats at NFL.com

Marques Harris (born September 20, 1981) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Chargers an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Southern Utah.

Harris has also played for the San Francisco 49ers.

Early years

Harris played high school football at Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, Colorado. During his senior year, he was named all-state by Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. He also was a star wrestler, winning a state title in the 189-pound weight class as a senior.

He also played baseball as a catcher and outfielder.

Harris played college football at Colorado and Southern Utah University. He played at Colorado from 2000–2003, totaling 133 tackles, 10 sacks and two interceptions. Before his senior year he transferred to Southern Utah where he earned third-team All-America by Sports Network and first-team All-Great West Football Conference after recording 68 tackles and 11 sacks.

After not getting drafted in the 2005 NFL Draft, Harris signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Diego Chargers. He spent most of his career with the Chargers on special teams and as a pass rushing specialist. He is also known for doing a backflip after getting a sack.[1]

Harris was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on April 30, 2009.[2] He was waived on October 27.

Harris was re-signed by the Chargers on December 1, 2009.

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"49ers Sign LB Marques Harris". 49ers.com. April 30, 2009. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009.

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