De'Vante Harris

Auburn

Sep 27 (Sat)

Afternoon

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Position:
Defensive Back
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mesquite, Texas
High School:
Horn

• Made six starts at cornerback in 2014.
• His father, Rod, held the Aggies’ career record for kickoff return yardage for more than 20 years.

2014 (Junior)

Contributed 54 tackles, including 33 solo stops, from his cornerback spot ... greatly improved as a tackler as a junior, he averaged 5.3 tackles per game which ranked fourth-best on the team ... broke up five passes (season-high two vs. Mississippi State) and had an interception against LSU ... his pickoff against the Tigers was the second of his career and first since his freshman season ... matched his tackle career high with 10 vs. Arkansas ... missed much of fall camp and the first three games of 2014 due to an injury ... saw action in ten games with six starts, including the last four games.

2013 (Sophomore)

Played in 11 games, earning a start in each … contributed 42 solo hits and 56 total tackles on the year, including 2.5 for a loss of 10 yards … had a career game at Ole Miss (Oct. 12), recording 10 solo stops … returned an interception for 10 yards against UTEP (Nov. 2) and added an assisted hit for a loss of two yards … recorded eight pass breakups on the year, with a career-high two against Vanderbilt (Oct. 26) and at LSU (Nov. 23).

2012 (Freshman)

Was a seven-game starter at cornerback as a true freshman for the Aggies ... contributed 30 tackles, including 21 solo hits while seeing action in 12 of 13 games ... had an interception that he returned for 12 yards against Mississippi State ... broke up three other passes ... had a season-high seven tackles against SMU.

High School

Coached by Rodney Webb at Mesquite Horn HS … Under Armour All-American … named District 11-5A MVP as a senior after compiling 27 tackles, one interception that he returned for a touchdown, five passes broken up and two blocked kicks … awarded Defensive Newcomer of the Year for District 11-5A in 2010 … rated as a 4-star recruit and part of ESPNU’s National 150 at No. 144 and the No. 11 defensive back … rated No. 69 player overall and the No. 3 cornerback by Rivals … rated as a 4-star recruit and the No. 9 cornerback nationally by by 247sports.com … rated as a 4-star recruit and the No. 16 cornerback nationally by Scout.com … rated No. 36 player in Texas, No. 8 defensive back in Texas by SuperPrep..

Personal

De’Vante Harris is the son of Rod and Tez Harris of Mesquite, Texas … born June 30, 1993 … agricultural leadership and development major ... his father, Rod Harris, ranks as one of A&M’s top receivers and return men in school history … Harris caught 87 passes for 1,395 yards from 1985-88, and held the Aggies’ school record for career kickoff return yards for more than 20 years … Harris played for three teams in a three-year NFL career from 1989-91, and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.