CAREER
Has seen action in 26 games with seven starts at linebacker and on special teams … Has made 74 tackles (39 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss for 34 yards and 3.0 sacks for 26 yards, with an interception, pass deflection, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … Three-year letterman.
2021
Named to the CoSIDa Academic All-District team as a senior linebacker … Earned the Maniatty-Remmer Unsung Hero Award at team banquet … Earned NFF Hampshire Honor Society honors … Saw action in all nine of 10 games with one start at linebacker and on special teams … Concluded season with 21 tackles (13 solo) with 4.0 tackles for loss for 15 yards, 1.5 sacks for 13 yards and an interception … Missed the season finale at Cornell (Nov. 20) due to injury … Intercepted first career pass, made a season-high tying four tackles (two solo) vs. Brown (Nov. 13) … Made wo tackles vs. Harvard (Nov. 6) … Finished with two tackles at Dartmouth (Oct. 22) .. Made two tackles (one solo) with 1.5 tackle for loss for five yards and 0.5 sacks for four yards at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9) … Tied a season-high with four tackles (two solo) with a sack/tackle for loss for nine yards at Princeton (Oct. 2) … Tied a season-high with four tackles (three solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss for a yard vs. Georgetown (Sept. 25) … Started at middle linebacker, made two tackles (one solo), 0.5 tackle for loss in season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
2020
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
2019
Saw action in nine of 10 games with six starts as a sophomore linebacker … Also played on special teams … Started the season’s last five games at linebacker … Forced a team-high two fumbles, ranked No. 3 on the team in tackles with 53 (26 solo), totaled 3.5 tackles for loss for 19 yards, 1.5 sack for 13 yards and recovered a fumble … Ranked No. 11 in the Ivy League in tackles per game (5.9) and No. 4 in fumbles forced (0.22 per game) … Finished with seven tackles (five solo) at Cornell (Nov. 23) … Forced fumble, registered nine tackles (three solo) and 1.5 tackle for loss for five yards vs. Brown (Nov. 16) … Finished with eight tackles (five solo) with 1.0 sack and 1.0 tackle for loss vs. Harvard (Nov. 9) … Forced fumble, made six tackles (three solo) at Yale (Nov. 2) … Missed the Penn game (Oct. 19) with an injury … Started his first career game, led the Lions and made a career-high 15 tackles (eight solo), 1.0 tackle for loss for seven yards, 0.5 sack for six yards vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 12) … Recovered fumble on special teams vs. Georgetown (Sept. 28) … Made tackle in season opener at Saint Francis, Pa. (Sept. 21).
2018
Saw action in eight of 10 games as a linebacker and on special teams … Moved from running back to linebacker in preseason drills … Earned varsity letter but did not make a tackle on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Bishop Diego High School in Santa Barbara, Calif., where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Tom Crawford … Named the CIF-SS Division 6 Football Offensive Player of the Year … Named Tri-Valley League Offensive Most Valuable Player as a running back following his senior season … Named to the Cal Hi Sports All-State sophomore team … Four-time Tri-Valley All-League First Team … Four-time All-City/All-County pick … Two-time team captain … In four-year career, rushed for over 5,100 yards … Saw action as a running back, safety and defensive end over his four-year high school career … Rushed for a school-record 2,263 yards and set a school and Santa Barbara County record with 36 rushing touchdowns as a senior … Averaged over 150 rushing yards per game and 10.9 yards per attempt … Led the Cardinals to a 15-1 record, CIF Division 3-2A state title game appearance, CIF Southern Section Division 6 title and So Cal CIF 3-2A Regional titles as a senior … Ran for 146 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns in Bishop Garcia Diego’s 41-6 state title win over Redding Shasta … Rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns and added two sacks in CIF SoCal Regional win over Quartz Hill … Named SBCC Athlete of the Week after rushing for a career-high 319 yards and scoring runs of 80, 58 and 58 yards in a win over Saugus … Led the Cardinals to a 7-4 record and the CIF Division 3-2A state championship as a junior … Averaged 8.2 yards per carry and finished with 1,495 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns on 160 carries as a junior … Also ran for a season-long 90-yard touchdown run … Rushed for 620 yards and 12 touchdowns (9.8 yards per carry) and registered 210 yards receiving on offense and totaled 55 tackles and two sacks on defense … Helped lead the Cardinals to a 12-1 record as a sophomore … Named to the All-City team as a freshman defensive lineman … During his first season, made 60 tackles (41 solo) and finished with five sacks and two fumble recoveries including one for a 44-yard touchdown on defense and also rushed for 748 yards (10.2 yards per carry) as a freshman … Rated a two-star recruit by 247sports.com … All-around, five-sport athlete who earned 10 total letters and competed in basketball (two years), soccer, track and field and volleyball … Also earned All-League honors in soccer and volleyball … Ran a 12.17 100-yard meter in track and field as a freshman … Named volleyball team captain as a senior … Named BDHS Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Selected as a Junior Marshall (top-10 in class) and involved in National Honor Society … Involved in community service as Vice President of Youth for Direct Relief at BDHS.
PERSONAL
Born John Russell Harris on September 10, 1999 in Iowa City, Iowa … Son of Courtney and Janet Harris … Has six siblings: Cam, Lauren, Tess, Greg, Mary and James … Mother was an All-State basketball player in Iowa … Father is a retired surgeon … Great grandfather Russell Harris played tennis at Southern California … Has 11 uncles and one aunt on his mother’s side … Nickname is Johnny … Hobbies and interests include movies and going to the beach … If he could travel back in time, he would go to the Cretaceous period … Interning with Tremblay Financial Advisors prior to his first-year at Columbia … Selected Columbia because of the coaching staff, football program’s rise, academic environment and student body that Columbia is known for … Chose Columbia over offers from Cal Poly, Harvard, Yale and UC Davis … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Economics.
ARTICLES
https://www.independent.com/news/2017/aug/16/john-harris-dominates-bishop-diego-football/
https://www.noozhawk.com/article/john_harris_ashton_borgeson_will_yamasaki_blake_truhite_named_cif_players_o
http://www.keyt.com/sports/john-harris-commits-to-ivy-league-columbia/693539303
http://www.ksby.com/story/37454251/bishop-diegos-john-harris-signs-letter-of-intent-to-columbia-university
