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SWill Harris

Boston College — ACC

  • Height: 6-2
  • Weight: 210
  • Hometown: Suwanee, GA
  • Age: 23

SENIOR (2018): All-ACC Third Team... voted a captain by his teammates for 2018... notched five tackles vs. UMass (9/1/18)... grabbed his first interception of the season and totaled eight tackles at Wake Forest (9/13/18)... recovered a fumble and had six tackles at Purdue (9/22/18)... seven tackles against Temple (9/29/18)... registered nine tackles, recovered a fumble and added 0.5 TFL at No. 23 NC State (10/6/18)... made five tackles vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... totaled nine tackles vs. Miami (10/26/18)... posted five tackles at Virginia Tech (11/3/18)... notched eight tackles, including five solos, against Clemson (11/10/18)... credited with six tackles at Florida State (11/17/18)... tallied six tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).

JUNIOR (2017): Started all 13 games at strong safety … led the nation with four fumble recoveries … third on the team with 83 tackles … 5.5 tackles for loss, one interception, two pass breakups and one sack … career-high 10 tackles in his 17th consecutive start at strong safety in the victory at Northern Illinois (9/1/17) … led BC with nine tackles and two TFLs against Wake Forest (9/9/17) … eight tackles and a QB hurry against Notre Dame (9/16/17) … six tackles at No. 2 Clemson (9/23/17) … tied his career-high and led BC with 10 tackles in the win over Central Michigan (9/30/17) … seven tackles against No. 16 Virginia Tech (10/7/17) … six tackles, one sack, one pass breakup and his first interception of the season in BC’s 41-10 win at Virginia (10/21/17) … forced two fumbles and had a pass breakup in the 35-3 win over Florida State (10/27/17) … ACC Co-Defensive Back of the Week after totaling seven tackles and recovering two fumbles at Syracuse (11/25/17) … recovered a lateral 30 yards for his first career touchdown in the win over the Orange … nine tackles in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Iowa (12/27/17).
 
SOPHOMORE (2016): Started all 13 games at strong safety … recorded 47 total tackles, including 34 solo stops … notched one tackle-for-loss and four breakups … had two interceptions with 64 return yards … part of the defense that ranked on eight top 10 lists, including ninth in total defense (314.2 yards/game), second in sacks (3.62 sacks/game) and 10th in turnovers gained (27) … recorded first interception of the season against Massachusetts (Sept. 10) … tallied a career-high eight tackles at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) ... registered first career tackle for a loss against Buffalo (Oct. 1) ... nabbed an interception against Syracuse (Oct. 22) ... recorded three tackles in the win at NC State (Oct. 29) ...  tallied four tackles against Wake Forest (Nov. 26).
  
FRESHMAN (2015): Saw action in all 12 games, including three starts at strong safety to close the season … had a combined 20 tackles, forced one fumble and made one interception … recorded his first career interception in the season opener vs. Maine (Sept. 5) … registered one tackle and a pass breakup in the Northern Illinois game (Sept. 26) and a solo stop at Duke (Oct. 3) … tallied two solo stops at No.5/6 Clemson … followed a four tackle performance at Louisville (Oct. 24) with a career-high, five-tackle game and one forced fumble against Virginia Tech (Oct. 31) … notched three solo stops in each of the final two games against Notre Dame (Nov. 21) and Syracuse (Nov. 28)
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2014 NEPSAC Class A Player of the Year ... also earned NEPSAC Class A Division All-Star and First-Team All-New England honors ... named a captain as a senior … played for head coach LJ Spinnato … recorded 77 tackles, 20 pass breakups and three interceptions as a senior ... also tallied 650 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on offense ... helped lead the Wild Boars to the 2014 NEPSAC Bowl Championship title
 
PERSONAL: William Jamahl Harris … enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Science … recipient of the Chambers Family Scholarship for Football ... William is the son of Twana and Will Harris, Sr.; has two younger siblings, Trey and Niya … father played wide receiver for at Mississippi State (1989-92) and was drafted in the seventh round by the Buffalo Bills.