Deonte Harris, WR, Assumption: 2019 NFL Draft

Career Highlights

• 2017 First Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association
• 2017 First Team All-American by Conference Commissioner’s Association
• 2017 Second Team All-American by D2football.com
• 2017 NE10 MVP
• 2017 NE10 First Team All-Conference
• 2015 NE10 Rookie of the Year
• 2015 Don Hansen Football Gazette Second-Team All-American
• Tied NCAA DII Record for single-game kickoff return TD -2 (2017)
• Tied NCAA DII Record for single-season punt return TD – 5 (2017)
• Owns NCAA DII Record for single-season combined return TD – 8 (2017)
• Owns NCAA DII Record for career combined return TD – 12 (2015-17)

School Records:

• Most all-purpose yards in school history- 4,907
• Most combined touchdown returns in school history- 12
• Most combined touchdown returns in a single season in school history – 8 (2017)
• Most punt return touchdowns in a single season – 5 (2017)
• Most punts returned for touchdowns in a single game – 2 (twice)
• Most kickoffs returned for touchdowns in a single game – 2
• Most punts returned for touchdowns in school history – 7
• Most kickoffs returned for touchdowns in school history – 5

2017: Named to New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team… Named Co-Offensive Player of the Year by the Worcester Area Football Association… Named First Team All-Region by Conference Commissioner’s Association… Named Don Hansen Super Region 1 Special Teams Player of the Year… Named First-Team All-Region as both an all-purpose player and return specialist by Don Hansen… Appeared in 13 games, catching 61 passes for 810 yards and eight touchdowns… Ran 11 times for 40 yards and a touchdown… Returned 15 kicks for 642 yards and three touchdowns… Returned 18 punts for 473 yards and five touchdowns… Had 1,965 all-purpose yards… He had his best game against Findlay during the NCAA tournament where he caught eight passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns, while also returning three kicks for 194 yards and two touchdowns, giving him 362 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns on the afternoon…  During the game, he had his longest reception of the year, 76 yards, and his longest kick return of the year 99 yards.

2016: Named to Don Hansen Gazette Super All-Super Region One team… Named to the Worcester Steve “Merc” Morris All-Star Team… Named to the New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team… Named to All-Super Region 1 Second Team by the Conference Commissioner’s Association… Named NE10 First-Team All-Conference as a returner… Appeared in 10 games, catching 42 passes for 512 yards and 3 touchdowns… Rushed eight times for 93 yards and a touchdown… Returned 15 kickoffs for a total of 464 yards and a touchdown… Returned 10 punts for 109 yards… He had his best game against Stonehill, catching nine passes for 88 yards… Versus Merrimack, caught 3 passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns.

2015: Named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year… Named to the New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team… Named as a Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Second Team All-American as a return specialist… He earned First Team All-Conference honors as a return specialist, Second Team accolades as a wide receiver and a spot on the All-Rookie Team for his play… A one-time Northeast-10 Special Teams Player of the Week and a one-time D2Football.com National Special Teams Player of the Week… Named to the New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team… A two-time member of the Northeast-10 weekly Honor Roll… Appeared in 12 games for the Hounds…  Was the team’s leading receiver with 82 receptions, 824 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on the year… He was second in the league in receptions, fifth in touchdowns, total receiving yards, and receiving yards per game at 68.7… Was the league’s top kick returner returning 22 kick for a total of 621 yards, averaging 28.2 yards per return… He returned two kickoffs and one punt for a touchdown… He had an 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on 10/3/15 vs St. Anselm, which was the second-longest return in the Northeast-10 this season… Had 11 rushes for 110 total yards and one rushing touchdown… Threw a 49 yard pass on 10/24/15 at American International… Had two multi-touchdown games and 14 total touchdowns on the year… Had a season-high 160 receiving yards in the Hounds final NCAA game at Slippery Rock on 11/28/15.

Prior to Assumption: Played football and basketball and ran indoor and outdoor track at Archbishop Curley High School… His football team won a championship in 2014-2015… Named All-Conference, All-State and All-Metro… As a senior, he posted 1,450 rushing yards on 130 carries with 20 rushing touchdowns… Added seven receptions for 244 yards, along with 332 kick return yards and three touchdowns… As a junior, he had 933 yards on 86 carries with 14 rushing touchdowns and four receiving touchdowns… As a sophomore, he had 676 yards on 63 carries with six touchdowns… Has volunteered in soup kitchens.

Personal: Son of Marlon and Ellisa Harty… Has two brothers, Sergio and Jordan.

Fun Facts: Favorite athlete? Floyd Mayweather… Dream job? Own a business… If you could meet anyone? Michael Jackson… Favorite sports memory? Winning the first NE10 Football Championship in school history freshman year… Favorite TV show? Martin.

If your reading this then you know about Deonte Harris and obviously are aware of his exceptional ability to make plays on the field. His play-making ability is equal to the humbleness he is as a man. It should also seem like no coincide that his first attempt at returning a punt in high school resulted in – Yes you guessed correctly – A touchdown.

He deflects any person accolades to his teammates and coaches. He praises the concept team comradery. His exceptional skills awarded him with an invitation to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, a collection of top seniors available for the NFL Draft. It speaks volumes on how special he is athletically. Then add in his team oriented demeaner and NFL Scouts should be buzzing about bringing him aboard the 53-man roster.

Fourteen combined return touchdowns make him one of the best return men available in decades and NFL personnel are taking notice. A very important thing to remember when looking at Harris is some previous small-school standouts like Trent Cannon (Jets), Tarik Cohen (Jets), Tyreek Hill (West Alabama) and Phillip Lindsay (Broncos). All those players were ultra-productive but failed to meet the status quo on the size desired by National Football League. Harris finds himself in that same category and sometimes football ability out weighs all other factors. Hence, they become solid NFL contributors.

Dynamic returner. Harris is very quick. Can flat out fly. He can create after the catch and shows some magic when he touches the football. Good hands and shows a burst and can cut on a dime. Fearless for his size (5-foot-6 and 170 pounds) but has proved to be very durable. Elusive is an understatement, Harris undersized frame allows him to tuck behind his blockers, draft off their backs, then explode upfield. Strong hands will not shy away from contact. Adjusts well to the football.

His special team ability is too much to ignore when eyeing up this savvy, slot receiver. Harris has a good chance of being a day three selection.