The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Football Roster
Roster
John Harris
- Position:
- TE/WR
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Garland, Texas
- High School:
- Naaman Forest
A five-year wide receiver who played in 36 career games with 13 starts, all in 2014 ... had a breakout final season ... after nine total receptions and 190 receiving yards the previous three seasons, has 68 catches for 1,051 as a senior ... one of just six players in school history to post 1,000 or more receiving yards in one season ... a 2014 second team All-Big 12 selection by The Associated Press and ESPN.com, and honorable mention pick by the coaches ... a member of the watch list for the 2014 Biletnikoff Award ... played in the 2015 College Gridiron Showcase ... also saw time at tight end and on special teams in his career ... missed most of the 2011 season with a foot injury … a two-time first-team all-district selection as a prepster.
SENIOR (2014)
Started all 13 games at wide receiver ... a second-team All-Big 12 selection by The Associated Press and ESPN.com, and an honorable mention choice by the coaches ... led the team in receptions (68), receiving yards (1,051) and TD catches (7) ... added to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award on Nov. 6 ... ranked tied for seventh in the Big 12 and tied for 54th nationally in TD catches ... ranked fifth in the Big 12 and 29th nationally in receiving yards per game (80.8) ... ranked eighth in the league and 50th in the FBS in receptions (5.2 pg) ... his yards-per-catch average of 15.5 ranked 10th nationally among players with at least 60 receptions ... his receiving yards total ranked eighth and receptions seventh on the UT single-season lists ... joined Jordan Shipley (2008-09), Kwame Cavil (1999), Roy Williams (2002-03), Quan Cosby (2008) and Wane McGarity (1998) as Longhorns to post at least 1,000 receiving yards in a season ... one of only two players in school history (also Jordan Shipley, 2008) to have a TD reception in each of the first four games of a season ... that streak ranks tied for fifth overall in school history on the consecutive games with a TD catch list ... just the fourth player in school history with at least six TD catches in the first seven games (9 by Shipley, 2008; 8 by Limas Sweed, 2006; 6 by Pat Fitzgerald, 1995) ... earned his first career start against UNT and scored a touchdown while recording 110 receiving yards on seven receptions ... had eight receptions and scored a touchdown against BYU ... served as a game captain against BYU ... had four receptions for 60 yards, including an 8-yard TD catch, against UCLA ... had six catches for 89 yards and one TD against Kansas, earning the team’s offensive player of the game ... caught a 34-yard pass against Baylor ... had five catches for 90 yards and a career-best two touchdowns against Oklahoma ... his two receiving TDs were in the most by a Longhorn in the OU series since 2005 when Billy Pittman had a pair ... recorded a career-high nine receptions for 147 yards against Iowa State ... caught three passes for 42 yards against Kansas State ... caught five passes for a career-high 165 yards (33.0 ypc) against Texas Tech ... had three catches of 35 or more yards, including a a career-long 68-yarder, all of which set up scores ... caught two passes for 45 yards (22.5 ypc), including a 29-yarder, against West Virginia ... tied his career high with nine catches against Oklahoma State, accumulating 117 yards and a receiving touchdown in the process ... caught five passes for 39 yards against TCU ... had four catches for 36 yards vs. Arkansas in the Texas Bowl.
Played in all 13 games as a reserve wideout and on special teams ... two of his five catches produced TDs ... averaged a team-best 28.2 yards per reception ... posted two receptions for 59 yards, including a 54-yard touchdown, vs. New Mexico State ... had a 30-yard reception against BYU ... registered an 8-yard reception vs. Kansas State ... recorded a 44-yard touchdown reception on a ‘Hail Mary’ pass from Case McCoy at the end of the second quarter against Iowa State.
SOPHOMORE (2012)
Saw action as a reserve wideout and special teams performer in seven games ... did not see action vs. Oklahoma State, Kansas, Texas Tech, TCU or Kansas State ... posted a 17-yard reception vs. New Mexico ... caught his first-career touchdown pass, a 19-yarder from Case McCoy, vs. Oklahoma.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011)
Saw action in three games before missing the remainder of the season with a foot injury … in his first game as a Longhorn he threw a 36-yard TD pass to Jaxon Shipley for the first touchdown strike by a non-quarterback at Texas since 1997 (Ricky Williams) … also caught a 10-yard pass against Rice … registered one catch for 3 yards in win against BYU.
FRESHMAN (2010)
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Mark Elam at Naaman Forest H.S. … a two-time first-team all-district selection and three-year starter at quarterback and wide receiver … a member of Rivals’ top 250 national prospects … ranked as the nation’s 29th-best wide receiver by Rivals … posted 90 catches for 1,431 yards and 16 TDs, 1,115 rushing yards (6.6 ypc) and 13 TDs and 517 passing yards and three TDs over his final three seasons … led Naaman Forest to a 24-10 record over that span … named third-team Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Super Team as a senior … tabbed first-team all-district 10-5A … played mainly at quarterback and rushed for 1,115 yards (6.6 ypc) and 13 TDs while passing for 517 yards and three TDs … Dallas Morning News honorable mention Player of the Week after rushing 11 times for 131 yards and four TDs in a 23-6 win over Lewisville … tabbed first-team all-district 10-5A as a junior … caught 45 passes for 584 yards and seven TDs … helped Naaman Forest to a 10-2 record and the second round of the state playoffs … tabbed district 10-5A Sophomore of the Year on offense … caught 45 passes for 847 yards and nine TDs … contributed to Naaman Forest’s 9-3 record … recorded eight receptions for 204 yards and two TDs in win over Carter in the bi-district round of the state playoffs … first-team all-district performer in basketball as a junior while averaging 11 points and 8.6 rebounds … led Naaman Forest to a district championship … a second-team all-district selection as a sophomore while averaging 8.6 points and 6.6 rebounds … also lettered in track and field … won the district title in the high jump (6-6) as a senior … placed second at district and third at regionals in the high jump, posting a personal-best 6-10 as a junior … also qualified for regionals as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born in Dallas, Texas …was active in community service during high school … participated in community clean-ups through his church … made several visits to nursing homes … brother, Alex, participated in track and field at Stephen F. Austin (2005-06) ... graduated in May, 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in physical culture and sport.
HARRIS' CAREER STATISTICS
2013
| Opponent | Rec | Yards | Long | TD |
| New Mexico St. | 2 | 59 | 54 | 1 |
| BYU | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Kansas State | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 1 | 44 | 44 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| TCU | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Baylor | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
2014
| Opponent | Rec | Yards | Long | TD |
| North Texas | 7 | 110 | 28 | 1 |
| BYU | 8 | 77 | 14 | 1 |
| UCLA | 4 | 60 | 33 | 1 |
| Kansas | 6 | 89 | 26 | 1 |
| Baylor | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 90 | 38 | 2 |
| Iowa State | 9 | 147 | 45 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 3 | 42 | 18 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 5 | 165 | 68 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 45 | 29 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 9 | 117 | 24 | 1 |
| TCU | 5 | 39 | 12 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 36 | 15 | 0 |
RECEIVING
Year | G/GS | Rec | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| 2010 | Redshirted | |||||
| 2011 | 3/0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10/Rice |
| 2012 | 7/0 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 19/OU |
| 2013 | 13/0 | 5 | 141 | 28.2 | 2 | 54/NMS |
| 2014 | 13/13 | 68 | 1,051 | 15.5 | 7 | 68/TT |
| Total | 36/13 | 77 | 1,241 | 16.1 | 10 | 68/TT |
PASSING/RUSHING
| Year | G/GS | Comp-Att | Pct. | Yards | Rating | TD | Int | Long | Rush | TD |
| 2010 | Redshirted | |||||||||
| 2011 | 3/0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 36 | 732.4 | 1 | 0 | 36/Rice | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7/0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | --- | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13/0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | --- | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13/13 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | --- | 0-0 | 0 |
| Total | 36/13 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 36 | 732.4 | 1 | 0 | 36/Rice | 0-0 | 0 |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| Year | G | TT (Solo) | FF | FR | PBLK | KBLK |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 9, two times, vs. Iowa State (Sr.) and at Oklahoma State (Sr.)
Receiving yards: 165, at Texas Tech (Sr.)
Longest reception: 68 yards, at Texas Tech (Sr.)
Receiving TDs: 2, vs. Oklahoma (Sr.)
100-yard receiving games: Four times, (7-110) vs. North Texas (Sr.); (9-147), vs. Iowa State (Sr.); (5-165), at Texas Tech (Sr.) (9-117), at Oklahoma State (Sr.)
Tackles: 1, three times, last at TCU (Jr.)
