Darius Harris facts for kids
| No. 59 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 17, 1996 Horn Lake, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Horn Lake (MS) | ||||||||
| College: | Middle Tennessee | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2023 | |||||||||
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Darius Leseaun Harris (born January 17, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) |
232 lb (105 kg) |
34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.70 s | 1.64 s | 2.77 s | 4.50 s | 7.52 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
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| All values from Pro Day | ||||||||||||
Kansas City Chiefs
After playing four years at Middle Tennessee, Harris was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019. On July 24, he was placed on the non-football injury reserve while recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered late in college, spending the entire season there. Without Harris, the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers.
Harris returned to the Chiefs the next season, but was waived on September 5, 2020 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. On September 30, he was promoted from the practice squad.
On October 9, 2021, Harris was waived by the Chiefs and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on February 2, 2022.
Harris won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 against the Philadelphia Eagles with Harris recording one tackle in the game.
Las Vegas Raiders
On August 1, 2023, Harris signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. He was waived eleven days later. Harris was signed to the Raiders' practice squad on October 24, 2023.
Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)
Harris was signed off the Raiders practice squad by the Kansas City Chiefs on October 31, 2023.
