Christian Harris
.jpg) Harris with the Houston Texans in 2022 | |||||||||||||
| No. 45 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | January 16, 2001 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | U-High (Baton Rouge) | ||||||||||||
| College | Alabama (2019–2021) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 3rd round, 75th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Christian Harris (born January 16, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Harris attended Louisiana State University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He played several positions in high school, including running back, wide receiver, tight end, and cornerback. He converted to linebacker in the 2019 All-American Bowl.[1][2] A 4-star linebacker recruit, Harris originally committed to play college football at Texas A&M University before flipping his commitment to the University of Alabama.[3]
College career
[edit]Harris entered his true freshman year at Alabama in 2019 as a linebacker despite not playing the position in high school.[4][5][6][7] He opened the season as a starter and ended up starting 12 of 13 games, recording 63 tackles and being named freshman All-Southeastern Conference.[8][9] Harris returned as a starter his sophomore year in 2020.[10][11] On January 17, 2022, Harris declared his intentions to enter the 2022 NFL draft.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m) | 4.44 s | 1.54 s | 2.57 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[12][13][14] | ||||||||||||
Houston Texans
[edit]2022
[edit]Harris was selected in the third round (75th overall) by the Houston Texans in the 2022 NFL draft.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022.[16] He was activated on October 22.[17]
2023
[edit]On January 13, 2024, in the Wild Card Round against the Cleveland Browns, Harris returned a Joe Flacco interception for a 36-yard touchdown, and he later sacked Flacco on 4th down during the next drive. It was the first time that a player had a sack and a pick-six in a playoff game since fellow Texan J. J. Watt did the same in the 2011 Wild Card Round against Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals.
2024
[edit]On August 27, 2024, Harris was placed on injured reserve.[18] He was activated on December 14.[19]
Atlanta Falcons
[edit]On March 12, 2026, Harris signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]NFL
[edit]| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2022 | HOU | 12 | 11 | 74 | 46 | 28 | 1.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | HOU | 16 | 12 | 101 | 65 | 36 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | HOU | 12 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 43 | 27 | 203 | 129 | 74 | 4.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2023 | HOU | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | HOU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | |||
| 2019 | Alabama | 13 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Alabama | 13 | 79 | 52 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Alabama | 15 | 80 | 45 | 35 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 41 | 220 | 124 | 96 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "4-star linebacker Christian Harris blessed to be selected to All-American Bowl". USA TODAY High School Sports. December 12, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ Morale III, Amos (January 3, 2019). "Alabama signee Christian Harris enjoying first crack at linebacker". AL.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ Zenitz, Matt (November 29, 2018). "4-star LB flips commitment from Texas A&M to Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ Hudson, Brett (August 28, 2019). "Immediate impact - It didn't take long for freshman Christian Harris to impress UA coaches". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ Byington, Alex (November 6, 2019). "Tide LB Harris 'enjoying' freshman year at Alabama". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ↑ Zenitz, Matt (August 18, 2019). "Freshman pushing for open Alabama LB job". AL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ Byington, Alex (November 7, 2019). "Baton Rouge native Christian Harris tackling Alabama's freshman year like a boss". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ Byington, Alex (August 28, 2019). "Alabama true freshman linebacker in rarefied air as a Day 1 starter". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ Casagrande, Michael (September 7, 2020). "What it was like for true freshman starting middle LB". AL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ Hudson, Brett (September 8, 2020). "Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Christian Harris more comfortable in second season". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ Paschall, David (September 7, 2020). "Alabama's Christian Harris has plenty of unexpected experience entering sophomore year". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Christian Harris Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Draft Scout Christian Harris, Alabama NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 NFL Combine: Weigh-ins, measurements, and testing results from Indianapolis". ProFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "The Houston Texans select Christian Harris in the 2022 NFL Draft". HoustonTexans.com. April 29, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (9-1-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. September 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-22-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. October 22, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (08-27-2024)". HoustonTexans.com. August 27, 2024.
- ↑ La Rose, Adam (December 14, 2024). "Texans Activate LB Christian Harris". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ↑ McElhaney, Tori (March 12, 2026). "Atlanta Falcons sign LB Christian Harris". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
External links
[edit]