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  Marcus Harris

Marcus Harris

Player Profile

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Burlington, NC

High School:
Walter M. Williams H.S.

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 185

Position:
Running Back

Birthdate:
12/11/1987

2009: Did not play football for the Rams in 2009.

2008: Appeared in six games for the Rams in 2008...Did not start a contest...Amassed three catches for 28 yards including a long catch of 13 yards...Returned one kick on the season as he lost four yards on the return...Appeared in the Rams' contests versus Savannah State on Sept. 13, versus Morgan State on Sept. 20, versus South Carolina State on Sept. 27, versus Howard on Oct. 4, at Florida A&M on Oct. 9, and versus Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24...Recorded a pair of catches in the Rams' loss versus Savannah State on Sept. 13...Recorded one catch for 13 yards on Sept. 26 in the Rams' loss to eventual MEAC Champion South Carolina State.

2007: Appeared in nine games for the Rams, making no starts...Placed sixth on the WSSU roster in rushing yards with 46 total yards gained on eight carries for an average of 5.8 yards per carry...Returned one kick for the Rams, taking the kickoff 31 yards...Averaged 5.1 yards of total offense per game in 2007...Rushed one time for 13 yards versus North Carolina A&T (Sept. 1)...Appeared versus Coastal Carolina (Sept. 8) for one snap and failed to record offensive statistics...Recorded one carry at Morgan State (Sept. 15) where he gained two yards...Did not carry the ball at Howard (Sep. 29) yet logged his only kick return of the season as he took the opening kick of the second half back 31 yards for the Rams...Played three snaps in WSSU's win over Florida A&M in the 2007 Circle City Classic (Oct. 6) but failed to record any offensive statistics...Carried the ball one time at Bethune-Cookman (Oct 20) for one yard...Turned in the second longest run from scrimmage of his career versus Hampton (Oct. 27) when he burst ahead for seven yards on only one carry versus the Pirates...Tallied the longest run of his WSSU career, an 11-yarder in a three-carry, 20-yard performance on Homecoming versus Delaware State (Nov. 2)...Closed out his 2007 season with one carry for three yards in the Rams' win over North Carolina Central (Nov. 10).

2006: Did not appear in any games for the Rams as he spent the season as a redshirt...Spent the year as a member of the WSSU football practice squad.

Personal: Harris rejoins the Rams in 2009 for his third season as an active member of the WSSU football team after turning in successful 2007 and 2008 campaigns and after spending the 2006 season as a redshirt...A native of Burlington, N.C., he is a 2006 graduate of Walter M. Williams High School where he was a four-year varsity starter for the Bulldogs...Broke the all-time career rushing, single-season rushing and single-season touchdown records in high school...Recorded 2,500-plus yards rushing his senior year at Walter M. Williams...Named the Red Zone Player of the Year and garnered All-Conference, All-Region and All-Area honors in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...The son of Lindsay Harris and LaFonda Robinson...Brother Trae played football at Methodist College...Cousin Jamal Leath played football at Coastal Carolina University...A business management major...Born in Burlington, N.C. on Dec. 11, 1987...Nicknamed "Mr. Marcus".

Harris' Stats
Year	GP/GS	Car	Yds	Avg	TDs	Long	Rec	Yds	Long	TDs
2008	6/0	0	0	0	0	0	3	28	13	0
2007	9/0	8	46	5.8	0	11	0	0	0	0
2006	Did Not Participate (Redshirt)
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Total	15/0	8	46	5.8	0	11	3	28	13	0
 
 
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