Anthony Harris (American football player, 1991)
| Minnesota Vikings - No. 41 | |
| Free safety | |
| Date of birth: October 9, 1991 | |
| Place of birth: Richmond , Virginia | |
| Height: 1.85 m | Weight: 92 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2015 for the Minnesota Vikings | |
| Career | |
| College : Virginia | |
| Not drafted in 2015 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 180 |
| Sacks | 0.0 |
| Forced fumbles | 1 |
| Interceptions | 9 |
| Passes defended | 21st |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Anthony Harris (* 9. October 1991 in Richmond , Virginia ) is an American American football player at the position of the safeties . He played college football for Virginia and has been with the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League (NFL) since 2015 .
college
Harris played college football for the University of Virginia from 2011 to 2014 . In the 2013 season he was intercepted eight passes ( interceptions ) is the best in this statistic player in college football. Towards the end of the season Harris suffered a shoulder injury, despite which he played continuously in his fourth year of college. Since his shoulder injury ultimately required surgery, Harris was unable to show himself at the NFL Combine , Pro Day or other workouts. While it was originally considered one of the best safeties available in the draft, most analysts later viewed it as a second or third round pick at best.
NFL
Harris was not selected in the 2015 NFL Draft and was subsequently signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings . In Minnesota, he was initially unable to assert himself in the training camp and was therefore released shortly before the start of the season. However, the Vikings subsequently accepted Harris into their Practice Squad . For the 14th game day he was promoted to the active squad and ran in the game against the Arizona Cardinals as a starter, where he was able to convince. As a result, Harris increasingly established himself with the Vikings. He was also used in the three subsequent games of the season and saw playing time in every game in the 2016 and 2017 seasons, playing six times from the start.
On matchday 6 of the 2018 season, also against the Arizona Cardinals, he intercepted a pass from Josh Rosen and thus celebrated his first interception in the NFL.
In the 2019 season , Harris became a starter alongside Harrison Smith after the departure of Andrew Sendejo . On the first day of the season he was able to intercept two passes from Matt Ryan in the game against the Atlanta Falcons and also captured a fumble . He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance .
Harris caught a total of six interceptions in the regular season, leading the league in this statistic together with Stephon Gilmore ( New England Patriots ) and Tre'Davious White ( Buffalo Bills ). At the Vikings, since Darren Sharper (nine interceptions) in the 2005 season, no player had intercepted passes in one season. In the 26:20 win after overtime in the wild card round of the play-offs, Harris managed another interception in the second quarter, his first interception in the postseason.
On March 16, 2020, the Vikings Harris franchise day .
NFL statistics
Regular season
| season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| year | team | Games | as a starter | total | solo | Att | Sacks | PD | INT | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds |
| 2015 | MIN | 4th | 2 | 15th | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | MIN | 16 | 3 | 41 | 30th | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIN | 16 | 3 | 18th | 16 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIN | 15th | 3 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 0.0 | 6th | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MIN | 14th | 14th | 60 | 35 | 23 | 0.0 | 11 | 6th | 42 | 7.0 | 20th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| total | 65 | 31 | 180 | 127 | 53 | 0.0 | 21st | 9 | 75 | 6.6 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4th | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||||||||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brad Gagnon: Injured NFL Draft Prospect Anthony Harris Discusses Selling Himself to Teams on bleacherreport.com. April 10, 2015, accessed on March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Chris Burke: The next Wes Welker: Finney, Harris among top undrafted free agents. In: Sports Illustrated . May 6, 2015, accessed on March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Christopher Gates: Minnesota Vikings Release Anthony Harris on dailynorseman.com. September 5, 2015, accessed March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Dane Mizutani: A star is born: Vikings safety Anthony Harris has become a 'certified baller'. In: St. Paul Pioneer Press . September 8, 2019, accessed March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Josh Alper: Vikings will hold onto Anthony Harris on profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. March 8, 2018, accessed March 16, 2020.
- ^ Andrew Krammer: Film study pays off as Vikings' Anthony Harris nabs first interception. In: Star Tribune . October 16, 2018, accessed on March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Craig Peters: 2019 Vikings Position Recap: Safeties on the Minnesota Vikings website. January 31, 2020, accessed on March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Chris Tomasson: For first time in 16 years, Vikings have an NFL interception leader: Anthony Harris In: St. Paul Pioneer Press . December 31, 2019, accessed March 16, 2020.
- ^ Chance Linton: Anthony Harris picks off Drew Brees for first postseason INT on 247sports.com. January 5, 2020, accessed on March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Paul Kasabian: Anthony Harris Given Franchise Tag by Vikings Ahead of 2020 Deadline on bleacherreport.com. March 16, 2020, accessed on March 16, 2020.
- ↑ Career statistics on nfl.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Harris, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond , Virginia |