Player Dossier

2008-2012

Temple

Montel Harris

RB • 5'10" • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Montel Harris leans workhorse runner traits and 50.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

83%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

62

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Boston College

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Boston College • Temple
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Player Story

Montel Harris built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Boston College and Temple. The clearest part of Montel Harris' career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.8144

Trinity Christian Academy · Jacksonville, FL

Committed To
Boston College
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Montel Harris, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Boston College. Montel Harris leans workhorse runner traits and 50.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
5,256
Rushing yards
4,789
Receiving yards
467
Touchdowns
42

Quick Answers

Montel Harris quick answers

Latest team and position
Temple · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
5,256
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Boston College
Top game
NC State
Recruit profile
3-star · Trinity Christian Academy · Boston College
High school pipeline
Trinity Christian Academy · 46 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Class 2012
2012 Scrimmage yards rank
1,144 scrimmage yards · RB 54th (top 11%) · Big East 6th (top 5%) · National 84th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 PostseasonBoston College13936825168.2
2008 Regular SeasonBoston College13967832135568.2
2009 PostseasonBoston College131021020178.8
2009 Regular SeasonBoston College131,4241,355691478.8
2010 Regular SeasonBoston College111,3551,243112978.4
2011 Regular SeasonBoston College217113536051.4
2012 Regular SeasonTemple101,1441,054901269.3

Related Context

Montel Harris played RB for Boston College and Temple. Across 5 tracked seasons, Montel Harris recorded 4,789 rushing yards, 467 receiving yards, and 42 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Boston College.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Boston College paired 1,526 primary output with 47.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 50.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Boston College, Temple.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Army

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · Temple

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

114.4

Efficiency

50.7

Usage

36.1

Consistency

51.4

Best Game by takeover score

Army

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Villanova: 20. Penn State: 65. South Florida: 148. UConn: 155. Rutgers: 81. Pittsburgh: 85. Louisville: 115. Cincinnati: 19. Army: 351. Syracuse: 105

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Villanova: 6 by 28.9. Penn State: 13 by 35.2. South Florida: 27 by 57.5. UConn: 31 by 50.4. Rutgers: 19 by 44.4. Pittsburgh: 19 by 43.6. Louisville: 15 by 79.9. Cincinnati: 8 by 24.7. Army: 36 by 90.6. Syracuse: 22 by 51.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins168.5 · Games = 4 · +90.2 vs Losses
Losses78.3 · Games = 6 · -90.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Army

Best efficiency game

90.6 vs Army

Result
Fri 11/23vs Syracuse100 rush yardsL 20-3821106501-14.8
Sat 11/17@ Army100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 63-32363519.8079.8
Sat 11/10vs CincinnatiL 10-348192.4002.4
Sat 11/3@ Louisville100 rush yardsL 17-45151157.7017.7
Sat 10/27@ PittsburghL 17-471872411134.5
Sat 10/20vs RutgersL 10-3519814.3004.3
Sat 10/13@ UConn100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 17-14301424.7011135
Sat 10/6vs South Florida100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 37-28241335.5023155.5
Sat 9/22@ Penn StateL 13-2410232.3003425
Fri 8/31vs VillanovaW 41-105122.400183.3

Player Story

Montel Harris story

Montel Harris built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Boston College and Temple. The clearest part of Montel Harris' career was his backfield work: 4,789 rushing yards, 973 carries, 39 rushing touchdowns, and 467 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Boston College. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 467 receiving yards and 77 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College and Temple.

The arc is straightforward: Montel Harris moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Boston College

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Temple

    2012

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2008200820092009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonBoston College1,06051.529.9
2008 Regular SeasonBoston College1,06051.529.90
2009 PostseasonBoston College1,52647.749.1466
2009 Regular SeasonBoston College1,52647.749.10
2010 Regular SeasonBoston College1,3554853.6-171
2011 Regular SeasonBoston College17144.829-1,184
2012 Regular SeasonTemple1,14450.736.1973

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs NC State

Week 7 · W 52-20 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

264

Scrimmage Yards

96.9 takeover

264 scrimmage yards and 49.1 usage.

#2

@ Army

Week 12 · W 63-32

351

Scrimmage Yards

96.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

351 scrimmage yards and 62.1 usage.

#3

vs Rhode Island

Week 5 · W 42-0

143

Scrimmage Yards

94.3 takeover

Win with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

143 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.

#4

@ Florida State

Week 7 · L 19-24 · Conference game

196

Scrimmage Yards

91.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

196 scrimmage yards and 66.7 usage.

#5

vs UCF

Week 4 · W 34-7

135

Scrimmage Yards

86.6 takeover

Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

135 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Boston College

1,526 primary output · 47.7 efficiency · 49.1 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Boston College

78.8

1,526 primary · 47.7 efficiency · 49.1 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Boston College

78.4

1,355 primary · 48 efficiency · 53.6 usage

Milestones

27

100+ rush yards

10

150+ scrimmage yards

9

2+ TD games