Player Dossier

2017-2022

New Mexico

Justin Harris

DE • 6'6" • 255 lbs • Gonzales, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Justin Harris shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Usage / Role

52%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

96

Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender

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Reliability

63

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

86

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Baylor • New Mexico
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: LSU

Player Story

Justin Harris built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive end from Gonzales, LA wearing No. 97, spending time with Baylor and New Mexico. The clearest part of Justin Harris' career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8631

East Ascension · Gonzales, LA

Committed To
Baylor
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Justin Harris, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico. Justin Harris shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
70
TFL
12.5
Sacks
8
QB hurries
3
Passes defended
6

Quick Answers

Justin Harris quick answers

Latest team and position
New Mexico · DE
Career Tackles
70
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
Top game
LSU
Recruit profile
3-star · East Ascension · Baylor
High school pipeline
East Ascension · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 97 · Senior
2022 Tackles rank
32 tackles · DE 63rd (top 24%) · Mountain West 115th (top 22%) · National 1,239th (top 22%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonBaylor00-0--0-
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico00-0--0-
2019 Regular SeasonNew Mexico4810--012.1
2020 Regular SeasonNew Mexico00-0--0-
2021 Regular SeasonNew Mexico10305413051.7
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico9326.5423065.2

Related Context

Justin Harris played DE for Baylor and New Mexico. Across 6 tracked seasons, Justin Harris recorded 70 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with New Mexico.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

New Mexico paired 15.5 primary output with 32 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 32 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2022 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 Baylor, New Mexico.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: LSU

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Regular Season · New Mexico

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

32

Usage

9.2

Consistency

52

Best Game by takeover score

LSU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maine: 3.5. Boise State: 1.5. UTEP: 0. LSU: 4. Wyoming: 3. New Mexico State: 1. Fresno State: 0. Utah State: 0. Colorado State: 2.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maine: 3 by 47.5. Boise State: 5 by 35.8. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. LSU: 6 by 65. Wyoming: 4 by 46.7. New Mexico State: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 5 by 20.8. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 5 by 45.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.8 · Games = 2 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

LSU

Best efficiency game

65 vs LSU

Result
Fri 11/25@ Colorado StateSplash gameL 0-175120.500
Sat 11/5@ Utah StateL 10-2710000
Sat 10/22vs Fresno StateL 9-4153000
Sun 10/16@ New Mexico StateL 9-2110001
Sat 10/8vs WyomingSplash gameL 14-2743111
Sat 9/24@ LSU2+ sacks · Splash gameL 0-3864220
Sun 9/18vs UTEPW 27-1022000
Sat 9/10vs Boise StateL 14-315110.500
Sun 9/4vs MaineSplash gameW 41-0300.5001

Player Story

Justin Harris story

Justin Harris built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive end from Gonzales, LA wearing No. 97, spending time with Baylor and New Mexico. The clearest part of Justin Harris' career was his defensive production: 70 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with New Mexico. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Justin Harris' production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor and New Mexico.

The arc is straightforward: Justin 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

    Baylor

    2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    New Mexico

    2018-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonBaylor0
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico00
2019 Regular SeasonNew Mexico110.92.71
2020 Regular SeasonNew Mexico0-1
2021 Regular SeasonNew Mexico1325.56.713
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico15.5329.22.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ LSU

Week 4 · L 0-38

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Colorado State

Week 7 · L 7-36 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Maine

Week 1 · W 41-0

3.5

Havoc Plays

78.3 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Wyoming

Week 6 · L 14-27 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

73.9 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.

#5

@ Colorado State

Week 13 · L 0-17 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · New Mexico

15.5 primary output · 32 efficiency · 9.2 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · New Mexico

51.7

13 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 6.7 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · New Mexico

12.1

1 primary · 10.9 efficiency · 2.7 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

8

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games