Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Rutgers
Taj Harris
WR • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Beverly, NJ, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Taj Harris reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
71
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Syracuse • Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Taj Harris built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Beverly, NJ wearing No. 85, spending time with Rutgers and Syracuse. The clearest part of Taj Harris' career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Taj Harris, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse. Taj Harris reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,037
- Receptions
- 152
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Taj Harris quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,037
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Palmyra · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Palmyra · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 9 receiving yards · WR 980th (top 93%) · Big Ten 204th (top 90%) · National 1,911th (top 91%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 11 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 36 | 510 | 3 | 74.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 37 | 559 | 2 | 65.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 58 | 733 | 5 | 86.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3 | 16 | 171 | 0 | 56 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 46.7 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Taj Harris played WR for Syracuse and Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taj Harris recorded 4 passing yards, 29 rushing yards, and 2,037 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 733 primary output with 74.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 74.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Syracuse, Rutgers.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
73.3
Efficiency
74.7
Usage
33.6
Consistency
71
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 64. Pittsburgh: 72. Georgia Tech: 64. Duke: 138. Liberty: 96. Wake Forest: 12. Boston College: 61. Louisville: 11. NC State: 146. Notre Dame: 69
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. North Carolina: 5 by 85.3. Pittsburgh: 3 by 100. Georgia Tech: 3 by 100. Duke: 6 by 100. Liberty: 9 by 71.1. Wake Forest: 3 by 26.7. Boston College: 7 by 58.1. Louisville: 1 by 73.3. NC State: 13 by 74.9. Notre Dame: 8 by 57.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64 · Games = 1 · -10.3 vs Losses
Losses74.3 · Games = 9 · +10.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
100 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | @ Notre DameHigh volume | L 21-45 | — | 8 | 69 | 8.1 | 8.60 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs NC State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 29-36 | — | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Louisville | L 0-30 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Boston College | L 13-16 | — | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Wake Forest | L 14-38 | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs LibertyHigh volume | L 21-38 | — | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Duke100 receiving yards | L 24-38 | — | 6 | 138 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 79 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Georgia Tech | W 37-20 | — | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 1 | 46 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Pittsburgh | L 10-21 | — | 3 | 72 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 69 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ North Carolina | L 6-31 | — | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 22 |
Player Story
Taj Harris story
Taj Harris built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Beverly, NJ wearing No. 85, spending time with Rutgers and Syracuse. The clearest part of Taj Harris' career was his receiving role: 152 catches, 2,037 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 29 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Syracuse. 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 4 passing yards, 29 rushing yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers and Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Taj 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
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- 1
Syracuse
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Rutgers
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 565 | 85.4 | 18.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 565 | 85.4 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 559 | 78.6 | 16.8 | -6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 733 | 74.7 | 33.6 | 174 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 171 | 66.3 | 41.8 | -562 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 60 | 7.7 | -162 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rutgers
Week 2 · L 7-17
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
122
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Duke
Week 6 · L 24-38 · Conference game
138
Receiving Yards
98.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 12 · L 3-36
78
Receiving Yards
96.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Holy Cross
Week 5 · W 41-3
107
Receiving Yards
94.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs NC State
Week 13 · L 29-36 · Conference game
146
Receiving Yards
91.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
146 receiving yards with a 74.9 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Syracuse
733 primary output · 74.7 efficiency · 33.6 usage
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#2
2018 Postseason · Syracuse
74.7
565 primary · 85.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Syracuse
74.7
565 primary · 85.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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