Player Career

Matthew Harris Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Matthew Harris story

Matthew Harris built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a cornerback from LaGrange Highlands, IL wearing No. 11, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Matthew Harris' career was his defensive production: 7 tackles and 6 interceptions across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Northwestern. 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 Matthew Harris' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 484 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.

The arc is straightforward: Matthew 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

    Northwestern

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonNorthwestern00
2014 Regular SeasonNorthwestern2202
2015 Regular SeasonNorthwestern426.72
2016 Regular SeasonNorthwestern014.62.3-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Eastern Illinois

Week 2 · W 41-0

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#2

vs Illinois

Week 14 · L 33-47 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

vs Michigan

Week 11 · L 9-10 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 13 · W 24-14 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

35 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

#5

vs Minnesota

Week 5 · W 27-0 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

35 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Northwestern

4 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · usage

61.5

#2

2014 Regular Season · Northwestern

56.7

2 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Northwestern

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games