2015 Football Roster
Roster
Dezmond Harris
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 239
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bessemer, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- McAdory HS
CAREER: Instinctive linebacker who persevered through injuries and become one of the heart and soul leaders of the defense … Suffered three torn ACLs (one in his right knee in high school and two in his left knee at the college level) … Made a speedy recovery and played the entire 2016 season … Saw most of his action at the Mike linebacker spot … Selected as a team captain prior to his senior season … Played in 36 games with 10 starts … Finished his career with 112 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.
2017 SENIOR SEASON: The leader of the defense in the middle who started 10 games and was a team captain … Missed the final three games of the year – Arkansas, Ole Miss and the TaxSlayer Bowl – due to a leg injury sustained during the Alabama game (11/11) … Was the team’s leading tackler for the year before the injury and finished fifth on the squad in tackles with 56 … Added three tackles for loss and two sacks … Collected five tackles and one tackle for loss in his first career start in opener against Charleston Southern (9/2) … Notched his first career sack a week later in win at Louisiana Tech (9/9) … Strong game against LSU with six tackles (9/16) … Racked up a game-high and career-best 12 tackles and one forced fumble at Georgia (9/23) … Solid game in win over Kentucky (10/21) with nine tackles, one tackle for loss … Tallied seven tackles against UMass (11/3) … Chosen to represent MSU at SEC Media Day in July … Recipient of the team’s senior award at the Jackson Touchdown Club banquet in December.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON: Competed for the Bulldogs in all 13 games during the 2016 campaign with no starts … Tallied 37 total tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss … Recorded a career-high five tackles three times during his junior season: at LSU (9/17), at Alabama (11/12) and vs. Arkansas (11/29) … Forced two Leonard Fournette fumbles in the fourth quarter at LSU, including first of his career … Recorded his first career tackle for loss along with three more tackles at BYU (10/14)… Credited with a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas (11/19).
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in seven games with no starts … Suffered torn ACL in his left knee in the second half of the Louisiana Tech game (10/17) and missed the final six games of the year … Accumulated nine tackles on the year … Had at least one tackle in all seven games he played … Recorded two tackles vs. No. 14 LSU (9/12) … Credited with two stops in the Northwestern State win (9/19).
2014 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw time in six games as a late-game linebacker and an option for kickoff coverage on special teams … Collected 10 total tackles, six unassisted … Made a tackle in five-straight games, four of which were multiple-tackle performances … Picked up the first tackle of his career vs. Southern Miss (8/30) on a one-yard run in the second quarter … Made a career-best four tackles against Southern Miss … Tallied two tackles vs. UAB (9/6), one of which came on special teams kickoff coverage … Recorded another tackle on kick coverage at LSU (9/13) in the second quarter … Both of his tackles against Texas A&M (10/4) came as part of the special teams unit … Suffered a season-ending injury in the form of a torn ACL in his left knee against Auburn (10/11).
2013 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during initial year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: A high school quarterback who was a three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Scout.com and 247Sports ... Tabbed as the No. 42 prospect in the state of Alabama by ESPN.com ... Noted as having exceptional playmaking skills by ESPN.com ... Ranked as the No. 101 outside linebacker in the country by Scout.com ... Projected as the 36th-best athlete in the country and the 38th-best player, regardless of position, in the state of Alabama by 247Sports ... Earned a place on the Birmingham News Honorable Mention All-West team following junior year ... Team went 6-3 during junior campaign ... Against John Carroll as a junior, completed 10-of-12 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns in 54-19 victory ... Missed entire senior season after suffering a torn ACL during preseason jamboree contest ... Yellowjackets advanced to Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 5A state finals before falling to Spanish Fort and finishing 15-1 during senior campaign ... Played for head coach David Powell.
PERSONAL: Born Dezmond Marquell Harris on April 29, 1995, in Bessemer, Ala. ... Parents are Delaina Wilson and Walter Harris ... Earned his degree in psychology in December 2017.
HARRIS’ CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 12, at Georgia (9-23-17)
Sacks: 1 (twice), last vs. Kentucky (10-21-17)
Tackles for loss: 1.5, vs. Arkansas (11-19-16)
Forced fumbles: 2, at LSU (9-17-16)
