Darius Harris
No. 59 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-17) January 17, 1996
Horn Lake, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Horn Lake (MS)
College:Middle Tennessee
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2023
Total tackles:40
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Darius Leseaun Harris (born January 17, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		 232 lb
(105 kg)		 34+1⁄8 in
(0.87 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.70 s1.64 s2.77 s4.50 s7.52 s31.0 in
(0.79 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
All values from Pro Day[1]

Kansas City Chiefs

After playing four years at Middle Tennessee, Harris was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019.[2] On July 24, he was placed on the non-football injury reserve while recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered late in college, spending the entire season there.[3] Without Harris, the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers.

Harris returned to the Chiefs the next season, but was waived on September 5, 2020[4] and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5] On September 30, he was promoted from the practice squad.[6]

On October 9, 2021, Harris was waived by the Chiefs and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on February 2, 2022.[7]

Harris won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 against the Philadelphia Eagles with Harris recording one tackle in the game.[8]

Las Vegas Raiders

On August 1, 2023, Harris signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[9] He was waived eleven days later.[10] Harris was signed to the Raiders' practice squad on October 24.[11]

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

Harris was signed off the Raiders practice squad by the Chiefs on October 31, 2023.[12] He was released on December 16 and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Draft Scout Darius Harris, Middle Tennessee NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ Pryor, Brooke (April 29, 2019). "Linebackers Gary Johnson, Darius Harris highlight Chiefs' class of undrafted hopefuls". KansasCity.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Derrick, Matt (July 24, 2019). "Chiefs Release TE Neal Sterling; LB Darius Harris Joins Non-Football Injury List". SI.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ Goldman, Charles (September 5, 2020). "Tracking each player released by Chiefs during 2020 roster cuts". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ Brisco, Joshua (September 6, 2020). "Kansas City Chiefs Initial Practice Squad Roster for 2020". SI.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ Goldman, Charles (September 30, 2020). "Chiefs announce two roster moves on Wednesday". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Goldman, Charles (February 2, 2022). "Chiefs sign 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Raiders sign LB Darius Harris and QB Chase Garbers". Raiders.com. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Raiders sign RB Darwin Thompson, re-sign LB Kana'i Mauga". Raiders.com. August 12, 2023.
  11. ↑ Ulrich, Logan. "Raiders Make Five Practice Squad Moves". MSN. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ "KC Chiefs Add Linebacker Depth by Signing LB Darius Harris". SI.com.
  13. ↑ Foote, Jordan. "KC Chiefs Shuffle Roster Ahead of Week 15 Game vs. Patriots". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  14. ↑ Sweeney, Pete. "Chiefs bring linebacker Darius Harris back to practice squad". Arrowhead Pride. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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