Robert Harris

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
223
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Millbrook

Will miss his entire senior season with a knee injury • Tore his right ACL and LCL in an offseason strength and conditioning exercise • Would have competed for the starting middle linebacker position • Does not have any remaining eligibility.

2001 • Junior Season
Played in all 12 regular-season games and the Peach Bowl against Auburn as a special teams player and a backup linebacker • Saw action on 161 snaps, including a season-high 39 at Oklahoma • Had four tackles.

2000 • Sophomore Season
Played in all 11 games as the top reserve at middle linebacker • Also was one of the top tacklers on special teams • Saw action on 201 snaps, an average of 18 per game • Played his most extensive action early in the season, including a season-high 34 snaps at FSU • Made 16 tackles, including 13 solo stops and three assists • Had a season-high five tackles vs. Tulsa • Made three tackles vs. Clemson including one tackle for loss • Deflected a pass vs. Marshall.

Millbrook High School
Played in the Shrine Bowl • Named Cap-8 Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior • Earned all-conference honors twice • Led Millbrook to the state playoffs each season • Earned the school’s football academic award each of his four years • Honorable mention all-state choice as a senior when he made 140 tackles • Also played basketball and ran track.

Personal
Born Robert Allen Harris on Feb. 18, 1981 in Raleigh, N.C. • Majoring in communications • Favorite former Tar Heel football players are Lawrence Taylor and Greg Ellis • Would like to switch places for a day with Michael Jordan • Greatest moment in his athletic career was hearing his name called at Kenan Stadium after making a tackle.