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1 Jalen Harris

  • Position Defensive end
  • Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 275
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Gilbert, Ariz.
  • High School Desert Ridge HS
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Biography

Honors and Awards
  • 2022: Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week (9/6/22)
  • 2022: Reese's Senior Bowl watch list
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2022: Started all 12 games at defensive end, matching a career high… Made a career-high 51 tackles including a career-high 7.5 tackles for loss… Tied a career-high 3.5 sacks for a loss of 23 yards… Forced one fumble… Deflected three passes… Recorded season-high eight tackles with 1.0 sack for a loss of six yards against San Diego State on 9/3… Recorded six tackles on three occasions including in the 38-35 win over Arizona State to take the Territorial Cup back for the first time in five years… Recorded a season-high 2.0 tackles for loss including 1.0 sack and a forced fumble… Finished career with 171 total tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, 11 pass deflections, and three forced fumbles.

2021: Started a career-high 12 games for the Wildcats at defensive end...Finished the year fifth on the team with 47 tackles, also a career-high mark...Notched six tackles for loss and four sacks, ranked fourth and third on the team, respectively...A force in the Wildcats pass defense, contributing four pass breakups and eight quarterback hurries...Recorded five or more tackles five times (BYU, SDSU, NAU, USC, UTAH)...Posted one tackle for loss in six separate games and logged four of his TFL during Pac-12 play...Three of four sacks on the year came against Pac-12 opponents...Picked up sacks in three straight games against USC, California, and Utah.

2020: Played and started in four of the Wildcats five games…Registered 18 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and three pass breakups…Only game missed was Dec. 5 versus Colorado…Ranked third on the team in TFL…Opened the year with six tackles and two tackles for loss in Nov. 14 game versus USC…Tallied a pair of tackles on Nov. 21 at Washington…Picked up a career-high seven tackles on Nov. 28 at UCLA and added 0.5 tackle for loss…Closed out shortened season with three tackles on Dec. 11 versus Arizona State…Registered pass breakups against USC, UCLA, and Arizona State.

2019: Appeared in all 12 games with eight starts on the defensive line...Collected 25 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss and four sacks on the season, along with one pass breakup...Opened the season in style at Hawai’i (Aug. 24) with five tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a half sack...Followed that up with one tackle-for-loss in home-opening win over Northern Arizona (Sept. 7)...Had three solo tackles and one tackle-for-loss in home win over Texas Tech (Sept. 14)...Finished with two solo tackles and one sack in home win over UCLA (Sept. 28)...Posted three tackles and two quarterback hurries in road win at Colorado (Oct. 5)...Picked up a sack against Washington (Oct. 12)...Had one solo tackle and one pass breakup in road game at USC (Oct. 19)...Finished with four tackles and a half tackle-for-loss at Oregon (Nov. 16)...Had two tackles, including a half sack in season finale at ASU (Nov. 30).

2018: Played in all 12 games, emerging as the starter at the STUD position for the final four games of the season…Collected 27 total tackles, including 21 solo, with 4.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.0 sacks and a forced fumble…Forced a fumbled and chipped in a TFL against ASU (Nov. 24)…Recorded a tackle and 0.5 sacks at Washington State (Nov. 17)…Combined for two tackles in win over Colorado (Nov. 2)…Tallied four tackles, including three solo stops, in upset of No. 19 Oregon (Oct. 27)…Picked up a sack and had four solo stops at UCLA (Oct. 20)…Turned in two solo tackles at Utah (Oct. 12)…Registered three tackles and 0.5 sacks in victory over California (Oct. 6)…Posted one tackle against USC (Sept. 29)…Collected a season-high five tackles a sack in road win at Oregon State (Sept. 22)…Recorded three solo stops in win over Southern Utah (Sept. 15)…Picked up first tackle of year at Houston (Sept. 8)…Played but did not record stats in opener against BYU (Sept. 1).

2017: Played in the first four games of the season as a reserve, before a season-ending injury … Saw limited action but recorded no statistics against Utah (Sept. 22), at UTEP (Sept. 15) and against Houston (Sept. 9) … Made collegiate debut with four tackles – three solo – in season opener against NAU (Sept. 2).

High School: Graduated in 2017 from Desert Ridge High School in Mesa…Rated as a three-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247 Sports…Rated as the sixth-best player in Arizona by 247 Sports…Two-time team most valuable player…Team captain in 2016…Two-Time All-State honoree…Collected 9 ½ sacks as a senior…Holds school all-time record with 30 sacks…Second-Team All-Region basketball player as a shooting guard.
 
Personal: Son of Sean and Cha-Ron Harris…Father played at Arizona from 1991-94, serving as a team captain in 1994, before playing seven seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts…Mom played basketball at Arizona from 1996-98…Has one brother, Jason, and one sister, Kayla…Majored in Criminal Justice Studies...Currently a nondegree seeking graduate.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 49

    2017Freshman

    Defensive End/Linebacker
    6'4" 212 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    STUD
    6'4" 230 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    STUD
    6'5" 250 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'5" 258 lbs
    49
  • 1

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 254 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Defensive end
    6'6" 275 lbs
    1
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