Joe Giles-Harris

Joe Giles-Harris (born April 1, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Giles-Harris played college football at Duke.[2]

Joe Giles-Harris
Giles-Harris with Duke in 2017
No. 43 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-01) April 1, 1997
Nyack, New York
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Joseph (NJ)
College:Duke
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:23
Sacks:1.0
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

During his time with the Blue Devils, Giles-Harris had 313 total career tackles along with 9 and a half sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.[3]

Professional career

Giles-Harris went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[4][5] He was waived on September 2, 2019 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2019.[7] He was waived again on November 2, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[8] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 5, 2019.[9]

On September 5, 2020, Giles-Harris was waived by the Jaguars and signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,[12] and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22.[13] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and November 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[14][15] He was signed to the active roster on November 21, 2020.[16] In Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans, Giles-Harris recorded his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill during the 31–10 loss.[17]

References
  1. "Joe Giles-Harris". www.jaguars.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. "Joe Giles-Harris Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  3. Connelly, Kevin (2019-04-27). "Duke Football: UDFA Joe Giles-Harris signs with the Jacksonville Jaguars". Ball Durham. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  4. "Joe Giles-Harris among five Duke football products to sign with NFL teams as undrafted free agents". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  5. "Jaguars' Joe Giles-Harris: Signs with Jags". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  6. Alper, Josh (September 3, 2019). "Jaguars claim Austin Calitro". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  7. "Jaguars promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  8. "Jags promote WR Michael Walker from practice squad, waive LB Joe Giles-Harris". Jaguars Wire. USA Today. November 2, 2019.
  9. "Jaguars promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 5, 2019.
  10. Oehser, John (September 5, 2020). "Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  11. "Notes on each member of the Jaguars initial 2020 practice squad". Sports Illustrated. September 6, 2020.
  12. DiRocco, Michael (October 17, 2020). "Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  13. Williams, Charean (October 22, 2020). "Jaguars remove 11 players from reserve/COVID-19". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  14. Johnson, James (November 7, 2020). "Jags make roster transactions on defense in preparation for Texans". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  15. "Jaguars Make Roster Moves and Announce Updates for Tomorrow's Game". Jaguars.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  16. "Jaguars Make Roster Moves Before Tomorrow's Game Against Pittsburgh". Jaguars.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  17. "Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars - December 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.


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