Mark Harrison (American football)
Mark Harrison (born December 11, 1990) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He previously played college football for Rutgers. Harrison also has played for the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots.
| Free agent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | December 11, 1990 Stratford, Connecticut | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Frank Scott Bunnell High School | ||
| College: | Rutgers | ||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Harrison graduated from Bunnell High School in Connecticut.
College career
As a true freshman in 2009, Harrison appeared in eight games, making one start and finishing the season with five catches for 83 yards (16.6 yards per reception) and one touchdown. In 2010, Harrison started eleven of twelve games, catching 44 passes for 829 yards (18.8) and nine touchdowns. He started just five of twelve games as a junior in 2011; on the season, he caught just fourteen passes for 274 yards (19.6) and two touchdowns. However, he rebounded in his senior year, catching 44 passes for 583 yards (13.3) and six touchdowns.
Professional career
On May 20, 2013, he was signed by the New England Patriots.[1] On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list.[2] He was released by the Patriots on June 4, 2014 after being late to OTAs.[3]
Harrison was signed by the Chiefs in 2014. He was released on August 30, 2014.[4]
On October 15, 2014, Harrison signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was activated on November 6, 2014. Harrison was released by the Argonauts on May 22, 2015.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
231 lb (105 kg) |
35 in (0.89 m) |
9 5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.46 s | 1.59 s | 2.58 s | 4.33 s | 6.99 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | 17 reps | |
| All values from 2013 NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
References
- "Patriots sign rookie WR Mark Harrison and K David Ruffer". patriots.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- Hughes, Luke (August 26, 2013). "Patriots Release Kamar Aiken, Niko Koutouvides, Three Others, Re-Sign Two players". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- Underhill, Nick (June 4, 2014). "Source: Mark Harrison was late to OTAs before being released". MassLive. MassLive LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- Thorman, Joel (August 30, 2014). "Chiefs roster cuts 2014: Tyler Bray to IR, Ryan Succop released". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- "Mark Harrison", nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/, retrieved May 25, 2013