JaRon Harris
Encyclopedia
JaRon Jacob Harris is an American football
wide receiver
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers
as an undrafted free agent. He played college football
at South Dakota State
.
). He graduated at the end of the 2003-'04 school year.
, as a wide receiver/kick returner. A three-year starter awarded all-Conference honors since his sophomore campaign and named as an all America player 08-09 season. He led South Dakota State in receiving the 2007-'08 seasons posting 70 receptions, 966 yards, 11 touchdowns as a senior after 40 receptions, 644 yards and 7 touchdowns the prior year. He was also productive returning kicks throughout his college career. He finished up his college years of football with 145 receptions, 2,144 yards and 23 touchdowns.
, Chicago Bears
and Dallas Cowboys
worked Harris at SDSU's pro day work out, in which he ran a 4.35 40-yard dash. Other interests from the Indianapolis Colts
and Carolina Panthers
had Harris flying out to attend some private work outs, where Harris ran a faster time. Harris expected a late round draft pick but during the later part of the seventh round of drafting Harris received calls from the Packers, Colts, New York Jets
and Bears.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
as an undrafted free agent. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at South Dakota State
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits are the 19 intercollegiate teams representing South Dakota State University that compete in the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I . SDSU is currently a member of the Summit League, the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the Western...
.
Early years
Harris played only 1 year of high school football as a senior for Washington High School (Sioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
). He graduated at the end of the 2003-'04 school year.
College career
Harris played football at South Dakota State UniversitySouth Dakota State University
South Dakota State University is the largest university in the U.S. state of South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act...
, as a wide receiver/kick returner. A three-year starter awarded all-Conference honors since his sophomore campaign and named as an all America player 08-09 season. He led South Dakota State in receiving the 2007-'08 seasons posting 70 receptions, 966 yards, 11 touchdowns as a senior after 40 receptions, 644 yards and 7 touchdowns the prior year. He was also productive returning kicks throughout his college career. He finished up his college years of football with 145 receptions, 2,144 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Pre-draft
NFL Scouts from the Minnesota VikingsMinnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
, Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
worked Harris at SDSU's pro day work out, in which he ran a 4.35 40-yard dash. Other interests from the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
and Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
had Harris flying out to attend some private work outs, where Harris ran a faster time. Harris expected a late round draft pick but during the later part of the seventh round of drafting Harris received calls from the Packers, Colts, New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Bears.