Texas A&M Player Profile: Defensive Back, Denver Harris

Going into the 2022 football season, Aggies Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas A&M roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Jimbo Fisher this season.

Denver Harris was one of the last high-profile players to join the greatest recruiting class in college football history, signing with the Aggies after many predicted that he would end up with the Texas Longhorns. Coming out of North Shore High School in Houston, Texas, Harris made the varsity team at the starting cornerback position as a sophomore during the 2019 season, gaining recognition as one of the top defensive backs in the country after being named to the Texas district 21-6a all-state selection as a cornerback, and soon helping the North Shore squad to a second straight state championship. During Harris’s junior year, his level of play to an outstanding leap, becoming one of the premier “shut down” corners in the country, winning the Texas 21-6A Defensive Player of the Year award, gaining a flood of division 1 offers in the process. During his senior year, Denver Harris had already cemented himself as one of the top 5 defensive backs in the country and was focused on helping his team get back to the state championship game, which indeed ended up achieving, winning their third championship in four seasons, and Harris’s second overall as a player at North Shore. As he enters the 2022 season as one of the most talented prospects for the Aggies in school history, don’t be surprised if you see that #2 jersey for four quarters in the opener on September 3rd.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Height: 6-1

Weight: 180lbs

247Sports Composite Ranking

Class in 2022: 5-Star player ranking, 6th ranked player in Texas, 4th ranked cornerback in the country

Depth Chart Overview

Denver Harris is currently projected as a reserve cornerback in the Defensive Back rotation for the Aggies, backing up cornerbacks Jaylon Jones (Junior) and Myles Jones (Grad Student). With fellow true freshman 4-Star cornerback Bobby Taylor recovering from a recent ACL tear, Harris has a chance to continue to impress the coaching staff during the summer, and heading into fall camp. As a prospect, Harris is very technically sound at the corner position and is extremely fluid on his turns, with the speed needed to cover go routes and post routes efficiently. Because of the competition, he has faced at the Texas 6A level, his development is years ahead of a number of prospects, going against some of the best wide receivers in the country, with many slated to start right away with their respective teams. Overall, Harris’s size, speed, and competitiveness make him one of the most intriguing players headed into the 2022 campaign.

Players’ Photo Gallery

The future.@0fficial_evan @DenvoBandz pic.twitter.com/5zhwmzHd9J

— Mark Passwaters (@mbpRivals) April 10, 2022

I’m Stayin Home #GigEm pic.twitter.com/V1lpKJLrTX

— Denver Harris (@DenvoBandz) December 18, 2021

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