Jakeen Harris: DB · North Carolina · #2.
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Jakeen Harris
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Duke — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-17@ Minnesota | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10vs North Carolina Central | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 50-70vs James Madison | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-21@ Duke | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-34vs Pittsburgh | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-41vs Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-11@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24vs Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-41@ Boston College | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 30-35vs NC State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 14-27vs UConn | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL67 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Freddie Kitchens
Pass share
44.2%
391 pass / 493 run
Plays / game
68.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
67 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #193 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at NC State and North Carolina, 234 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Mack Brown.
