Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#54
Michael Harris
Junior linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 223 lb · Apopka, FL · Lake Brantley HS
CFB Index 31 · #446 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Maryland → South Florida for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 1 TFL, at Army
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Maryland in 2023.
- Transferred from Maryland to South Florida in 2026.
Michael Harris
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Army — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20236 games
- Signed with Maryland4-star out of Lake Brantley
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023–2024
South Florida
2025era →
Kevin Patrick
South Florida
2026era →
Brian Hartline
South Florida
Played under 3 different head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick, and Brian Hartline. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
2025Maryland
2026South Florida
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
31 · #446 of 571 LBs
Former four-star. Now #446 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Maryland | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | 34 | 20 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Maryland | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 58 | 35 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
at Army
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jacob Hollins’s 2022 season.
80%match
Matches Jacob on
Tackle volume
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Jacob on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sincere Jackson's sophomore season at Sam Houston (2023).
Matches Sincere on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Background
X: @19Michael_H Insta: @19Miichael A transfer linebacker who arrived in Tampa in the summer of 2026 after three seasons and 32 games played at Maryland...a former four-star recruit out of high school...the Jamaica native came to USF with 55 career tackles and three tackles for loss. 2025 (MARYLAN...
The linebacker corps · South Florida
- #25Zavier Hamilton37 tackles · 2025
- #10Shamar Meikle28 tackles · 2025
- #6Rodney Hill18 tackles · 2025
- #45Marshon Oxley15 tackles · 2025
- #54Michael Harris11 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology