Mike Harris

Former safety at South Alabama. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

S · South Alabama · Sr. · #8

5′11″ · 173 lb · Phenix City, AL

CFB Index 27 · #464 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceJacksonville — drafted 2012, Rd 6, Pick 6, #176 overall

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETvs OhioHancock Whitney StadiumSouth Alabama by 4.5

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1090 nationally · Signed with Central

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at South Alabama. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central in 2020.

His career, year by year

How he projects

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

The full scouting read

How it ended

Four seasons at South Alabama, 69 tackles — drafted at #176 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2020

Recruited3-star out of Central

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1090 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted (yet)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2023

Kane Wommack

South Alabama

2024–2025

Major Applewhite

South Alabama

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kane Wommack → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 15th NFL season

#176Rd 6 · Pick 6

JacksonvilleEntering 15th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Baylor6-7HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning

2023South Alabama7-6HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced

2024South Alabama7-6HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced

2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

27Below cohort / limited sample #464 of 544?

Medium confidenceAscending6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#1302 / 2975 · 55th pct

Solo tackles#1348 / 2975 · 53rd pct

Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct

1.0

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

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

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	4.5	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Major Applewhite

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

27 · #464 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #464 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	South Alabama	31	16	1.0	--	--	--
2024	South Alabama	7	3	0.0	--	--	--
2023	South Alabama	22	9	0.0	2	--	--
2022	Baylor	9	4	0.0	--	--	--
Career		69	32	1.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 38–21

vs Morgan State

1 TOT

With D. Voisin — 7 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD · A. Pulkkinen — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 38-21vs Morgan State	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 31-33vs Tulane	4	3	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 15-31@ Auburn	3	3	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 22-36@ North Texas	2	0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 24-31@ Troy	3	1	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 14-15vs Arkansas State	5	4	1.0	—
Wk 9	W 38-31@ Georgia State	6	2	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 13	W 42-35vs Southern Miss	3	1	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 26-49@ Texas State	4	2	0.0	—
Total		31	16	1.0	—

The secondary · South Alabama

Christopher Wallace Jr.S · Sr.73 tackles · 2025
#8Mike HarrisS · Sr.31 tackles · 2025
#2Jayvon HendersonS · Sr.27 tackles · 2025
#8Dallas YoungS · Sr.17 tackles · 2025
#16Brian DillardS · Sr.14 tackles · 2025

29 more on the roster · South Alabama team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology