#57

Nigel Harris

Linebacker for South Florida. 2016: 78 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · South Florida · #57

6′0″ · Tampa, FL

South Florida 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 linebacker for South Florida. 2016: 78 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at South Florida, 78 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

South Florida

2015–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Willie Taggart, all run-heavy offenses — 19-7 over that span.

2015South Florida8-5HC: Willie Taggart · Run-heavy

2016South Florida11-2HC: Willie Taggart · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (93rd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles for loss#188 / 2668 · 93rd pct

9.5

Solo tackles#193 / 2668 · 92nd pct

Tackles#213 / 2668 · 92nd pct

Sacks#489 / 2668 · 78th pct

2.0

Interceptions#152 / 763 · 68th pct

QB hurries#640 / 2668 · 66th pct

Passes defended#1097 / 2668 · 48th pct

Forced fumbles#77 / 736 · 45th 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

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.3	1.1	0.3	0.0
Road6g	6.8	0.3	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	5.8	0.8	0.2	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	6.4	0.7	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2016

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	South Florida	78	48	9.5	2.0	1	2	--
2015	South Florida	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		78	48	9.5	2.0	1	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2016

W 56–20

vs Towson

6 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.

With Q. Flowers — 178 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 85.3 · 46 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · R. Adams — 37 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 56-20vs Towson	6	2	1.5	1.0	1	0
Wk 2	W 48-17vs Northern Illinois	5	4	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 45-20@ Syracuse	10	7	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 35-55vs Florida State	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 45-20@ Cincinnati	10	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 38-22vs East Carolina	3	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 7	W 42-27vs UConn	4	2	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 30-46@ Temple	7	5	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 52-45vs Navy	4	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 49-42@ Memphis	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 35-27@ SMU	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 48-31vs UCF	11	7	1.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Bowl	W 46-39@ South Carolina	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		78	48	9.5	2.0	2	1

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