Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-21@ Boston College | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Total | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
#85
Taj Harris
Senior wide receiver for Rutgers. 2022: 1 catch, 9 receiving yards.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Beverly, NJ
Rutgers 2022 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 830 nationally · Signed with Syracuse
Statement game13 rec · 146 yds · 1 TDvs NC State (FBS) · L 29-36
Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.
taj harris's back must be pretty tired from carrying this offenser/CFB game thread · ▲ 5His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Rutgers. 2022: 1 catch, 9 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2018.
Taj Harris
Moves the chains on third down. Taj Harris has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-ACC. The receipt on tape: 9 rec yds, 1 receptions against Boston College, Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Rutgers, 2,037 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 146 yds vs NC State.NC State · L 29-362020
201811 games
- Signed with Syracuse3-star out of Palmyra
202010 games
- All-ACCthird
2022
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, and Greg Schiano. Multi-era developmental context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Syracuse10-3HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2019Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2020Syracuse1-10HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, slow tempo
2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy
2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 9.0 YDS/g, 9.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Antoine Robinson’s 2020 season.
Matches Antoine on
TD rate
Height
Weight
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hunter Long’s path through Boston College.
96%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
#5
Jalen McDonald
94%
Matches Hunter on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Austin Upshaw's senior season at SMU (2021).
84%match
Matches Austin on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Austin on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Taj Harris
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology