Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 1 game
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| 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 |
Taj Harris
Taj Harris: WR · Rutgers · #85.
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Taj Harris
Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2020: All-ACC. On tape: 9 receiving yards and 1 reception against Boston College, Week 1, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Rutgers in the news
- Rutgers QB out for game
The Detroit News Oct 29 - Kaj Sanders, Zahmir Dawud out for season
247Sports Oct 20
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Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2022
W 22-21
1 rec · 9 yds
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
With A. Korsak — 41.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · G. Wimsatt — 47 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 37.8 · 40 rush yds (5 car)
Teams and coaches
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
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
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
Pass share
43.9%
332 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
63.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
344 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
1 catch in 1 game
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- Dec 2022 Entered the transfer portal
- 2022 Rutgers SchianoYear 5 · 1 game
- Oct 2021 Entered the transfer portalSyracuse to Rutgers
- 2021 Syracuse BabersYear 4 · 3 games
- 2020 Syracuse BabersYear 3 · 10 gamesAll-conference
- 2019 Syracuse BabersYear 2 · 11 games
- 2018 Syracuse BabersYear 1 · 11 games
- High school PalmyraPalmyra, NJ · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 830 in the 2018 class. Signed with Syracuse.
Moves
- Transferred from Syracuse to Rutgers, Oct 5, 2021.
- Entered the transfer portal from Rutgers, Dec 5, 2022.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Syracuse and Rutgers, 2,037 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
Played for two programs.
The week the volume broke through — put up 146 yds vs NC State.NC State · L 29-362020
2018 11 games
- Signed with SyracuseThree-star, out of Palmyra
2020 10 games
- All-ACCthird
2022
The snaps went the other way.
- Transferred to Rutgersfrom Syracuse
2023
- Entered the portalfrom Rutgers
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coaches2018–2021
Syracuse
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dino Babers and Greg Schiano.