Will Harris: DB · Boston College · #8.
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Will Harris
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the same secondary at Boston College. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Miami — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 73 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 83 | 45 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 47 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 203 | 121 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Holy Cross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ Wake Forest | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-30@ Purdue | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Temple | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-28@ No. 23 NC State | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-20vs Louisville | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-14vs Miami | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27vs No. 2 Clemson | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-22@ Florida State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42vs No. 19 Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 41-34
at Wake Forest
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out Wake Forest on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL73 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Steve Addazio — 24-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
38.5%
338 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
73 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Boston College, 203 tackles — drafted at #81 overall by the Detroit Lions.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Addazio.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 8th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 8th NFL season
