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Jersey Number 80
Taj Harris
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Beverly, N.J.
- High School:
- Palmyra
Bio
Career Overview: Three-year starter at outside receiver … Finished his tenure at Syracuse fifth in program history with 151 catches and eighth with 1,857 yards ... All-ACC wideout, earning all-league honors in 2020 … Set the Orange rookie records for receptions and receiving yards in 2018 with 40 catches for 565 yards (14.1 avg.) … In 37 career games (32 starts), has 151 receptions for 1,857 yards (13.4 avg.) and 10 touchdowns ... Five 100-yard receiving games … 21 games with 50+ receiving yards.
Junior Year (2020): Appeared in three games before entering the transfer portal ... Was the team's leading receiver in the first two games of the season ... Caught 16 passes for 161 yards ... Caught six passes for 29 yards at Ohio (9/4) ... Had his fifth career 100-yard game with eight catches and 122 yards vs. Rutgers (9/11) ... Missed the UAlbany game due to injury ... Caught two passes for 20 yards vs. Liberty (9/24) ... Left the program and entered the transfer portal prior to the Florida State game.
Junior Year (2020): Third Team All-ACC … Ranked fifth in the ACC in receptions per game (5.8) … Finished sixth in receiving yards per game (73.3) … Started 10 games, making 58 catches, 733 yards and five touchdowns on the year, all of which led the team … Had a touchdown reception in four-straight games (at Pitt 9/19, Georgia Tech 9/26, Duke 10/10 and Liberty 10/17) … Caught five passes for 64 yards to lead all receivers at North Carolina (9/12) … Hauled in three passes for 72 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown catch at Pitt (9/19) … Caught three passes for 64 yards and a touchdown in the home opener vs. Georgia Tech (9/26) … Six catches for 138 yards and a score against Liberty (10/17) … Made seven catches for 61 yards against Boston College … Made a career-high 13 catches, the second-highest single-game total in the ACC in 2020, for 146 yards and a touchdown against NC State … Caught eight passes for 69 yards and also had one carry for four yards in the season finale at Notre Dame (12/5).
Sophomore Year (2019): Started all 12 games ... Ranked second on the team in both catches (37) and receiving yards (559) ... Had two touchdown receptions ... Averaged 15.1 yards per catch ... Made at least one catch in 10 out of 12 games ... Carried the ball twice for 25 yards (12.5 avg.) and was 1-for-2 (.500) passing for four yards ... Made five catches for 85 yards and attempted the first pass of his career at Maryland (9/7) ... Against Holy Cross (9/28), recorded his first 100-yard receiving game with six catches for 107 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown ... Had three catches for a career-high 111 yards and a touchdown versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Harris caught a 94-yard TD from quarterback Clayton Welch against the Panthers, tied for the second-longest reception in school history ... At Duke (11/16), recorded a career-long, 15-yard run and completed a 4-yard pass to quarterback Tommy DeVito ... Made six catches for 58 yards at Louisville (11/23) to become the 26th Orange receiver to go over 1,000 career receiving yards ... Against Wake Forest (11/30), tallied a personal-best seven receptions for 70 yards and rushed once for 10 yards in Syracuse’s 39-30 overtime victory versus the Demon Deacons ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2018): Played in 12 games with seven starts ... Established Syracuse freshman records for both catches (40) and receiving yards (565) … Third among ACC freshmen in receptions behind Clemson’s Justyn Ross (46) and Wake Forest’s Sage Surratt (41) ... Had seven games with 50+ yards receiving and nine with multiple receptions … Made his Orange debut and caught his first pass for a 24-yard touchdown against Wagner (9/8) … Had three catches for 66 yards, including a season-long grab of 51 yards, at Clemson (9/29) … Made four receptions for 64 yards in his first career start at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Caught five passes for 51 yards against North Carolina (10/20) … Against NC State (10/27), set season highs for receptions (6), receiving yards (86), and caught a 31-yard touchdown … Equaled his season best with six catches for 58 yards versus Louisville (11/9) … Against Notre Dame (11/17), caught five passes for a team-high 78 yards … Made three grabs for 45 yards and a touchdown at Boston College (11/24) to eclipse Shelby Hill’s Syracuse freshman record for catches (33 in 1990) … Had four receptions for 55 yards in the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28) to surpass Hill’s school freshman record for receiving yardage (558 in 1990).
High School: Wide receiver and quarterback for Coach Jack Geisel … Listed as one of the top prospects in New Jersey by ESPN (No. 16), the 247Sports.com composite (No. 21) and Rivals.com (No. 26) … Two-time West Jersey Football League Freedom Division All-Star … PrepStar All-East Region selection … Second player in South Jersey football history to pass for 1,000 yards in one season and have at least 1,000 yards receiving in another, according to area football historian Chuck Langerman … As a senior quarterback in 2017, Harris accounted for 29 touchdowns and more than 2,300 yards of offense … Passed for 1,550 and 19 touchdowns, while rushing for 979 yards and 10 TDs … Recorded 990 yards from scrimmage (600 rushing, 390 receiving) and nine touchdowns as a junior, in addition to throwing for 441 yards and seven scores … As a sophomore, caught 51 passes for 1,101 yards (21.6 avg.) and 13 touchdowns … Member of the Panthers basketball and track teams … Averaged 25.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.6 steals per game for Palmyra as a junior on the basketball court, including a 50-point game against Salem.
Personal: Tajadin P. Harris … Born on April 22, 2000 … Son of Ajeenah Miles ... One brother ... Human development and family science major.
Junior Year (2020): Appeared in three games before entering the transfer portal ... Was the team's leading receiver in the first two games of the season ... Caught 16 passes for 161 yards ... Caught six passes for 29 yards at Ohio (9/4) ... Had his fifth career 100-yard game with eight catches and 122 yards vs. Rutgers (9/11) ... Missed the UAlbany game due to injury ... Caught two passes for 20 yards vs. Liberty (9/24) ... Left the program and entered the transfer portal prior to the Florida State game.
Junior Year (2020): Third Team All-ACC … Ranked fifth in the ACC in receptions per game (5.8) … Finished sixth in receiving yards per game (73.3) … Started 10 games, making 58 catches, 733 yards and five touchdowns on the year, all of which led the team … Had a touchdown reception in four-straight games (at Pitt 9/19, Georgia Tech 9/26, Duke 10/10 and Liberty 10/17) … Caught five passes for 64 yards to lead all receivers at North Carolina (9/12) … Hauled in three passes for 72 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown catch at Pitt (9/19) … Caught three passes for 64 yards and a touchdown in the home opener vs. Georgia Tech (9/26) … Six catches for 138 yards and a score against Liberty (10/17) … Made seven catches for 61 yards against Boston College … Made a career-high 13 catches, the second-highest single-game total in the ACC in 2020, for 146 yards and a touchdown against NC State … Caught eight passes for 69 yards and also had one carry for four yards in the season finale at Notre Dame (12/5).
Sophomore Year (2019): Started all 12 games ... Ranked second on the team in both catches (37) and receiving yards (559) ... Had two touchdown receptions ... Averaged 15.1 yards per catch ... Made at least one catch in 10 out of 12 games ... Carried the ball twice for 25 yards (12.5 avg.) and was 1-for-2 (.500) passing for four yards ... Made five catches for 85 yards and attempted the first pass of his career at Maryland (9/7) ... Against Holy Cross (9/28), recorded his first 100-yard receiving game with six catches for 107 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown ... Had three catches for a career-high 111 yards and a touchdown versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Harris caught a 94-yard TD from quarterback Clayton Welch against the Panthers, tied for the second-longest reception in school history ... At Duke (11/16), recorded a career-long, 15-yard run and completed a 4-yard pass to quarterback Tommy DeVito ... Made six catches for 58 yards at Louisville (11/23) to become the 26th Orange receiver to go over 1,000 career receiving yards ... Against Wake Forest (11/30), tallied a personal-best seven receptions for 70 yards and rushed once for 10 yards in Syracuse’s 39-30 overtime victory versus the Demon Deacons ... Member of the Fall 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2018): Played in 12 games with seven starts ... Established Syracuse freshman records for both catches (40) and receiving yards (565) … Third among ACC freshmen in receptions behind Clemson’s Justyn Ross (46) and Wake Forest’s Sage Surratt (41) ... Had seven games with 50+ yards receiving and nine with multiple receptions … Made his Orange debut and caught his first pass for a 24-yard touchdown against Wagner (9/8) … Had three catches for 66 yards, including a season-long grab of 51 yards, at Clemson (9/29) … Made four receptions for 64 yards in his first career start at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Caught five passes for 51 yards against North Carolina (10/20) … Against NC State (10/27), set season highs for receptions (6), receiving yards (86), and caught a 31-yard touchdown … Equaled his season best with six catches for 58 yards versus Louisville (11/9) … Against Notre Dame (11/17), caught five passes for a team-high 78 yards … Made three grabs for 45 yards and a touchdown at Boston College (11/24) to eclipse Shelby Hill’s Syracuse freshman record for catches (33 in 1990) … Had four receptions for 55 yards in the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28) to surpass Hill’s school freshman record for receiving yardage (558 in 1990).
High School: Wide receiver and quarterback for Coach Jack Geisel … Listed as one of the top prospects in New Jersey by ESPN (No. 16), the 247Sports.com composite (No. 21) and Rivals.com (No. 26) … Two-time West Jersey Football League Freedom Division All-Star … PrepStar All-East Region selection … Second player in South Jersey football history to pass for 1,000 yards in one season and have at least 1,000 yards receiving in another, according to area football historian Chuck Langerman … As a senior quarterback in 2017, Harris accounted for 29 touchdowns and more than 2,300 yards of offense … Passed for 1,550 and 19 touchdowns, while rushing for 979 yards and 10 TDs … Recorded 990 yards from scrimmage (600 rushing, 390 receiving) and nine touchdowns as a junior, in addition to throwing for 441 yards and seven scores … As a sophomore, caught 51 passes for 1,101 yards (21.6 avg.) and 13 touchdowns … Member of the Panthers basketball and track teams … Averaged 25.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.6 steals per game for Palmyra as a junior on the basketball court, including a 50-point game against Salem.
Personal: Tajadin P. Harris … Born on April 22, 2000 … Son of Ajeenah Miles ... One brother ... Human development and family science major.
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