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2016 Football Roster

43 Erik Harris

  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 184
  • Hometown Mission Viejo, Calif.
  • High School Saddleback

Biography

At Navy: Enters the fall as Navy’s starting punter and holder ... also capable of kicking off and kicking PATs and field goals ... has a good leg with solid hang time ... a CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate after being named All-District last fall ... has earned one varsity letter.

2016: Served as Navy’s holder on PATs and field goals the last three contests due to the injury suffered by Will Worth ... punted 10 times on the year for a 45.1 average that featured three 50-plus yard punts and five placed inside the 20 ... saw his first time in a game kicking off at SMU where he averaged 63.0 yards on three kicks ... punted four times for 200 yards at Air Force, sending two of the four 50-plus yards including his long of 56 ... also placed two punts inside the 20 ... had a punt blocked in the second quarter that would lead to an Air Force field goal ... called upon four times against Tulane where he averaged 37.2 yards, including a long of 48 ... place one of the four punts inside the 20-yard line ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ conference opener against UConn ... punted twice for an average of 51.0 yards and featured a 63-yarder that trickled out of bounds at the Huskies’ 5-yard line ... place both of his punts inside the UConn 20-yard line.

2015: Did not see any varsity action.

High School / Personal: A 2013 graduate of Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Harris attended Georgia Military College during the 2013-14 academic year and Saddleback College during the 2014-15 academic year ... a three-sport athlete who played football, rugby and soccer in high school ... a 2015 Chris Sailer Vegas XXV Camp punt finalist ... the 2014 Chris Sailer California Fall Camp punt champion ... 2014 Kohl’s Western Showcase Camp punt, field goal and kickoff ... Saddleback College’s leading scorer in 2014 (66 pts on 10-13 FG and 36-37 PATs) ... first-team all-league and all-county soccer player in 2013 ... named the defensive MVP of the Trinity League ... member of the National Honor Society ... spent 11 months active duty in the Coast Guard ... brother, Ryan, will graduate from the Naval Academy in the spring and was a four-year member of the football team ... high school teammate of former Navy long snapper Josh Antol ... son of Earl and Diana Harris ... majoring in nuclear engineering ... carries a 3.52 grade-point average.

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Historical Player Information

  • 98

    2015Freshman

    P
    5'10" 190 lbs
    98
  • 43

    2016Sophomore

    P
    5'10" 184 lbs
    43