Christian Harris

LB

#48

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 22

Weight: 226 lbs

College: Alabama

2023 SEASON

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF
1	@Ravens	L 9 - 25	4	2	6	3	1	0	0	0
2	Colts	L 20 - 31	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	@Jaguars	W 37 - 17	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0
4	Steelers	W 30 - 6	6	7	13	5	0	0	0	0
5	@Falcons	L 19 - 21
6	Saints	W 20 - 13	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0
8	@Panthers	L 13 - 15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	Buccaneers	W 39 - 37	4	1	5	3	0	0	1	0
10	@Bengals	W 30 - 27	2	3	5	1	0	0	0	0
11	Cardinals	W 21 - 16	5	0	5	5	0	0	2	0
12	Jaguars	L 21 - 24	7	5	12	7	0	0	0	0
13	Broncos	W 22 - 17	4	2	6	3	0	0	0	0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2022	Houston Texans	12	11	46	28	74	38	1	5	1	20	20	20	0	1
2023	Houston Texans	11	7	36	23	59	31	1	4						0
TOTAL		23	18	82	51	133	69	2	9	1	20	20	20	0	1	0

Biography

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans in the third round (75th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft...Placed on the Texans reserve/injured list on Sept. 1, 2022...Placed on the reserve/injured - Designated for Return list on Oct. 5, 2022...Activated from the reserve/injured list to the active roster on Oct. 22, 2022.

2022 (Houston 12/11):

Appeared in 12 games (11 starts) and finished with 74 tackles (46 solo), six tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, three quarterback hits, one interception, five passes defensed and one forced fumble in his rookie season with the Texans
Made the initial 53-man roster but was placed on the reserve/injured list for the first six weeks
Made his NFL and Texans debut while recording one tackle at Las Vegas (10/23)
Made his first NFL start and had a team-high seven tackles (five solo) vs. Tennessee (10/30)
Posted a career-high and team-high 14 tackles (six solo) vs. Kansas City (12/18), becoming the only rookie this season to post three tackles for loss in a single game and the fourth rookie in the last 10 years to post three-plus tackles for loss and 14-plus total tackles in a single game
Recorded his first career interception, returning it for 20 yards, and a career best two passes defensed at Tennessee (12/24), becoming the fourth Texan rookie linebacker to record an interception
Tallied a team-high 10 tackles (six solo), 1.0 sack (the first of his career), one quarterback hit (the first of his career), two tackles for loss and one pass defensed in the season finale at Indianapolis (1/8/23), becoming the first Texans rookie linebacker since LB Zach Cunningham (2017) to post multiple double-digit tackle games

COLLEGE:

Played in 41 career games at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he amassed 221 tackles (126 solo), 27.0 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, one interception, seven passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries

2021 (Alabama):

Appeared in 15 games and matched his career high with 79 tackles (45 solo), 12.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, three passes defensed and two forced fumbles
Ranked fifth on the team with 79 tackles and second with 12.5 tackles for loss
Named a semifinalist for the Butkus and Lombardi awards
Notched five tackles, two tackles for loss and 1.0 sack vs. Miami (9/4)
Led the team with eight tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Mercer (9/11)
Totaled four tackles, 0.5 sack and one quarterback hit in the CFP Semifinal vs. Cincinnati (12/31)
Tied for the team lead in tackles with seven, including a game-high and career-best 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks (-34 yards) in the CFP National Championship vs. Georgia (1/10/22)

2020 (Alabama):

Played in 13 games and totaled 79 tackles (52 solo), seven tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, one interception and three passes defensed
Ranked second on the Crimson Tide with 79 tackles and was named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award
Started the season opener vs. Missouri (9/26) and finished with six tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one quarterback hit
Paced the team with 10 tackles, one tackle for loss and two passes defensed at Tennessee (10/24)
Led the team in tackles with 11 and tallied 1.0 sack vs. Kentucky (11/21)

2019 (Alabama):

Appeared in 13 games and notched 63 tackles (29 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries
Selected to USA Today and ESPN.com's Freshman All-America teams
Named to the Freshman All-SEC squad by the league's coaches
Led all SEC freshman defenders in tackles for loss (7.5)
Totaled 63 tackles to rank seventh among first-year defenders in the league
Ranked second on the Crimson Tide defense with six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Southern Miss (9/21)
Led the team with eight tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Tennessee (10/19)

PERSONAL:

Played on offense, defense and special teams at University Lab School in Baton Rouge, La.
Listed as a consensus four-star recruit and the No. 3 player in Louisiana by 247Sports
Selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio
Played wide receiver, safety and kick returner for University Lab's back-to-back state championship teams in 2017 and 2018

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#48

2023 SEASON

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