Josh Harris (quarterback)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Josh Harris
| image =
| caption =
| number = 15
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|09|9}}
| birth_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 245
| high_school = Westerville (OH) North
| college = Bowling Green
| draftyear = 2004
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 187
| pastteams = * Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2005}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
- Columbus Destroyers ({{AFL Year|2007}})
- Marion Blue Racers (2011–2012)
| highlights = * 2003 Motor City Bowl MVP
| cflstatlabel1 = Rushing attempts
| cflstatvalue1 = 18
| cflstatlabel2 = Rushing yards
| cflstatvalue2 = 40
| aflstatlabel1 = Total tackles
| aflstatvalue1 = 2
| cfl = http://www.totalfootballstats.com/PlayerQB.asp?id=1654
| afl = 5128
}}
Joshua Harris (born September 9, 1982) is a former professional American football quarterback.
College career
During his two years as a starter at Bowling Green State University, he led the Falcons to consecutive finishes in the top 25 nationally. During his senior season, he led the Falcons to a victory over Northwestern University in the Motor City Bowl. Harris finished his college career as the school leader in rushing touchdowns (43), and is third in passing yards (7,503) and passing touchdowns. At the time, he and Antwaan Randle El were the only two quarterbacks to have ever thrown for 40 touchdowns and rushed for 40 touchdowns in their careers in NCAA Division I FBS history.
He was the first quarterback to help popularize Urban Meyer's spread option offense.
- 2001: 81/132 for 1,022 yards with 9 TD vs 3 INT. 129 carries for 600 yards and 8 TD.
- 2002: 198/353 for 2,425 yards with 19 TD vs 11 INT. 186 carries for 737 yards and 20 TD.
- 2003: 325/494 for 3,813 yards with 27 TD vs 12 INT. 215 carries for 830 yards and 13 TD.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 1/2
| weight = 238
| dash = 4.78
| shuttle = 4.20
| cone drill = 7.03
| vertical = 32.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 3
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 8 7/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2004 NFL Draft Scout Josh Harris College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=773&DraftYear=2004 |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=DraftScout.com}}
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=Baltimore Ravens=
Josh was originally drafted in the sixth round by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2004 NFL draft.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/draft.htm |title=2004 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2023-05-06}}
=Cleveland Browns=
After a brief stay in Baltimore he went on to the Cleveland Browns for 2 seasons before he was released.
=Calgary Stampeders=
He signed with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders, in 2005. He had 5 carries for 40 yards, and never had a pass attempt.
=New York Giants=
He was later picked up by the New York Giants. On July 7, 2006, he was released by the Giants.
=Columbus Destroyers=
He also played for the Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers.[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3245272/ Destroyers land former Westernville North/Bowling Green QB Josh Harris] He made a pivotal play in the AFL conference championship against the Georgia Force, with a key block that allowed for the winning score.
=Retirement=
He retired from professional football in 2008 to focus on his advertising company, Joshua1and5.
=Marion Blue Racers=
He came out of retirement in 2011 to play for the Marion Blue Racers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.blueracersfootball.com/index.php?view=detail&id=386&option=com_joomgallery&Itemid=66%2F |title=Josh Harris signing at 2011 camp |access-date=2022-07-11 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923192429/http://www.blueracersfootball.com/index.php?view=detail&id=386&option=com_joomgallery&Itemid=66%2F |url-status=dead }} In their first game, he ran for the game-winning touchdown with 27 seconds remaining. It was also the expansion franchise's first victory. He led his team to an 8–2 regular season record and a 2nd-place finish in the CIFL.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/weekender/stories/2011/05/12/former-nfl-player-finds-winning-fit-back-home.html/ |title=Former NFL player finds winning fit back home |access-date=2011-07-27 |archive-date=2019-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215210812/https://www.dispatch.com/live/content/weekender/stories/2011/05/12/former-nfl-player-finds-winning-fit-back-home.html/ |url-status=dead }} He also led them to the CIFL Championship Game, where they lost 44–29 to the Cincinnati Commandos. Harris has re-signed with the Blue Racers, who have moved to the United Indoor Football League for the 2012 season.
=Statistics=
Through end of the 2011 season, Harris' Indoor Football statistics are as follows:{{cite web |title=2011 Marion Blue Racers stats |url=http://www.ciflfootball.com/livestats/season/2011/MAR.HTM#team.ind |publisher=CIFLfootball.com |accessdate=January 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215090018/http://www.ciflfootball.com/livestats/season/2011/MAR.HTM#team.ind |archivedate=December 15, 2011 }}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| colspan=2 style="background:#fff; border-color:#fff #fff #aaa #fff" |
! rowspan=0 style="background:#fff; border-color:#fff #aaa" | ! colspan=7 | Passing ! rowspan=0 style="background:#fff; border-color:#fff #aaa" | ! colspan=3 | Rushing |
|---|
| Season
! Team ! {{tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{tooltip|Att|Attempts}} ! {{tooltip|Comp|Completions}} ! {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}} ! {{tooltip|Yds|Yards}} ! {{tooltip|TD|Touchdowns}} ! {{tooltip|INT|Interceptions}} ! align="center | Att ! Yds ! TD |
| 2011
| Marion | 11 | 172 | 88 | 51.2 | 929 | 28 | 11 | 65 | 240 | 11 |
| 2012
| Marion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| | Totals | 11 | 172 | 88 | 51.2 | 929 | 28 | 11 | 65 | 240 | 11 |
Personal life
He is the son of former NFL player M.L. Harris. He is married to his wife Tamara and they have 2 sons. Currently, Josh is the President and CEO of Freedom Direct LLC a final expense life insurance call center.[http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/contentbe/EPIC_shim.php?story=sites/thisweeknews/072607/Westerville/Sports/072607-Sports-393602.html/ Family doesn't take backseat for Harris]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
See also
References
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