SCOUTING REPORT: Earned first letter in 2007 as a redshirt freshman ... very explosive with the football and one of the best jumpers on the team ... the type of receiver coaches also will get involved with reverses ... tremendous hands ... should become one of the MAC[apos]s top punt returners.
2007: Named Miami[apos]s Freshman of the Year ... wound up 2007 with a team-high 46 catches for 542 yards ... scored two touchdowns, including a season-best 73-yard grab vs. Bowling Green ... had a personal-high seven receptions at Temple ... ran back 30 of Miami[apos]s 33 punt returns, averaging 9.3 yards per return ... his 279 punt return yards rates eighth-best on MU[apos]s single-season list ... earned a game ball in the 2007 season opener at Ball State, returning four punts for 110 yards, including a season-best 56 yarder ... Rivals.com honored him as the MAC[apos]s top punt returner.
2006: Redshirted in football ... played in five games for the RedHawk basketball team during the 2006-07 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time captain for the McNair High School football team as a receiver and kick returner ... totaled 23 touchdowns during his prep career ... competed with the Georgia 7-on-7 All-Star Team during the summer ... all-state performer in basketball, he also lettered three times in baseball ... prep coach was Roderick Moore.
PERSONAL: Son of Eugene and Katherine Harris ... majoring in black world studies.
Single-Game Bests
Receptions: 7 at Temple, 2007
Receiving Yards: 76 at Minnesota, 2007
Receiving Touchdowns: 1 (twice), last vs. Buffalo, 2007
Long Reception: 73 vs. Bowling Green, 2007
Long Punt Return: 56 at Ball State, 2007
Eugene Harris[apos]s Career Receiving Statistics
Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long
2007 46 542 11.8 2 73
Eugene Harris[apos]s Punt Return Statistics
Year Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long
2007 30 279 9.3 0 56
