Jaden Harris Is Honored With ACC Defensive Back of The Week
![Florida Gators wide receiver Eugene Wilson III (3) is upended during the season opener at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, August 31, 2024 against the University of Miami Hurricanes in the second half. Miami defeated the Gators 41-17. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_2422,h_1362/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/all_hurricanes/01j6xebgjbwexc6h1ah8.jpg "Florida Gators wide receiver Eugene Wilson III (3) is upended during the season opener at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, August 31, 2024 against the University of Miami Hurricanes in the second half. Miami defeated the Gators 41-17. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]")
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Enter week one the secondary of the No. 12 Miami Hurricanes was a question mark and now Jaden Harris has proved that he alongside his brothers in the room can change that narrative.
Harris was honored with the ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his week one performance against the Florida Gators. He finished the game against the Gators with a sack, eight tackles, one for loss, and an interception.
Going into this season, he was promoted to being a starter after Kamren Kinchens and Jaden Davis were selected in the 2024 draft. He knew that he needed to evolve as a player and knew that it would be a mental jump.
"The biggest thing I had to focus on was my mental, slowing down the game for me. Knowing what you doing with your assignment allows you to play fast. I worked on my game, my breaks and whatnot, really just getting in the playbook and watching a lot of tape," Harris said.
He will look to continue to perform at a high level against FAMU. He knows that the secondary will constantly have other people say their names so it is up to him as one of the leaders in the backfield to show that there hasn't been a drop in production from year to year.
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Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.