NFL Draft Profile: Taj Harris, Wide Receiver, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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#85
Pos: WR
Ht: 6006
Wt: 180
Hand: 928
Arm: 3200
40: 4.44
DOB: 4/22/2000
Hometown: Beverly, NJ
High School: Palmyra
Eligibility: 2023
Taj Harris
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
One-Liner:
A receiver with tremendous speed and athleticism that’s dangerous in the open field. Has the versatility to play inside and outside.
Evaluation:
A three-year starter at Syracuse, Harris transferred to Rutgers for the 2022 season and plans to step into the number one wide receiver role vacated by Bo Melton (Seattle Seahawks). The New Jersey native finished his Orangemen career as the fifth leading receiver in school history with 1,857 yards, along with 10 touchdowns in 37 games. Harris possesses elite speed and athleticism, which makes him a dangerous threat in the open field due to his ability to make defenders miss. In addition to his elusiveness, he’ll bring great versatility to the Scarlet Knights offense. Harris has lined up outside, inside and has even been utilized on end arounds and trick plays. He also flashes great effort when needed to block. A volatile player, Harris wears his emotions on his sleeve and owns a ‘television’ personality. Look for him to quickly emerge as the top big-play threat on the Scarlet Knights and try to boost his draft stock from Day Three status into top 100 consideration.
Grade:
4th Round
Background:
Taj Harris was a tremendous receiver for Syracuse, from the very beginning and now will bring his talent to Rutgers In 2018, for Syracuse, he started seven games and broke freshman records for the team in catches and receiving yards. Increased his playing time his Sophomore year to all twelve games where he averaged a little bit over fifteen yards per catch. In 2020 he started ten games and was named Third Team all ACC.
