2021 Football Roster
BJ Harris
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- High School:
- McCallie School
Eligibility Remaining: 2023, 2024
2022 (Sophomore): Saw action in all 13 games this season, making regular appearances as a return specialist on kick returns … finished the regular season with 32 yards on eight carries and a touchdown … made an impact in the season opener, racking up 18 rush-yards on 4 attempts against LA Tech (9/1), including his first career touchdown ... Selected to First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Freshman): Saw action in eight games … carried the ball eight times for 73 yards on the season … season-high 14 carries and 39 yards in the win over North Texas (10/9) … had a season-long run of 15 yards against Tennessee (10/2).
High School: Chattanooga area's top football player for the 2020 season by the Chattanooga Times Free Press ... A 2020 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Finalist for Division II-AAA … Recorded eight 100-yard rushing games this season … Collected 126 yards on 10 carries in season-opening shutout at Knox Webb … Gained 131 yards on 25 runs vs. Brentwood Academy … Ran for 206 and three scores on 18 rushes in victory over Calhoun (Ga.) … Tallied a four-touchdown game with 194 rushing yards in win at Knoxville Catholic … Carried 31 times for 141 yards in road win at Ensworth … Scored on an 86-yard run in state quarterfinal victory at Christian Brothers … Picked up 100 rushing yards in state semifinal win at Brentwood Academy … Named Most Outstanding Player in State Championship Game with three TDs and 173 rushing yards on 24 carries … Posted three career 200-yard games including a career-best 259 yards in a 2019 win over Father Ryan … Signed with the University of Missouri on Feb. 3, 2021 … Received at least 11 DI offers including seven from SEC schools (Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, South Carolina, Vanderbilt) as well as from Charlotte, Georgia Tech, Nebraska and Virginia … Ran for 1,446 yards in 2019 … Scored 24 rushing touchdowns as a junior, 10 his sophomore season … Also a sprinter on the track team.
Personal: Son of Bernard and Gwen Harris … currently enrolled in the pre-engineering program.
