Joe Giles-Harris

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Joe Giles-Harris
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Giles-Harris with Duke in 2017
No. 44 – New England Patriots
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-01) April 1, 1997 (age 27)
Nyack, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Joseph (NJ)
College:Duke
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2017, 2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Sacks:
1.0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joe Giles-Harris (born April 1, 1997) is an

Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League
.

College career

During his time with the Blue Devils, Giles-Harris had 313 total career tackles along with 9 and a half sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.[1][2]

College statistics

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD
2016 Duke 12 12 107 55 52 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2
2017 Duke 13 13 125 54 71 3.5 1 0 0 1 10 0 0 4
2018 Duke 9 9 81 34 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
[1] 34 34 313 143 170 8.5 1 1 0 2 13 0 0 8

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+34 in
(1.87 m)
234 lb
(106 kg)
31+14 in
(0.79 m)
8+12 in
(0.22 m)
4.75 s 1.56 s 2.79 s 4.40 s 7.09 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)
9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
17 reps
All values from
Pro Day[3][4]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Giles-Harris went undrafted in the

undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[5][6] He was waived on September 2, 2019 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2019.[8] He was waived again on November 2, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 5, 2019.[10]

On September 5, 2020, Giles-Harris was waived by the Jaguars and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,[13] and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22.[14] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and November 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[15][16] He was signed to the active roster on November 21, 2020.[17] In Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans, Giles-Harris recorded his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill during the 31–10 loss.[18] He was waived after the season on May 4, 2021.[19]

Buffalo Bills

On May 16, 2021, Giles-Harris signed a one year contract with the Buffalo Bills.[20] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[21][22] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[23]

On August 30, 2022, Giles-Harris was waived by the Bills and signed to the practice squad the next day.[24][25] He was released on January 17, 2023.

New England Patriots

On August 9, 2023, Giles-Harris signed with the New England Patriots.[26] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[27][28] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[29]

NFL statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast TFL Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2019 JAX 5 0 3 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 JAX 9 3 20 10 10 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 BUF 2 0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 BUF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 17 3 26 14 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Connelly, Kevin (2019-04-27). "Duke Football: UDFA Joe Giles-Harris signs with the Jacksonville Jaguars". Ball Durham. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ "Joe Giles-Harris College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  3. ^ "Joe Giles-Harris Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Joe Giles-Harris College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Joe Giles-Harris among five Duke football products to sign with NFL teams as undrafted free agents". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  6. ^ "Jaguars' Joe Giles-Harris: Signs with Jags". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  7. ^ Alper, Josh (September 3, 2019). "Jaguars claim Austin Calitro". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  8. ^ "Jaguars promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jags promote WR Michael Walker from practice squad, waive LB Joe Giles-Harris". Jaguars Wire. USA Today. November 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Jaguars promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Oehser, John (September 5, 2020). "Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  12. ^ "Notes on each member of the Jaguars initial 2020 practice squad". Sports Illustrated. September 6, 2020.
  13. ^ DiRocco, Michael (October 17, 2020). "Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  14. ^ Williams, Charean (October 22, 2020). "Jaguars remove 11 players from reserve/COVID-19". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  15. ^ Johnson, James (November 7, 2020). "Jags make roster transactions on defense in preparation for Texans". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  16. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves and Announce Updates for Tomorrow's Game". Jaguars.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves Before Tomorrow's Game Against Pittsburgh". Jaguars.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  18. ^ "Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars - December 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  19. ^ Johnson, James (May 4, 2021). "LB Joe Giles-Harris among 4 released by Jags". USAToday.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  20. ^ "Bills sign LB Joe Giles-Harris". BuffaloBills.com. May 16, 2021.
  21. ^ "Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
  22. ^ "Bills sign 15 players to the 2021 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2021.
  23. ^ Jenkins, Chris (January 24, 2022). "Bills sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts for 2022". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  24. ^ "Roster moves: Bills set initial 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 30, 2022.
  25. ^ "Bills sign 13 players to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2022.
  26. ^ "Patriots sign LB Joe Giles-Harris". Patriots.com. August 9, 2023.
  27. ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit". Patriots.com. August 29, 2023.
  28. ^ "Patriots sign 15 players to the practice squad". Patriots.com. August 30, 2023.
  29. ^ "Patriots Sign Seven Players to Future Contracts". Patriots.com. January 8, 2024.

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