Justin Harper (American football)
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Catawba, North Carolina, U.S. | February 24, 1985
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Bandys (Catawba, North Carolina) |
College: | Virginia Tech |
NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 215 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
CFL status: | Import |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
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Justin Harper (born February 24, 1985) is an American college football coach and former professional
Early years
Harper played football at
College career
Harper appeared in 51 games during his four-year career at Virginia Tech, finishing with 83 catches for 1,338 yards, a 16.1 per-catch average, and nine touchdowns. Harper's best game probably came in his final collegiate contest when he caught four passes for 64 yards (including a 20-yard touchdown), and scored on an 84-yard punt return in the 2008 Orange Bowl against the University of Kansas.
As a senior in 2007, Harper played wide receiver alongside Eddie Royal and Josh Morgan and recorded career highs with 41 catches, 635 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions. Together, Harper, Royal and Morgan combined for 120 catches during their final season at Virginia Tech. As a junior in 2006, Harper finished fourth on the team in receptions with 21 catches for 324 yards and one touchdown. During his sophomore season, he posted 16 catches for 295 yards and one touchdown, which came in the Hokies' 35-24 Gator Bowl victory over Louisville. As a freshman in 2004, he caught five passes for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Professional career
NFL
Harper was drafted in the seventh round of the
CFL
On March 13, 2012 the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League announced that they had signed Harper to a contract.[3] On January 24, 2013 Harper was traded to the
References
- ^ "@Justin_Harpo" on Twitter
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Riders add Harper and Wynn to offence". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "Lions trade Simon to Roughriders for Harper, third-round pick". www.tsn.ca. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Released by BC Lions". Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2017.