- Name
- Jaylen Harris
- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- WR
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 205
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH
- High School
- Cleveland Heights
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2017, 2018, 2019
Jersey #: 15 (2019), 5 (2018), 15 (2017)
Major: Undeclared (2018-19)
Weight: 215 (2018-19), 205 (2017)
2019 Media Guide: Jaylen Harris will compete for playing time in a wide receiver room that is minus three standout receivers from a years ago who are now in the National Football League but is still loaded with impressive talent and depth … a true junior in eligibility, Harris has played in nine games as a Buckeye and contributed four catches for 49 yards (a 12.2-yard average).
2018 Media Guide: Jaylen Harris is a true sophomore in eligibility and is in his second season with the Buckeyes … will wear jersey No. 5 this year after being in No. 15 last year … he played in three games last season as a true freshman for the Big Ten and Cotton Bowl champions (vs. UNLV, Rutgers and Maryland) … made two catches for 27 yards vs. UNLV … earned OSU Scholar-Athlete status in 2017.
High School: Jaylen Harris was a consensus 4-star prospect who had an outstanding senior season for Cleveland Heights and coach Mac Stephens … caught 53 passes for 820 yards and eight touchdowns for the 6-4 Tigers and was named first-team Associated Press Division I all-state … one of the Top 150 players in the nation, Harris had overall rankings as high as No. 137 by Scout, which also rated him as its No. 20 receiver prospect … received a No. 118 overall ranking and Dream Team honors by PrepStar … named to the American Family Insurance all-USA Ohio first team … considered among the Top 5 players overall in the state of Ohio (No. 5 by 247Sports), Harris was the top receiver in Ohio and No. 3 in the Midwest according to Scout … named the Ohio high school athlete of the year at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards … as a junior he caught 42 passes for 796 yards and five touchdowns in only seven games, giving him two-year totals of 95 receptions, 1,666 yards and 13 touchdowns … named all-Lake Erie League, all-District and all-Cuyahoga County as a junior and helped his team to the state playoffs … also a standout on the basketball court throughout his career … named 2015-16 Associated Press all-Northeast District as a junior after averaging 14.8 points per game.
Personal: Harris is the son of Angela and Ronnie Harris.
Offensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD | Lng | 2 Pt Conv | Fum | Lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 10 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |