Chris Harris Jr.

He was ranked the 30th best free safety prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

Christopher Harris Jr. (born June 18, 1989) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent.

He played college football at Kansas.

Harris helped lead Bixby High School to second place in the 2005 state football championship, coached by Pat McGrew.

Harris was a member of the academic state champions teams in 2005 and 2006.

Harris was named All-State in basketball and football as defensive back senior year (2006) after helping the Spartans to the district title.

Harris was an all-metro first-team selection after his junior and senior seasons.

He earned all-state honorable mention honors as a junior.

He collected 61 total tackles, four interceptions, and seven pass break-ups in 2006.

Harris had 23 receptions for 839 yards during his senior campaign.

Harris was named a 2006 leader (top 50 students at Bixby) by the Bixby Optimist Club.

Harris played football in college at the University of Kansas.

He received numerous accolades and produced numbers that set him apart as one of the most successful defensive players in the history of Kansas football.

By the end of his college career, Harris had placed himself among the most prolific tacklers in school history.

He joined as a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity while in college.

Harris was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.

He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

In his first season, Harris was named to the All-Rookie Team.

On March 16, 2011, he attended Kansas's pro day and performed all of the combine and positional drills.

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Harris was projected to go undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft.

On July 27, 2011, the Denver Broncos signed Harris to a three-year, $1.39 million contract that included a signing bonus of $2,000.

Throughout training camp, Harris competed for a roster spot against Perrish Cox, Chevis Jackson, Darcel McBath, Kyle McCarthy, and Syd'Quan Thompson.

He made the final roster after surviving final roster cuts and was named the fourth cornerback on the depth chart behind Champ Bailey, Andre Goodman, and Cassius Vaughn.

He made his professional regular season debut in the Denver Broncos' season-opening 23–20 loss against the Oakland Raiders.

The following week, he recorded two solo tackles during a 24–22 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Harris began receiving increased playing time after multiple injuries.

In Week 4, Harris emerged as a possible future top cornerback prospect after replacing an ineffective Cassius Vaughn and making four combined tackles during a 49–23 loss at the Green Bay Packers.

Vaughn and Champ Bailey both suffered hamstring injuries and Andre Goodman suffered a shoulder injury that required stitches.

On October 30, 2011, Harris earned his first career start after surpassing Vaughn and Goodman on the depth chart.

He recorded nine combined tackles during the Broncos' 45–10 loss to the Detroit Lions.

The next week, he made his second consecutive start and recorded a season-high ten combined tackles and made his first career interception off Carson Palmer in a 38–24 victory at the Oakland Raiders.

Harris finished his rookie season with a career-high 72 combined tackles (62 solo), six pass deflections, and one interception in 16 games and four starts.

He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

The Denver Broncos finished 8–8, but managed to finish first in the AFC West.

He is known for his off the field charitable activities, and in 2012, he started the Chris Harris Jr. Foundation to support children in need.

Harris was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and attended nearby Bixby High School in Bixby, Oklahoma where he earned varsity letters in football, basketball, and track.

On January 8, 2012, he played in his first career playoff game and recorded five combined tackles in a 29–23 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card Round.

The following week, Harris started his first career playoff game and made eight combined tackles as the Broncos lost 45–10 to the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Round.

The Broncos signed free agent Tracy Porter and hired Jack Del Rio as their new defensive coordinator.

In 2015, Harris finished the season winning Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos over the Carolina Panthers, a season during which he was again selected as an All-Pro and chosen for the Pro Bowl.