Wayne Harris - 2015 Football - LIU Post


#42 Wayne Harris

Position: Linebacker
Height: 5-10
Class: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: Jamaica, N.Y.
Previous School: Channel View School

2015: Started all 11 games at linebacker ... named NE-10 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14) ... led the team in total tackles (87) and solo tackles (49) ... second in tackles for loss (9.5) ... third in tackle assists (38), sacks (4.5) and interceptions (1) ... tied for fourth in pass break-ups (3) ... made a team-high eight tackles and broke up two passes in a season-opening 41-40 win at East Stroudsburg (Sept. 3) ... recorded nine tackles, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one interception in a 40-31 triumph against Assumption (Sept. 12) ... had six tackles (two solo, four assist) in a 24-21 win at Saint Anselm (Sept. 19) ... recorded a team-high-tying seven tackles (five solo, two assist) and 2.5 sacks against Stonehill (Sept. 26) ... made a career-high 11 tackles (eight solo, three assist) and tallied a sack at American International (Oct. 3) ... collected a team-best 10 tackles (four solo, six assist) and one sack in a 27-24 victory against Merrimack (Oct. 10) ... earned seven tackles in back-to-back contests against Pace (Oct. 17) and New Haven (Oct. 24) ... tied his career-high with 11 tackles (six solo, five assist) in a 49-46 win over Southern Connecticut State (Oct. 31) ... had eight tackles (four solo, four assist) at Bentley (Nov. 7).

2014: Saw playing time in eight contests ... made 12 solo tackles and 19 total stops on the season ... also recorded 3.5 tackles for loss ... had a personal-best six tackles, including four solo stops, and 2.5 tackles for loss in 48-21 Homecoming victory over Saint Anselm (Oct. 18).

2013: Stepped onto the field in two games … made one tackle in a 55-0 rout of Pace (Oct. 19).

Prior to LIU Post: Attended Norfolk State University.

Personal: Born in Guyana ... son of George and Maureen Harris ... lists his mother and father as the people he most admires ... also enjoys playing basketball and baseball ... pursuing a career as a corrections officer ... majoring in criminal justice.

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