Christian Harris (born January 16, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Early life Harris attended Louisiana State University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He played several positions in high school, including running back, wide receiver, tight end, and cornerback. He converted to linebacker in the 2019 All-American Bowl. A 4-star linebacker recruit, Harris originally committed to play college football at Texas A&M University before flipping his commitment to the University of Alabama.
College career Harris entered his true freshman year at Alabama in 2019 as a linebacker despite not playing the position in high school. He opened the season as a starter and ended up starting 12 of 13 games, recording 63 tackles and being named freshman All-Southeastern Conference. Harris returned as a starter his sophomore year in 2020. On January 17, 2022, Harris declared his intentions to enter the 2022 NFL draft.
Professional career
Houston Texans 2022 Harris was selected in the third round (75th overall) by the Houston Texans in the 2022 NFL draft. He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022. He was activated on October 22.
2023 On January 13, 2024, in the Wild Card Round against the Cleveland Browns, Harris returned a Joe Flacco interception for a 36-yard touchdown, and he later sacked Flacco on 4th down during the next drive. It was the first time that a player had a sack and a pick-six in a playoff game since fellow Texan J. J. Watt did the same in the 2011 Wild Card Round against Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals.
2024 On August 27, 2024, Harris was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on December 14.
Atlanta Falcons On March 12, 2026, Harris signed with the Atlanta Falcons.
Career statistics NFL Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD PD FF FR TD 2022 HOU 12 11 74 46 28 1.0 1 20 0 5 1 0 0 2023 HOU 16 12 101 65 36 2.0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 2024 HOU 3 3 20 13 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 HOU 12 1 8 5 3 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career 43 27 203 129 74 4.0 1 20 0 13 2 0 0
Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD PD FF FR TD 2023 HOU 2 2 15 13 2 1.0 1 36 1 1 0 0 0 2024 HOU 2 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 4 3 16 14 2 1.0 1 36 1 1 0 0 0
College Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Cmb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FF FR 2019 Alabama 13 61 27 34 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 1 2020 Alabama 13 79 52 27 4.5 1 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 2021 Alabama 15 80 45 35 5.5 0 0 0.0 0 3 2 0Career 41 220 124 96 10.0 1 0 0.0 0 6 2 1
References
External links
Atlanta Falcons bio Alabama Crimson Tide bio