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Jersey Number 5
Christian Harrison
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 191
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Woodward Academy
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Versatile defensive back out of Georgia who is also one of the Vols’ top special teams coverage contributors ... Originally enrolled at Tennessee in June 2022 ... In his third year with the program and part of the starting rotation at STAR ... Has played in 24 career games with four starts … Has totaled 29 tackles, three TFLs, half a sack and one pass breakup in his career.2024 - RS-SOPHOMORE
Made four tackles despite playing just 15 snaps in road win at Vanderbilt (11/30) ... Played 36 snaps, had one QB hurry and recorded his first-career pass breakup in victory over Mississippi State (11/9) ... Played 16 snaps at STAR and made three tackles in win vs. Kentucky (11/2) ... Returned to action and played 11 defensive snaps in win vs. #7 Alabama (10/19), finishing with a pair of tackles against the Crimson Tide ... Started at STAR and recorded half a sack for the first time in his career in loss at Arkansas (10/5) ... Had the most productive game of his career thus far in road win over #15 Oklahoma (9/21), posting a career-high five tackles, including a TFL, in 56 snaps played ... Finished with two tackles and a QB hurry in win vs. #24 NC State (9/7) ... Made his first-career start in season-opening win vs. Chattanooga (8/31), logging one tackle and one TFL in 23 defensive snaps from the STAR position.2023 - SOPHOMORE
Played in five games with no starts as a reserve defensive back and special teams standout … Earned a redshirt ... Recorded two tackles during the Citrus Bowl win vs. No. 17 Iowa (1/1) … Played 12 snaps on special teams in SEC opener at Florida (9/16) ... Saw action on 10 snaps at corner late in UT’s season-opening victory over Virginia (9/2).2022 - FRESHMAN
Played in eight games as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor, finishing with nine tackles and half a TFL on the year … Made one solo tackle in regular-season finale at Vanderbilt (11/26) … Tallied one solo stop in home win over No. 19 Kentucky (10/29) … Had two assisted tackles in victory over UT Martin (10/22) … Registered a pair of solo tackles in win against Akron (9/17) … Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Ball State (9/1), recording three total tackles and half a tackle for loss.HIGH SCHOOL
Rated a consensus three-star recruit by all major recruiting services … Considered one of the top 50 players in the state of Georgia by On3.com … Intercepted three passes, broke up five and forced two fumbles his senior season … Helped Woodward Academy’s defense give up only 10.9 points per game in an 11-1 season his senior year … Also played some wide receiver in high school, totaling 18 receptions for 351 yards and three touchdown over the past two seasons … Chose Tennessee over 19 other Division I offers, including 10 from Power 5 programs … Committed to the Vols in November 2021 … Coached by Austin Gibbs.PERSONAL
Full name is Christian Erik Harrison … Born on Feb. 6, 2004, in Atlanta … Majoring in sport management … Son of Rodney and Erika Harrison … Has one brother, RJ, and two sisters, Sydney and Michale … Father was a 15-year NFL veteran, two-time Super Bowl champion and a two-time Pro Bowler … Rodney played for the San Diego Chargers from 1994-2002 and the New England Patriots from 2003-08 before serving as a broadcaster for NBC … His father also owns the most sacks of any defensive back in NFL history (30.5) and is the league’s all-time career leader in Super Bowl tackles (33) … Says his father is his biggest influence and inspiration because “he was always and still is the hardest working person in the room, and he motivates me to be great everyday” … Aspires to be a business owner or get into real estate following his playing career … Twitter handle is @ChrisHarrisonI… Instagram handle is @christiannharrison.FB | Kelsey Pope Press Conference (9.9.25)
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