#16

CJ Harris

QB · California · So. · #16

California 2024 — college career complete
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CJ Harris

QB · California · So · #16

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2606 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024

1 coach
2022
California
2023
California
2024
California

Played his entire career under Justin Wilcox.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2024California193161.3%1845.901104.7----
2023Ohio254951.0%2485.12394.8----
2022Ohio529753.6%5775.931111.7----
Career9617754.2%1,0095.755105.8----
SeasonTeam
2024California18492.70--
2023Ohio12554.60--
2022Ohio371684.53--
Career672724.13--

How he plays

Play style

Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Scrambler

Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.

QB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Marlin Johnson’s 2021 season.

New Mexico State · 2021

#2

Jeff Sims

Georgia Tech · 2022

54%
#3

Brendon Lewis

Colorado · 2021

52%
#4

Tyler Vitt

Texas State · 2021

52%
#5

Garrett Shrader

Syracuse · 2021

49%

Matches Marlin on

Height

Differs from Marlin on

Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Weight (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Billy Wiles’s path through Southern Miss.

Billy Wiles

86%match

Southern Miss · 2023

#2

Joe Pesansky

Florida International · 2025

86%
#3

Cam Ransom

Bethune-Cookman · 2025

83%
#4

Kai Horton

Tulane · 2023

79%
#5

Kaden Anderson

Wyoming · 2025

79%

Matches Billy on

Completion %
Yards per attempt
Recruiting rating
202220232024

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Hunter Watson's sophomore season at Sam Houston (2025).

Sam Houston · 2025

#2

Garrett Shrader

Syracuse · 2021

60%
#3

Josh Holst

Northern Illinois · 2025

58%
#4

Jordon Brookshire

San Diego State · 2021

57%
#5

Tyler Vitt

Texas State · 2021

56%

Matches Hunter on

Height

Differs from Hunter on

Class year (lower)
INT rate (lower)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like CJ Harris

#1

Joe Pesansky

Florida International · 2025

86%
#2

Billy Wiles

Southern Miss · 2023

86%
#3

Kai Horton

Tulane · 2023

79%

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2022–2024
5772022
2482023
1842024

-68%

Sharp dropoff (-68%) — career inflection point.