Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 35-26@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
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Cortez Harris
Freshman defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 247 lb · Largo, MD · Riverdale Baptist
Transferred Penn State → Virginia Tech for 2026
The numbers
3
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Old Dominion
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2025.
- Transferred from Penn State to Virginia Tech in 2026.
Cortez Harris
Cortez Harris arrived at Virginia Tech from Penn State. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 2 sacks against Old Dominion, Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 3 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Riverdale Baptist
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
2025Penn State
2026Virginia Tech
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Cortez Harris's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 35–26
at Maryland
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
With E. Grunkemeyer — 314 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.7 · 13 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · N. Totten — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Virginia Tech3-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (95th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
50.0%
115 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
76.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
115 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The defensive line · Virginia Tech
- #13Kemari Copeland8 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Elhadj Fall3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #31Jason Abbey2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Emmett Laws1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #34Cortez Harris3 games · 2026
19 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology