Justin Harrington
Justin Harrington
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against BYU, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 22 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 31–24
vs Pittsburgh
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Emany Johnson’s 2021 season.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Daruis Swanson's freshman season at Tulane (2023).
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