TJ Harris: S · Troy · #8.
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TJ Harris
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Troy. Named All-Sun Belt two seasons running, most recently in 2022. On tape: 8 tackles against UL Monroe, Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-28@ No. 21 Ole Miss | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-17vs Alabama A&M | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-32@ App State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 16-7vs Marshall | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-27@ Western Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-10vs Southern Miss | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 10-6@ South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-17@ Louisiana | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 10-9vs Army | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-16vs UL Monroe | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 48-19@ Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-26vs Coastal Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 18-12vs No. 22 UTSA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 31 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%5 TFL64 tackles · 5 for loss · 4.5 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
45.4%
401 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
63.1
14 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
467 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Troy, 236 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chip Lindsey, and Jon Sumrall. Multi-era developmental context.
