Last confirmed: Boston College, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Suwanee, GA
Will Harris: DB · Boston College · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Will Harris
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Boston College. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Miami — Week 9, 2018.
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
73 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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 him by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 73 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 83 | 45 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 47 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 203 | 121 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Holy Cross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ Wake Forest | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-30@ Purdue | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Temple | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-28@ No. 23 NC State | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-20vs Louisville | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-14vs Miami | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27vs No. 2 Clemson | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-22@ Florida State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42vs No. 19 Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 41-34
at Wake Forest
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out Wake Forest on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL73 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Steve Addazio — 24-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
38.5%
338 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
73 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Boston College, 203 tackles — drafted at #81 overall by the Detroit Lions.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Steve Addazio.
Where he ended up · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 8th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 8th NFL season
