David Harris - #52 - LB - Michigan - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

◊ Earned second-team All-Pro honors and was selected to the Mid Season All-Pro Teams by SI/Peter King and ESPN/ Len Pasquarelli. ... Named Jets 2009 Ed Block Courage Award winner. ... Led the NFL’s best defense with 142 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two interceptions, three passes defensed and two forced fumbles.

◊ Team leader with 117 tackles as a rookie in 2007, the first Jets rookie since LB Stan Blinka in 1979 to lead the team.

◊ Named to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team in 2007 along with 2007 first-round selection Darrelle Revis, marking the second consecutive season that the Jets first two draft choices were recognized. ... First-round choices D’Brickashaw Ferguson and Nick Mangold were All-Rookie choices in 2006.

◊ Named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for Nov. 2007 after accumilating 36 tackles and one sack, including a career-high 20-tackle performance in an overtime loss to WAS, 11/4/07.

TRANSACTIONS

◊ 4/28/07, NYJ, *D2 (47) *Pick acquired with D7 (235, Chansi Stuckey) from GB for D2 (63, Brandon Jackson), D3 (89, Aaron Rouse) and D6 (191, Korey Hall).

SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW

2009 (JETS) Started all 16 regular season games, as well as the team’s three post-season contests. ... Paced a Jets defense that led the NFL in seven categories (yards per game, yards per play, passing yards per game, passing yards per play, first downs allowed, third down conversions allowed and points allowed) with 142 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two interceptions, three passes defensed and two forced fumbles. ... Led the team in postseason play in both tackles (29) and sacks (2). POSTSEASON: (AFC Championship: 1/24 at IND). ... Sacked Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning on consecutive plays. ... Finished the game with a team-leading 11 tackles and one forced fumble. (Divisional: 1/17 at SD). ... Posted a team-leading 13 tackles (nine solo). SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/13 at TB). ... Opened the game with an interception of Buccaneer quarterback Josh Freeman. The pick led to a 40-yard field goal and gave the Jets a 3-0 lead. (12/3 at BUF). ... Registered his fifth 10-plus tackle game of the season when he led the club with 10 tackles and strip-sacked Bills’ quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. ... The fumble was recovered by Bryan Thomas and led to a 49-yard field goal. (11/29 vs. CAR). ... Drove a unit that held the third rated rushing offense to 75 yards on the ground. ... Sacked Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme. (11/22 at NE). ... Led the team with 15 tackles. (11/1 vs. MIA). ... Captained a Jets defense that held the Dolphins offense to a total of 104 yards on 51 plays. ... Sacked quarterback Chad Henne. (10/18 vs. BUF). ... Collected a team-leading 18 tackles and was credited with half-sack of Bills’ quarterback Trent Edwards. (10/4 at NO). ... Caused Saints’ running back Pierre Thomas to fumble and led the Jets’ defense with 15 tackles. (9/27 vs. TEN). ... Awarded a game ball after recording his first-career interception off of a Kerry Collins pass. ... Also sacked Collins for an eight-yard loss and finished with five tackles. (9/13 at HST)...Awarded game ball for leading the Jets with 12 tackles. ... Part of a defensive effort that held the Texans to 38 yards rushing, including only 17 yards on nine carries for RB Steve Slaton, the second leading rusher in the AFC for 2008. ... Part of a defensive effort that limited a Texans offense that ranked third in the NFL in 2008 to just 183 yards of total offense.

2008 (JETS) Started 11 games and was inactive for five contests. … Ranked second on the team with 87 tackles and also contributed one sack, one fumble recovery, two quarterback hurries and one pass defensed. … Led or tied for the team lead in tackles in five contests. … Inactive at BUF (11/2), vs. STL (11/9), at NE (11/13), at TEN (11/23) and vs. DEN (11/30) with an injury. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (10/12 vs. CIN). … Sacked Ryan Fitzpatrick. … (9/28 vs. ARI). … Notched a fumble recovery.

2007 (JETS) Led team with 117 tackles and tied for team lead with five sacks (all five sacks came in the final nine games), playing in all 16 games and starting the final nine contests. … Averaged more than 10 tackles during his nine starts. … Third Jets rookie since 1991 to record at least 100 tackles in a season (Jonathan Vilma, 118, 2004; Kerry Rhodes, 108, 2005). … Named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for November after recording 36 tackles and one sack. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/30 vs. KC). … Sacked Brodie Croyle and led the team with 13 tackles. (12/23 at TEN). … Sacked Vince Young and forced a fumble. (12/2 at MIA). … Named Jets Defensive Player of the Week as he recorded a team-high eight tackles. … Sacked John Beck, forcing a fumble that he also recovered. (11/18 vs. PIT). … Registered a sack of Ben Roethlisberger. (11/4 vs. WAS). … Recorded a career-high 20 tackles. (10/28 vs. BUF). … Made his first NFL start and sacked Trent Edwards in the third quarter for his first career sack. … Recorded a team-high 14 tackles.

BEFORE THE NFL

◊ Finished his career at the University of Michigan with 196 total tackles, four sacks, one interception, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

◊ Second team All-American selection as a senior in 2006 by the AP and Sports Illustrated. … Semifinalist for the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top linebacker. … Shared the Bo Schembechler team MVP award with tailback Mike Hart.

◊ Two-year starter at Ottawa Hills (MI) HS, where he recorded 295 total tackles and 16 sacks, while rushing for 734 yards and 15 touchdowns as a fullback.

◊ Set school records for most solo tackles in a season (114) and career (225) as a senior, and most tackles (158) in a season as a junior.

◊ Competed in track and field as a junior.

OFF THE FIELD

◊ General Studies major at Michigan.

◊ Embodied the NFL’s commitment to community service by supporting programs benefiting the children and youth of New York City at the 13th Annual Gridiron Gala in 2008.

◊ Participated in the Newark Star Ledger Junior Reporter program in 2007, which motivates participation in classes with dozens of hands-on activities.

◊ Former Jets linebackers coach Jim Herrmann helped recruit David to Michigan. ... He served as his defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2003-05 at Michigan and linebackers coach in 2007-08 with the Jets.

◊ Married to Jiali Wu.