An exceptionally athletic, speedy, talented and versatile athlete who will look to bounce back from a foot injury and provide the Pirates' offensive system and the special teams unit with an energetic spark that has defined his career to date ... Rates as one of Conference USA's top skill position contributors in a variety of roles - wide receiver, punt returner, kick returner and occasional quarterback (in option packages) ... Perhaps made the top impact of any freshman in C-USA play during the 2007 campaign ... Projected to open junior season as the projected starter at the slot ("H") receiver position and should also handle return duties again when full comeback from injury is completed ... Originally signed as a quarterback, but was moved to the receiver position prior to the start of spring drills in `07 ... A highly-recruited signal-caller coming out of high school, most notably by option-based programs ... Participated in spring drills but was held out of contact work ... A preseason All-Conference USA selection as a kick return specialist by Phil Steele Magazine. 2008: Made five starts in 10 games before suffering a season-ending foot injury at Southern Miss which sidelined him for the last four games ... Still finished the season as the Pirates' leading receiver, making 58 catches for 654 yards - an average of 11.3 yards per catch ... Scored only TD of the year on a 28-yarder from Rob Kass against Memphis ... Enjoyed top career receiving games against N.C. State with 10 catches and Virginia with 128 reception yards ... Also, rushed 19 times for 76 yards and was ECU's top kickoff returner with 19 returns for 446 yards - an average of 23.5 yards per attempt ... Was ECU's top all-purpose performer (1,176 yards/117.5 ypg) ... Moved into fourth place on ECU's single-season receptions chart (58) with six catches against Southern Miss prior to injury (was on pace for an 80-catch campaign) ... Hauled down at least four receptions in nine of 10 games (two vs. UCF serving as the lone exception) ...In addition to 10-catch, 88-yard effort vs. N.C. State, added an eight-reception outing against No. 8 West Virginia (68 yards) ... Career-best 128-yard afternoon at Virginia also included a personal-long grab of 52 yards ... Other notable receiving efforts include contests against Virginia Tech (4-68), Tulane (6-72), Houston (5-52) and Memphis (6-86) ... Turned in season-high rushing totals against the Hokies (32 yards) and Cavaliers (four carries) ... Contributed two triple-digit kickoff return performances with a career-high 113 yards (four attempts) at Virginia and 104 yards (six) against Houston ... Also booked a person-long return of 59 yards against the Cavs and racked up the program's top single-game all-purpose yardage effort (261) in Charlottesville as well ... In all, eclipsed the century mark in all-purpose yards on seven occasions ... Earned the offensive unit's annual Effort Award. 2007: Versatile athlete who played in all 13 games with two starts (NCSU and UAB) ... Named to the 2007 C-USA All-Freshman Team as a punt returner by both media and coaches ... Ranked sixth among all league punt returners (8.1 ypr) ... Ranked second on the team with 782 all-purpose yards (197/run, 246/receiving, 250/PR, 89/KOR) ... Snagged 26 passes for 246 yards (9.5 ypr) with two scores ... Scored three TDs (USM, Houston and UTEP) ... 10-of-26 receptions went for 10 or more yards and three for 20 or more ... Rushed 20 times for 197 yards (9.9 ypc) with one TD ... Career-long rush of 57 yards came against UTEP that resulted in a TD ... Also experienced action at quarterback in three games ... Completed lone pass for an 80-yard TD strike to Jamar Bryant against UTEP ...Opened collegiate career under center as a quarterback against Virginia Tech, rushing four times for 16 yards ... Caught first career TD pass (20 yards) in the third quarter for the Pirates' first TD against Southern Miss ... Also finished with a then career-high four receptions for a then personal-best 55 yards against Golden Eagles ... Racked up 173 all-purpose yards (66/rush, 30/receiving, 31/KOR, 46/PR) at UTEP ... Scored first career rushing TD in the third quarter on a 57-yard end around at the Sun Bowl before throwing first career TD pass later in the quarter (80-yarder to Jamar Bryant) ... Netted 140 all-purpose yards, a career-high 96 coming on punt returns, vs. UAB at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium ... Hauled in a season-long 22-yard catch against Boise State in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl. 2006: Redshirted during initial season in ECU program ... Often cited by coaching staff for efforts, ability and skill level during one-year stint on scout team ... Earned promotion to travel roster on numerous occasions but redshirt status was able to be maintained ... Officially signed with Skip Holtz' program in February, 2006. High School: A Class 4A All-State selection by the Georgia High School Coaches Association as a senior ... As the Tigers' quarterback, led Tucker to a 10-1 record and a Regional 6-AAAA championships in 2005 ... Key performer for a THS program which stood as high as No.3 in the Associated Press Georgia prep rankings during senior campaign ... Also earned inclusion on the All-DeKalb County squad ... Invited to play in the North-South All-Star Game and was chosen as contest's MVP ... Passed for 1,334 yards and 10 touchdowns ... On the ground, racked up 524 yards and scored seven TDs ... Won a total of four football letters and served as the Tigers' team captain in 2005 ... Also lettered in basketball and baseball ... Listed in SuperPrep Magazine as one of the top 25 prospects out of Georgia ... Also included in Prep Star Magazine as one of the top quarterback prospects in the Southeast ... Coach was Bill Ballard. Personal: Full name is Dwayne Lenard Harris ... Born September 16, 1987 at Atlanta, Ga. ... A communications major ... Lists former quarterback Jeff Blake as favorite all-time Pirate player ... Enjoys following basketball ... Picks Lee Corso as favorite sports announcer ... Credits family, and mother in particular, as most influential people on his career ... Would love to go back in history and spend one day with Jackie Robinson. |
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