Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Utah State University Athletics

2019 Football Roster

Profile

  • DE
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Gunnison, Utah
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 230
    Weight
  • Gunnison Valley
    High School
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Braden Harris
#53
Braden Harris
DE
Position
Senior
Class
Gunnison, Utah
Hometown

Season Stats

There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player.
There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player.

Career Stats

Career Statistics

Summary

Biography

INDIVIDUAL HONORS: Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018).   

2019 (SR): Appeared in four games and made his only tackle of the season against Stony Brook (9/7).  

2018 (JR): Appeared in three games and finished the season with four tackles (2-solo, 2-assist), which included 0.5 tackles for loss… Had a career-high two tackles against New Mexico State (9/8)… Recorded a career-best 0.5 tackles for loss against Tennessee Tech (9/13) and added one tackle against San José State (11/10)... A Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

2017 (SO): Played in three games and had one tackle each against Boise State (10/28) and Hawai’i (11/18). 

2016 (R-FR): Did not play.

2015 (RS): Redshirted during his first season at Utah State. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state and all-region honors in 2012 as a prep senior at Gunnison Valley (Utah) High School as he recorded 80 tackles, 4.0 sacks and recovered two fumbles... Recorded double-digit tackles in four games, including a career-high 16 against Beaver HS... Also blocked two punts... Rushed for 626 yards on 100 carries with six touchdowns and had two 100-yard rushing games, including a career-high 181 yards on 19 carries (9.53 ypc) against American Leadership Academy... Also had four receptions for 36 yards during the season... Earned first-team all-state and all-region honors during his junior season after recording 88 tackles, 4.0 sacks, four fumble recoveries and one interception in just nine games... Also rushed for 517 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 389 receiving yards and four more touchdowns... Earned first-team all-region and second-team all-state honors as a sophomore as he had 105 tackles... Was a two-way starter in each of his final three years at linebacker and running back... Was named the National Underclassmen Football Combine MVP in 2011... Is the first Division I football player ever from Gunnison Valley HS... Was also a four-year letterwinner in both baseball and basketball... Averaged 6.1 ppg during his senior season… Averaged 7.8 points and 5.6 rebounds as a junior… A member of the honor roll. 

PERSONAL: One of three sons of Fred and Christine Harris... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Tonga... Married to Meagan Payne Harris... Graduated from Utah State University in the fall of 2019 with a degree in biology with minors in chemistry and sociology.

DEFENSE G/GS UA-AT-TT TFL Sack INT PB FF FR
2016 (R-Fr.) 0/0 0-0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0
2017 (So.) 3/0 0-2-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0
2018 (Jr.) 3/0 2-2-4 0.5-5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0
2019 (Sr.) 4/0 0-1-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0
TOTAL 10/0 2-5-7 0.5-5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 2, vs. New Mexico State (9/8/18); TFL: 0.5, vs. Tennessee Tech (9/13/18).

Utah State University Athletics loading logo