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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

2021 Season Countdown: #107 Keshaun Harris

 

Keshaun Harris (image via MGoBlue)

Name: Keshaun Harris
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
183 lbs.
High school:
Lansing (MI) Waverly
Position:
Defensive back
Class:
Redshirt sophomore
Jersey number:
#18
Last year:
I did not rank Harris. He did not play.
TTB Rating:
N/A

Defensive back - particularly cornerback - is a tough place to get on the field as a walk-on, largely because it's predicated on innate speed and athleticism. And if players have that athleticism, they get a scholarship somewhere instead of walking on at one of the biggest programs in the country. Safety Hunter Reynolds was the most recent Michigan walk-on defensive back to play significant minutes, but the past decade has only really seen three: Reynolds, safety Jordan Kovacs, and safety/linebacker Jordan Glasgow.

All that is to say that Harris probably won't see the field as a walk-on defensive back. There are a ton of safeties on the roster - though I suspect Harris is repping at corner - and the cornerbacks are all longer than Harris, faster than him, or both. I imagine Harris will spend another year on the scout team defense.

Prediction: Backup defensive back

2 comments:

  1. How this guy is ranked ahead of a potential 1st rounder in Jake Thaw is beyond me. Maybe he'll help on special teams but...SO MIGHT THE WINTER SOLDIER.

    Simply outrageous.

    -LANK

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    1. Michigan might let the sleeper agent sleep for a little while longer. The legend of Keshaun Harris is already well known.

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