Joe Giles-Harris

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Joe Giles-Harris
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Giles-Harris with Duke in 2017
No. 44 – New England Patriots
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-01) April 1, 1997 (age 27)
Nyack, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Joseph (NJ)
College:Duke
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2017, 2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:26
Sacks:1.0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joe Giles-Harris (born April 1, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke. His brother JT plays for the Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League.

College career[edit]

During his time with the Blue Devils, Giles-Harris had 313 total career tackles along with 9 and a half sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.[1][2]

College statistics[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD
2016 Duke 12 12 107 55 52 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2
2017 Duke 13 13 125 54 71 3.5 1 0 0 1 10 0 0 4
2018 Duke 9 9 81 34 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
[1] 34 34 313 143 170 8.5 1 1 0 2 13 0 0 8

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m) 		234 lb
(106 kg) 		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m) 		8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		 4.75 s 1.56 s 2.79 s 4.40 s 7.09 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[3][4]

Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

Giles-Harris went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[5][6] He was waived on September 2, 2019 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2019.[8] He was waived again on November 2, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 5, 2019.[10]

On September 5, 2020, Giles-Harris was waived by the Jaguars and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,[13] and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22.[14] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and November 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[15][16] He was signed to the active roster on November 21, 2020.[17] In Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans, Giles-Harris recorded his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill during the 31–10 loss.[18] He was waived after the season on May 4, 2021.[19]

Buffalo Bills[edit]

On May 16, 2021, Giles-Harris signed a one year contract with the Buffalo Bills.[20] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[21][22] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[23]

On August 30, 2022, Giles-Harris was waived by the Bills and signed to the practice squad the next day.[24][25] He was released on January 17, 2023.

New England Patriots[edit]

On August 9, 2023, Giles-Harris signed with the New England Patriots.[26] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[27][28] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[29]

NFL statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast TFL Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2019 JAX 5 0 3 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 JAX 9 3 20 10 10 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 BUF 2 0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 BUF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 17 3 26 14 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Connelly, Kevin (2019-04-27). "Duke Football: UDFA Joe Giles-Harris signs with the Jacksonville Jaguars". Ball Durham. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ "Joe Giles-Harris College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  3. ^ "Joe Giles-Harris Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Joe Giles-Harris College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Joe Giles-Harris among five Duke football products to sign with NFL teams as undrafted free agents". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  6. ^ "Jaguars' Joe Giles-Harris: Signs with Jags". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  7. ^ Alper, Josh (September 3, 2019). "Jaguars claim Austin Calitro". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  8. ^ "Jaguars promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jags promote WR Michael Walker from practice squad, waive LB Joe Giles-Harris". Jaguars Wire. USA Today. November 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Jaguars promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Oehser, John (September 5, 2020). "Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  12. ^ "Notes on each member of the Jaguars initial 2020 practice squad". Sports Illustrated. September 6, 2020.
  13. ^ DiRocco, Michael (October 17, 2020). "Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  14. ^ Williams, Charean (October 22, 2020). "Jaguars remove 11 players from reserve/COVID-19". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  15. ^ Johnson, James (November 7, 2020). "Jags make roster transactions on defense in preparation for Texans". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  16. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves and Announce Updates for Tomorrow's Game". Jaguars.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves Before Tomorrow's Game Against Pittsburgh". Jaguars.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  18. ^ "Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars - December 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  19. ^ Johnson, James (May 4, 2021). "LB Joe Giles-Harris among 4 released by Jags". USAToday.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  20. ^ "Bills sign LB Joe Giles-Harris". BuffaloBills.com. May 16, 2021.
  21. ^ "Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
  22. ^ "Bills sign 15 players to the 2021 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2021.
  23. ^ Jenkins, Chris (January 24, 2022). "Bills sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts for 2022". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  24. ^ "Roster moves: Bills set initial 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 30, 2022.
  25. ^ "Bills sign 13 players to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2022.
  26. ^ "Patriots sign LB Joe Giles-Harris". Patriots.com. August 9, 2023.
  27. ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit". Patriots.com. August 29, 2023.
  28. ^ "Patriots sign 15 players to the practice squad". Patriots.com. August 30, 2023.
  29. ^ "Patriots Sign Seven Players to Future Contracts". Patriots.com. January 8, 2024.

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