2002 Football Roster
Roster
Travis Harris
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Decatur, Ga.
- High School:
- Southwest DeKalb
Signed as a free agent with the Tennessee Titans following the 2005 NFL Draft
A four-year letterwinner who played both defensive end and linebacker in his career….Spent redshirt year, freshmen year and sophomore year at linebacker before moving to defensive end in 2003…Moved back to linebacker in 2004…. Missed the entire 2001 season with a shoulder injury…Named to Coaches' and Knoxville News Sentinel 2000 SEC All- Freshman Team…Recipient of the 2004 Captain Award…Named as the 2004 Rex Farrior honoree for his athletic and academic success…Earned Most Improved Lifter and Iron Gator Awards at the conclusion of 2004 Spring drills…Won Best Effort Award on Defense at the conclusion of 2003 Spring drills…
CAREER: Played in 44 games, with 17 starts, for 1,245 plays…Also played in the 2001 Sugar Bowl…93 career tackles… 19 "Big Plays" (7.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, four pass deflections, two forced fumbles, an interception and a blocked field goal)…
2004: Starting linebacker in seven games (Eastern Michigan, Tennessee, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, Florida State and Miami)…Saw action in 10 of 12 games…Missed the Vanderbilt and South Carolina game because of an ankle sprain…Also saw action as a member of the punt coverage and the field goal block teams… Recipient of the 2004 Captain Award…Named as the 2004 Rex Farrior honoree for his athletic and academic success…Recorded three tackles including one tackle for loss against Eastern Michigan and Miami…Forced second career fumble, recorded two tackles and his fourth career pass deflection against Kentucky…Against LSU, recorded a season-high five tackles and blocked a field goal…Intercepted first career pass and returned it 29 yards against MTSU… Earned Most Improved Lifter and Iron Gator Awards at the conclusion of 2004 Spring drills…
2003: A vocal leader who won the starting job at DE in preseason drills after moving from LB during spring practices…Played in all 13 games, and started seven (SJSU, Miami, FAMU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina)…Ranked third among UF's defensive ends with 30 tackles…Also had 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks and two pass breakups…Recorded a TFL and a sack, along with five tackles vs. South Carolina…While subbing for Bobby McCray, recorded 1.5 TFL, a pass breakup and 1.5 sacks vs. Georgia…Saw action in 545 plays, the fourth highest total among defensive linemen…Started at DE in the season opener vs. SJSU and broke up a pass and recorded a tackle in the win…Had four tackles at Miami… Won "Best Effort" Award on defense at the conclusion of 2003 spring drills…
2002: Backup at linebacker who also played on kickoff coverage…Played in all 13 games for a total of 129 snaps…Saw action at linebacker vs. UAB, Miami, Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU and Auburn…Played a season-high 22 snaps vs. LSU and totaled a career-high eight tackles…Also had two tackles vs. Tennessee and Kentucky… Tied for fourth on the team with six special teams tackles…
2001: A true sophomore who was expected to play a top role at linebacker but was unable to participate due to a shoulder surgery…Injured his right shoulder early during fall drills, missing the first two games and then had surgery on Sept. 10 to remove bone chips from the injured shoulder and received a medical redshirt…
2000: Named to the Coaches and Knoxville News SEC All- Freshman Team…Played in nine of 12 games (all but Tennessee, South Carolina and Florida State) with four starts (Mississippi State, LSU, Auburn and Georgia) and saw action on 175 snaps…Also played in the Nokia Sugar Bowl…24 tackles (14 solo) on the season with two "Big Plays" (1 forced fumble, 1 pass deflection)… Moved to the middle linebacker position from strongside linebacker at the conclusion of fall drills…Earned game ball after forcing a fumble and making five tackles versus Middle Tennessee …
PREP: A standout linebacker from Georgia who was named that state's Player of the Year by USA Today…A Parade All-America selection…Named to National Bluechips All-America Team and that publication ranked him the top players in the country at inside line- backer…Named the state of Georgia's Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and also named that area's Defensive Player of the Decade…Named to PrepStar's All-America Dream Team and that publication ranked him among the nation's top 10 linebackers…Named to SuperPrep's All-America Team and that publication ranked him among the nation's top 15 linebackers…179 tackles in 1999 (120 solo) with seven interceptions, including four returned for TDs and over 20 tackles for loss…163 tackles as a junior, with 32 behind the line of scrimmage…Selected to play in Florida-Georgia All-Star Game…A three-time selection to the academic honor roll…High school coach was Buck Godfrey…
MAJOR: Commercial Recreation.
| Career Defensive Stats: | ||||||||
| Year | Ut-At | Tt | Tbl | Qbs | Ff | Fr | Pd | Int |
| 2000 | 14-10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5-7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9-25 | 34 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13-10 | 23 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 41-52 | 93 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career Highs:
Total Tackles: 8 (LSU, 2002)
QB Sacks: 1.5 (Georgia, 2003)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (Twice, last vs. Kentucky, 2004)
Interceptions: 1 (MTSU, 2004)
Big Plays: 3 (Georgia, 2003)
