Joe Giles-Harris

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.

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
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:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2017, 2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021
Total tackles:25
Sacks:1.0
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

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

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckFFFRYdsTDIntYdsTDPD
2016Duke 12121075552401013002
2017Duke 131312554713.5100110004
2018Duke 99813447100000002
34343131431708.5110213008

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

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.[3][4] He was waived on September 2, 2019 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2019.[6] He was waived again on November 2, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 5, 2019.[8]

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

Buffalo Bills

On May 16, 2021, Giles-Harris signed a one year contract with the Buffalo Bills.[18] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[19][20] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[21]

On August 30, 2022, Giles-Harris was waived by the Bills and signed to the practice squad the next day.[22][23] He was released on January 17, 2023.

New England Patriots

On August 9, 2023, Giles-Harris signed with the New England Patriots.[24] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[25][26]

NFL Statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCombSoloAstTFLSckPDIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2019JAX 5032100.000000000
2020JAX 9320101021.000000000
2021BUF 2021100.000000000
2022BUF 2021000.000000000
Career1732614142100000000
Source:

References

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