Derrick Harmon (defensive tackle)
| Oregon Ducks – No. 55 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 310 lb (141 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Loyola (Detroit) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Derrick Harmon is an American football defensive tackle for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played for the Michigan State Spartans.
Early life
[edit]Harmon attended high school at Loyola High School. Coming out of high school, Harmon was rated as a three star recruit, the 59th defensive tackle, and the 1,077th best player in the class of 2021.[1] Harmon also held offers from schools such as Alabama A&M, Ball State, Central Michigan, Memphis, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Purdue, and Southern Mississippi.[2] Ultimately, Harmon decided to commit to play college football for the Michigan State Spartans.[3][4]
College career
[edit]Michigan State
[edit]During Harmon's freshman season at Michigan State in 2021 he played in four games to preserve his redshirt.[5] During Harmon's second season at Michigan State in 2022 he played in twelve games making five starts, where he tallied 30 tackles with three being for a loss, and two sacks.[6] In the 2023 season, Harmon posted 40 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble.[7] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Harmon decided to enter his name into the transfer portal.[8][9] However a month later, Harmon decided to withdraw his name from the NCAA transfer portal.[10][11] Then a few months later when the spring season started, Harmon again decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[12][13]
Oregon
[edit]In May 2024, Harmon transferred to the Oregon Ducks.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ Charboneau, Matt (April 15, 2020). "Detroit Loyola DT Derrick Harmon commits to Michigan State". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Friend, Phil (April 15, 2020). "3-star defensive tackle Derrick Harmon commits to Michigan State football". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (April 15, 2020). "3-star Detroit Loyola DT Derrick Harmon commits to Michigan State". MLive.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Friend, Phil (April 17, 2020). "With 3-star DT Derrick Harmon, Michigan State football lands 'raw, natural talent'". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Lyskawa, Jake (April 23, 2024). "Michigan State DT Derrick Harmon enters transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Solari, Chris (December 27, 2023). "Michigan State football DT Derrick Harmon withdraws name from transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Solari, Chris (April 23, 2024). "Michigan State football loses DL Derrick Harmon, Andrew Depaepe to transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (November 29, 2023). "Michigan State starting DT, OT are latest headed to the transfer portal". MLive.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Morrison, Dan (November 29, 2023). "Michigan State defensive lineman Derrick Harmon intends to enter transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Comparoni, Jim (December 27, 2023). "Michigan State defensive tackle Derrick Harmon withdraws from portal, remains a Spartan". On3.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Nakos, Pete (December 27, 2023). "Michigan State DL Derrick Harmon withdraws from transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (April 23, 2024). "Michigan State DT Derrick Harmon enters transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Kenney, Madeline (April 23, 2024). "Michigan State football's Derrick Harmon, Jalen Berger enter transfer portal". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Crepea, James (May 3, 2024). "Former Michigan State defensive tackle Derrick Harmon commits to transfer to Oregon". OregonLive.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Olson, Max (May 3, 2024). "Former Michigan State DT Derrick Harmon transferring to Oregon". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2024.