2024 Football Roster

Jersey Number 44
Damashja Harris
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 224
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, FL
- High School:
- Ellison HS
- Prev School:
- Lamar
2024: Played in three games before suffering a season-ending injury ... ran for 193 yards and one touchdown on 22 attempts ... had a career-high 142 yards on 10 carries against SFA in which he broke off an 80-yard touchdown run, marking the longest rushing play of the season for UNT ... also had four receptions for seven yards, all coming at Texas Tech.
Prior to UNT: Spent three seasons at Lamar University in Beaumont ... was named the 2023 Dave Campbell's All-Texas Team Specialist of the Year (non-FBS) in 2023 ... also earned First Team All-Southland Conference honors as a kick returner ... played in nine games on the year ... led the SLC with 19 kick returns for 509 yards and a touchdown on the year ... averaged 26.8 yards per kick return ... also played running back, carrying the ball 65 times for 299 yards and three touchdowns ... was named the SLC Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring on a 95-yard kickoff return against Northwestern State ... rushed 11 times for 81 yards including a 43-yard season long scamper against Lincoln (CA) ... had six kick returns for 144 yards and a long of 67 on the road at Nicholls ... rushed 16 times for 81 yards and a pair of touchdowns against McNeese ... played in seven games with two starts in 2022 ... was named the Phil Steele First Team All-Southland Conference kick returner ... recorded 54 carries for 200 yards while returning 10 kicks for 334 yards and a touchdown ... earned SLC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning two kicks for 133 yards and a school-record 100-yard return for a score against Houston Christian ... had 12 carries for 61 yards against Northern Colorado ... played in four games his first season with the Cardinals, preserving a redshirt ... carried the ball 13 times for 16 yards and had one kick return for nine yards ... prepped at Ellison HS in Kileen, Texas ... carried the ball 195 times for 1,459 yards as a senior with 12 rushing touchdowns ... was named a Second Team All-District honoree ... also played track and field and basketball.NCAA Stats Prior to UNT
Year | Team | GP | GS | RUSH ATT | RUSH YDS | YPC | RUSH TDS | KOR | KR YDS | KR TDS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Lamar | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
2022 | Lamar | 7 | 2 | 54 | 200 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | 334 | 1 |
2023 | Lamar | 9 | 0 | 65 | 299 | 4.6 | 3 | 19 | 509 | 1 |
2021-23 | TOTAL | 20 | 2 | 127 | 501 | 3.9 | 3 | 20 | 852 | 2 |
Glory To The Green: Recap vs South Alabama | Mean Green FB
Monday, September 29
Broadcast Highlights vs South Alabama | Mean Green Football
Sunday, September 28
Postgame Press Conference | UNT vs. South Alabama
Saturday, September 27
Eric Morris Weekly Press Conference vs. South Alabama | Mean Green FB
Tuesday, September 23