Bowling Green State University Athletics
Harris Selected In Sixth Round By Baltimore
April 25, 2004 | Football
April 25, 2004
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Baltimore Ravens selected Bowling Green All-American quarterback Josh Harris in the sixth round of this weekend's NFL draft. He is the first BGSU player to be drafted by an NFL team since Charlie Williams was selected in the third round by Dallas in 1994 and the first Falcon signal caller to be picked since Brian McClure was chosen in the 12th round by Buffalo in 1986. Harris was the 187th player selected overall.
"I think this is a great opportunity for Josh and I am excited for him," said BGSU Coach Gregg Brandon. "I know Brian Billick and he and Matt Cavanaugh (Baltimore's offensive coordinator) have so much to offer Josh in his development as an NFL player. Josh is a dedicated student of the game and works as hard as any player at his craft and this looks like a great fit for both parties."
Harris is one of three quarterbacks listed on the Ravens roster on its official website and has been assigned #5. He joins second-year performer Kyle Boller and fifth-year player Anthony Wright.
Josh Harris Bio
Quick Fact: In four games against Big Ten foes (Purdue, Ohio State and twice against Northwestern), Harris completed 123 of 193 passes for 1,473 yards and 10 TDs.
2003: Named honorable mention All-American and MVP of the Motor City Bowl... invited to play in the Senior Bowl... was 6-1 as a starter against BCS teams... led the Falcons to wins in his career over Purdue, Northwestern (twice), Kansas and Missouri... Falcons were ranked each of the last two seasons and finished #23 in the AP and Coaches polls with him under center... completed 325-of-494 passes (65.8%) for a school-record 3,813 yards and 27 touchdowns ... had 830 yards rushing, the most by a MAC QB in 2003 ... ranked third in the country and first in the MAC in total offense (331.1) ... finished with 2,473 career yards rushing and 7,503 passing ... is the BGSU career leader in rushing touchdowns (43), total TDs scored (47), points scored (284) and TDs responsible for (102) ... ranks second in school history in passing yards and passing TDs (55), and is fifth in rushing yards ... is only the third player in MAC history to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark in total offense in a season ... set a MAC record with 709 total plays this season ...named team MVP... completed a Motor City Bowl record 38 passes for 386 yards and three touchdowns versus Northwestern in the Motor City Bowl, as well as ran for 68 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Wildcats...an All-MAC Second-Team selection ... semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award ...was the MAC's West Division Offensive Player of the Week three times , after the Purdue, Northern Illinois and Toledo games ... was the CNNSI.com National Player of the Week after his performance at Purdue ...completed 22 of 40 passes for 357 yards and 3 TDs against the Boilermakers... won the game with a 32-yard pass on fourth down to teammate Charles Sharon ... was 30-of-49 for 260 yards and two TDs in MAC Championship game vs. Miami, rushing for 83 yards and a score vs. the RedHawks ... completed over 80% of his passes in win over Toledo, going 21-of-26 for 256 yards ... threw for three TDs in that game, ran for 75 yards, and also caught a 48-yard TD pass ... threw for two scores and ran for two more at BSU ... rushed for 70 yards and two TDs, and threw for 324 yards and three more scores vs. KSU ... connected on a career-high 91-yard scoring pass vs. the Flashes ... had a career-high 438 yards passing vs. NIU, setting a Perry Stadium record ... also ran for a game-high 89 yards ... had a career-high 527 yards of total offense, the second-most in MAC history ... threw for three TDs vs. NIU ... ran for 96 yards and three TDs at EMU, and was 17-of-25 through the air ... rushed for 57 yards and two TDs at WMU ... was 27-of-39 passing for 286 yards and two more scores ... had 78 yards rushing vs. the Chippewas ... completed 33 of 56 passes for 326 yards and two TDs at Ohio State ... had a .771 winning pct. as a starting QB (24-7).
2002: Finished the season second in the country in points responsible for (21.09) ... also ranked among the NCAA leaders in total offense (16th, 263.50) and scoring (fourth, 11.17) ... led the MAC in scoring, and was seventh in the league in passing efficiency (125.3) and passing yards per game (202.1) ... was fifth in the league in total offense (263.50) ... ranked 11th among the MAC's active career rushing leaders (1,643) and eighth among active league passers (3,690) ... tied for ninth among MAC scoring leaders (200) ... on the year, rushed for 737 yards and 20 TDs ... had 2,425 passing yards, going 198-of-353 with 19 TDs and 11 picks ... also had three receptions, two of them for TDs, for a total of 49 yards ... broke BGSU single-season record with 22 TDs (20 rushing, two receiving) ... in the Toledo game, rushed for three touchdowns and broke record for total offense with 3,162 yards (3,009, Brian McClure )... also broke the single season record for TD's scored with 20 (19, Preston)...in the EMU game, broke the BGSU single-season record for points scored (116, was 114 by Bernard White '85 and Dave Preston '74)...also broke records for most plays in a season (539) and most touchdowns scored or passed for (41)... also in the EMU game, eclipsed the 5,000-total-yard mark for his career (3,525 passing/1,585 rushing) ... threw for three touchdowns and ran for two against EMU, finishing with 206 passing yards (16-of-25) and 34 rushing yards (nine carries) ... completed 27 passes in a career-high 52 attempts for 271 yards and two TDs at NIU ... completed 75% of his passes (18-of-24) for 201 yards, including 2 TDs vs. Kent State ... did not score a TD vs. Ball State, ending a streak in which he rushed for at least two TDs in eight consecutive games ... named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21) after accounting for five TDs and 350 yards of total offense in 48-45 OT win vs. WMU ... named MAC West Offensive POW and MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week after his performance in the Ohio game ... ran for 75 yards and was 19-of-24 for 297 yards through the air vs. the Bobcats ... also earned Scholar-Athlete honors after the Mizzou game ... rushed for a season-high 138 yards (60 in the fourth quarter) and threw for 176 yards at CMU ... at Kansas, scored a career-high three rushing TDs and accounted for 236 yards of total offense (98 rushing/138 passing) ... also caught his third career TD pass ... threw for 311 yards (16/31) and rushed for 66 vs. Missouri ... also caught a 34-yard TD pass vs. the Tigers ... is 11-3 as a starter in his career ... accounted for four touchdowns (two rushing and two throwing) vs. Tennessee Tech.
2001: Played in 10 games, starting four...completed 81-of-133 passes for 1,002 yards...threw for nine touchdowns...carried the ball 126 times for a team leading 614 yards...named the MAC East player of the week twice (after games against Northwestern and Toledo) and MAC Scholar Athlete of the week once (after the Northwestern game)...averaged 163.6 yards a game of total offense...set a BGSU quarterback record for rushing yards (148) at Ohio...became the second Falcon quarterback to throw for 400 yards in a game when he completed 30 of 47 passes for 402 yards and three TD's at Northwestern (also had one receiving TD and two rushing TD's)...had 498 yards of total offense at Northwestern which set a school record...named the ESPN National Player of the Week after his performance at Northwestern...his longest pass of 63 yards came in the last game of the regular season against Toledo where he had four touchdown passes.
2000: Made a late season impact as a quarterback/running back/kick returner and receiver ... averaged 89.2 yards total offense ... best rushing game came against Miami when he carried 18 times for 103 yards ... named team offensive MVP against the RedHawks ... went 14-of-31 for 136 yards against Toledo in his only start as a signal caller ... also averaged 23.5 yards per kick return ... his 292 yards rushing ranked second on the team.
At Westerville North H.S.: An all-conference signal-caller at Westerville North H.S. as a senior ... named the league's player of the year that season ... a two-time all-district QB ... completed 105 of his 203 passes in '99, for 538 yards and 10 touchdowns ... ran for 827 yards and nine scores ... holds the school record for longest kickoff return at 99 yards ... had two touchdowns on KO returns and one on a punt return ... served as team captain for coach Bob Cavin ... earned a total of 10 varsity letters for the Warriors in football, basketball and track ... an all-conference and all-district track performer ... a merit scholar.
Personal: An interpersonal communication major... son of Michael (M.L.) and Linda Harris ... father played 10 years in the NFL, including six with the Cincinnati Bengals ... born Sept. 9, 1982.
Harris's Career Statistics
Year Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Long 2003 325 494 65.8 3813 27 12 91 2002 198 353 56.1 2425 19 11 52 2001 81 133 60.9 1022 9 3 63 2000 23 48 47.9 243 0 2 41 Career 627 1028 61.0 7503 55 28 91
Year Rush Avg. TD Long Rec. Avg. TD Long 2003 215/830 3.9 13 27 0/0 0 0 0 2002 186/737 4.0 20 35 3/51 17.0 2 34 2001 126/614 4.9 8 39 1/14 14.0 1 14 2000 69/292 4.2 2 55 1/0 0 0 0 Career 596/2473 4.1 43 55 5/65 13.0 3 34
