University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Listed as the starter at free safety entering preseason camp ... Played for the Red team at the program’s annual spring contest, posting one unassisted tackle.

As A Senior (2012): Did not see action ... Earned coaches’ scout team defense award after win over Nicholls State, and special teams honors the week of the Arkansas State game.

As A Junior (2011): Started all 10 games at strong safety, finishing second on the team with 81 total tackles; he ranked in the top 100 in the country and was third among all Independent schools at the NCAA Championship Football Subdivision level with 8.10 stops per outing ... That included 1½ stops behind the line of scrimmage ... Shared team-high honors with three forced fumbles, adding one fumble recovery, one interception and one pass broken up ... Led the Jaguars in tackles five times and had three contests with 10-plus stops (all in the final four games of the year) ... Posted nine tackles and intercepted a pass on the goal line in the final five minutes in Division I debut, a 20-10 victory over West Alabama ... Shared team-high honors with five stops in win over Lamar and eight at North Carolina State the next two weeks ... Collected five tackles in three straight outings against Kent State, Texas-San Antonio and Tennessee-Martin ... Posted a career-best 14 stops at Georgia State, forcing two fumbles in the game as well ... Credited with 12 tackles, including one for a loss of eight yards, and forced a fumble in victory over Mississippi Valley State, leading all players in total stops ... Shared game-high honors after recording 14 tackles in the season finale against Cal Poly.

Junior College Highlights (2009-10): Played two years at Coahoma Community College ... Led the squad his final fall with 89 total tackles, which included 69 unassisted stops … Intercepted a pair of passes and also blocked three extra-point attempts ... Helped CCC go 6-4 his freshman year.

High School Highlights: A four-year letterwinner at Charleston High ... Helped the Tigers to division titles in all four of his seasons.

Personal: Full name is Charles Earl Harris ... Born Aug. 17, 1990, in Grenada, Miss. ... Son of Clifton and Yolanda Harris ... Likes movies about football ... Favorite team is the Baltimore Ravens ... Favorite players are Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Terrell Suggs ... Favorite musical artist is Young Jeezy ... Favorite foods are watermelon and baby back ribs ... Favorite subject is math ... Likes to run and play basketball in his spare time ... Would like to eventually become a coach ... Also recruited by Middle Tennessee, Louisiana-Lafayette and North Texas ... An interdisciplinary studies major.