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WR Jaylen Harris (Official Thread)

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BETTER KNOW A BUCKEYE: JAYLEN HARRIS

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This week's Better Know a Buckeye feature continues with a profile of Jaylen Harris, a wide receiver from Cleveland.

JAYLEN HARRIS
  • Size: 6-5/205
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Cleveland, OH
  • School: Cleveland Heights
  • 247 Composite: ★★★★
  • National Ranking : 184
  • Position Ranking: 30 (WR)
  • State Ranking: 5 (OH)
Harris acquired major offers just before his junior year and could have immediately committed to marquee programs like Alabama, Michigan, or Ohio State in 2015. However, Harris chose to wait and research his options during the course of his recruitment. This resulted in some urgency later in the recruiting cycle when Harris looked to commit and when Ohio State was squaring its scholarship situation. The opening at Ohio State emerged this January, allowing for Harris' January 13 commitment to Ohio State over competing interest from Michigan State and Penn State.

I retell this story below and discuss why he chose Ohio State over other major offers. Thereafter, I provide a scouting report of a big-bodied wide receiver that Ohio State could use in its wide receiver rotation. I close with a projection of a redshirt in 2017 and highlight film for the reader to watch at the end of the feature.

HIS RECRUITMENT
Jaylen Harris had an unusual recruitment considering how recruitments for top Ohio prospects who land at Ohio State typically unfold. Most Ohio prospects who land at Ohio State start with small offer sheets from MAC schools but ultimately select Ohio State well before signing day. Harris, by contrast, started with two offers from Kentucky and Michigan and waited until near the end of the recruiting cycle to make his decision.
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MUST WORK ON
Bigger wide receivers, certainly those who play multiple sports and thus do not focus on football in the offseason, are not the best route runners. This is definitely true for Harris. He will have a big playbook to learn and a lot of nuance he will need to acquire to thrive at the position.

Further, Harris is not the most explosive player. He is not a threat to take it to the house after the catch. However, he is not particularly explosive out his cuts either. He's a smooth runner, but not particularly fast.

REDSHIRT?
Noah Brown's departure means Ohio State needs a bigger outside wide receiver in 2017. I don't think that's Jaylen Harris this year. He should redshirt, learn the playbook, and acquire some nuance in his route-running before making the most of his opportunities in 2018.

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-.../06/82883/better-know-a-buckeye-jaylen-harris
 
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Freshman Receiver Jaylen Harris Already Making a Move?

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After months of writing about Ohio State football from April through July, when the media finally gets a chance to speak with head coach Urban Meyer, the question of which young players are stepping up will always be asked.

That was the case again this week when Meyer was asked if there were any player or position group that has made a jump, and as he usually does after just a few practices, he said it was too early to pick out any particular players.

After about 15 minutes of answering other questions, however, Meyer did mention one particular player who has made an early mark.

“The guy that’s kind of stepped up a little bit is Jaylen Harris from Cleveland,” Meyer said. “He’s kind of a playmaker, but he’s still a very immature player, which is not a negative yet. It will be if I’m still saying that ten days from now. But he’s shown that he’s got the skillset to play here, no doubt. It’s how soon can you learn the offense and fight through injuries, et cetera.”

Ohio State signed three wide receivers in the 2017 class — 5-star prospect Trevon Grimes, 3-star prospect Ellijah Gardiner, and the 4-star prospect Harris right between them.

Any time a program signs a 5-star receiver, there is going to be a buzz around him, and that is the case for Grimes. Harris, meanwhile, was your typical 4-star receiver that schools like Ohio State sign every year.

Except he might not be all that typical.

The Buckeyes haven’t had their first scrimmage yet — that comes Saturday, but what Harris has shown in the first few practices has certainly earned some notice.

“Jaylen Harris, he is working,” said sophomore receiver Binjimen Victor. “He’s working. I love him. He asks me for help and I help him. I tell him a few pointers and then we keep going.”

Entire article: http://theozone.net/2017/08/jaylen-harris-already-making-move/
 
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One other receiver who was not named by Meyer on Wednesday, but could be a candidate to see playing time at X receiver with Mack out, is sophomore Jaylen Harris. That might not happen this week, but Harris has made an impression on the veterans with his improvement in practice, too. Even though he has only played in four games (including six snaps at Purdue) and caught only two passes for 22 yards, McLaurin and Campbell believe he can still make an impact this season.

“I’m always on Jaylen to be ready,” McLaurin said. “I’ve been here for awhile, so I’ve had a lot of little brothers in the big brother program, and he’s one of them. But he’s really been coming on. His biggest thing is just trying to stay consistent. He struggles with some fatigue sometimes, where he’ll have a great play and then he’ll be tired, but he’s really came on just this week in practice. The bye week, that’s a big week for development of younger players, and he took a big step last week.”

Campbell agreed with that assessment of Harris, saying “his last two weeks of practice have been the best two weeks of practice he’s had since he’s been a Buckeye.”

“I think he’s on the right track. I think he’s going uphill,” Campbell said. “They might not be necessarily talking about him getting some reps, but I definitely think that he’s in that conversation for sure.”

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...w-roles-in-ohio-states-wide-receiver-rotation
 
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Seeking More Playing Time, Jaylen Harris Ready for ‘Big’ Offseason
January 25, 2019by Tony Gerdeman0 comments
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Wide receiver Jaylen Harris has caught just two passes in each of his first two seasons as a Buckeye, playing in 10 games total.

The four career receptions after two seasons may seem low, but it’s still one more than Michael Thomas had after his first two years and three more thanJohnnie Dixon. It’s also four more than Terry McLaurin and Parris Campbell combined.

A rising junior, Harris has played behind Austin Mack and Binjimen Victor at the X receiver position over his first two seasons. As co-starters in 2017 and 2018, Mack and Victor have combined for 94 receptions over the previous two seasons. As established veterans in 2018, it made snaps difficult to find for Harris.


For young players in Harris’ shoes, the bowl practices are always an opportunity to get reps and gain experience. Ohio State receivers coach Brian Hartline was pleased with Harris’ performance last month.

“Jaylen Harris has done a great job,” he said. “Had a great bowl prep.”

Harris put his opportunities to good use, catching the eye of his coaches and teammates in the process. The season may not have seen as many snaps as he was hoping, but he stayed focused on closing well.

“The season, I feel like I didn’t play as much as I thought I would, but I still had a great season and got much better throughout the process,” Harris said. “I was just happy to be here with my brothers and finish it off with a great note.”

Now headed into his third-consecutive year of playing the same position as Mack and Victor, some might wonder how a coach keeps him motivated to continue battling for playing time.

“To me, I’d be confused on how you’re not motivated,” Hartline said. “If you’re not playing enough snaps yet, if players ever think the best players don’t play at Ohio State, they’re wrong. They know that. Jaylen Harris is going to attack this offseason and take a job. In the end, I expect him to make this a hard conversation for me to talk to guys that have played a lot of football. But he is out there competing to take a job. That’s what I expect from receivers, to make my job hard and go take someone’s job if you don’t have one.”

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https://theozone.net/2019/01/jaylen...c1uwhg6w-DOtQ-EiWitUPIEmj_5SZUTDIpfB-nElUfKfE
 
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Jagdaddy said:
"Jaylen Harris is going to attack this offseason and take a job. In the end, I expect him to make this a hard conversation for me to talk to guys that have played a lot of football."

Sounds like Hartline's looking to light a fire under at least one incumbent's ass. My SWAG would be Victor.
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Can I still dream about two towering receivers lining up on the outside?
 
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BuckWrestler141 said:
The Ohio State website is showing that he played in 3 games as a freshman and 7 games as a sophomore.
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As does the NCAA Statistics website.

BuckWrestler141 said:
With the 4 game rule being made this year, I was under the impression that he will be a true junior next year?
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The 4-game rule did not apply in 2017, so it appears his appearing in 3 games that season used up his eligibility for that season.
 
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BuckWrestler141 said:
The Ohio State website is showing that he played in 3 games as a freshman and 7 games as a sophomore.

With the 4 game rule being made this year, I was under the impression that he will be a true junior next year?
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I was going by the eleven warriors snap count, but if it's off here too, then that thing may need to be scrapped.
 
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