Liberian-born American football player (born 1997)
American football player
Kelvin Harmon
Harmon with the Washington Redskins in 2019
Position:
Wide receiver Born: (1997-12-15 ) December 15, 1997 (age 26)
Monrovia , LiberiaHeight: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) High school:
Palmyra (
Palmyra, New Jersey ) College:
NC State (2016–2018) NFL draft:
2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 206
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
First-team All-
ACC (
2018 )
Second-team All-ACC (
2017 )
Kelvin Harmon (born December 15, 1997) is a Liberian
gridiron football
wide receiver for the
DC Defenders of the
United Football League (UFL). Born in
Monrovia , he came to the United States at the age of four. Harmon played
college football at
NC State and was drafted by the
Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the
2019 NFL Draft .
Early life
Harmon was born in
Monrovia , the capital of
Liberia , on December 15, 1997, and moved to
Palmyra, New Jersey , in the United States when he was four.
[1] There, he attended
Palmyra High School and had 165
receptions for 2,764 yards and 36
touchdowns .
[2] A 4-star recruit, he originally committed to
South Carolina to play
college football , but decommitted and attended
NC State instead, over offers from
Indiana ,
Miami ,
North Carolina ,
Rutgers , and
West Virginia , among others.
[3]
[4]
[5]
College career
As a freshman at NC State in 2016, Harmon had 27 receptions for 462 yards and five touchdowns.
[6]
[7] As a sophomore in 2017, he had 69 receptions for 1,017 yards and four touchdowns. He was the first NC State receiver to have 1,000 yards since 2003.
[8]
[9] As a junior in 2018, he had 81 receptions for 1,186 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.
[10]
College statistics
Year
Games
Rec
Yads
Avg
TDs
2016
10
27
462
17.1
5
2017
13
69
1,017
14.7
4
2018
12
81
1,186
14.6
7
Career
35
177
2,665
15.1
16
Professional career
Harmon playing against the
New York Jets in 2019
In December 2018, Harmon announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declared for the
2019 NFL Draft , where he was drafted by the
Washington Redskins in the sixth round with the 206th overall pick.
[14]
[15] In the Redskins' 2019 season opener against the
Philadelphia Eagles , he had two receptions for 31 yards in his NFL debut.
[16] Overall, he appeared in all 16 games as a rookie and totaled 30 receptions for 365 yards.
[17]
In June 2020, Harmon suffered an
ACL tear injury while training and was placed on the team's
non-football injury list at the start of
training camp the following month.
[18]
[19] He was moved to the reserve/non-football injury list on September 5, 2020.
[20] He was released on August 15, 2021,
[21] but re-signed to their
practice squad on September 29, 2021.
[22] Harmon signed a reserve/futures contract with the team on January 10, 2022, but was waived on August 23, 2022.
[23]
[24]
Philadelphia Stars
Harmon signed with the
Philadelphia Stars of the
United States Football League on March 21, 2023.
[25] He was released on April 10.
[26]
DC Defenders
On October 19, 2023, Harmon signed with the
DC Defenders of the
XFL .
[27] He was placed on injured reserve on May 15.
[28]
References
^ Dreyfuss, Adam (April 3, 2019).
"Prospect Profiles: Liberian Roots Have Shaped NC State Wide Receiver Kelvin Harmon" . Redskins.com . Retrieved August 6, 2019 .
^
"All-County Offense: Kelvin Harmon, Palmyra" . Burlington County Times . December 10, 2015. Archived from
the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ Perez, Braulio (December 10, 2015).
"Kelvin Harmon, a top N.J. WR prospect, decommits from South Carolina" . NJ.com . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^
"N.C. State hauls in three-star wide receiver from New Jersey" . FOX Sports . February 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
^
"Kelvin Harmon, 2016 Wide Receiver" . Rivals.com . Archived from
the original on January 23, 2021.
^ Schnittker, Andrew (August 30, 2017).
"Pack's Harmon eyes breakout season in year two" . Technician Online . Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ Henry, Larry (September 20, 2017).
"PHS graduate Kelvin Harmon excelling for North Carolina State Football" . The Sun Newspapers . Retrieved October 28, 2018 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ Beard, Aaron (October 18, 2018).
"Clemson Tigers know all about NC State's Harmon" . Augusta Chronicle . Associated Press. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ Beard, Aaron (October 18, 2018).
"Harmon making the tough catches for No. 16 Wolfpack" . The Telegraph . Archived from
the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^
"Kelvin Harmon 2018 Game Log" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^
"NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Kelvin Harmon" . nfl.com . May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
^
"North Carolina State WR Kelvin Harmon : 2019 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile" . NFLDraftScout.com . Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
^
"Kelvin Harmon 2019 NFL Draft Profile" . insider.espn.com . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Malik, Essad (December 3, 2018).
"Kelvin Harmon declares for NFL Draft, will skip Gator Bowl" . BackingThePack.com . Retrieved January 12, 2019 .
^ Stackpole, Kyle (April 27, 2019).
"Redskins Select Wide Receiver Kelvin Harmon" . Washington Redskins . Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
^
"Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles - September 8th, 2019" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
^
"Kelvin Harmon 2019 Game Log" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 2, 2020 .
^ Keim, John (July 14, 2020).
"Washington WR Kelvin Harmon to miss 2020 season with torn ACL" . ESPN . Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
^ Whyno, Stephen (July 27, 2020).
"Washington puts Smith on physically unable to perform list" . Daily Herald . AP. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .
^
"Washington Football Team Reduces Roster To 53 Players" . WashingtonFootball.com . September 5, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
^
"Washington Activates Curtis Samuel, Releases 3 Players" . WashingtonFootball.com . August 15, 2021. Archived from
the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^ Cadeaux, Ethan (September 29, 2021).
"Wide receiver Kelvin Harmon returns to Washington on practice squad" . Yahoo! Sports . Archived from
the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
^
"Washington signs 8 players to Reserve/Future contracts" . WashingtonFootball.com . January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^
"Commanders place Chase Young, Tyler Larsen on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list amid multiple roster moves" . Commanders.com . August 23, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
^ @USFLStars (March 21, 2023).
"Transferred to Active Roster" (
Tweet ). Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via
Twitter .
^ @USFLStars (April 10, 2023).
"Released" (
Tweet ). Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via
Twitter .
^
"24 Players Sign Letters of Intent With XFL" . www.xfl.com . Retrieved October 20, 2023 .
^
"UFL Transactions" . UFLBoard.com . Retrieved May 16, 2024 .
External links
Active
Reserve lists
4
Abram Smith (IR)
26 DeJuan Neal (Susp.)
37 Sam Kidd (IR)
82 Shaun Beyer (IR)
88
Briley Moore (IR)
99 Joseph Wallace (IR)