A talented athlete who played quarterback and wide receiver as a true freshman at Oregon... Will sit out 2009 due to NCAA transfer rules.

2008: Became Oregon's first player in eight years to run, pass and catch a touchdown in the same season... Converted from quarterback to wide receiver after the first five games, catching two passes for 25 yards and a touchdown against UCLA in his first game of full-time duty at the position... Oregon's fifth-leading rusher and receiver ran for a season-high 60 yards and one TD in his collegiate debut vs. Washington and caught five passes for 85 yards and another score at Arizona State... His 62-yard touchdown catch against the Sun Devils proved to be the team's seventh-longest offensive scoring play of the season... Enjoyed his best day as a passer by completing 4-of-6 passes for 40 yards and one touchdown vs. Utah State... Replaced injured QB Justin Roper in overtime at Purdue and engineered the winning scoring drive.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a PrepStar All-American and Rivals.com four-star recruit... Ranked the second-best overall prospect in the state of Kansas and the No. 14 player in the country at his position... Ranked 97th on the ESPN 150 ledger among all prep seniors... Completed 55 percent of his passes while accumulating 761 yards and eight passing touchdowns... Also rushed for 506 yards and 10 scores his senior year for the Grizzlies, who ended the year with a 7-3 record and advanced the first round of the state playoffs... Passed for nearly 500 yards ran for 1,000 yards in 2006, combining for 20 total TDs... Led Northwest to the Class 6A state basketball title as a sophomore... Ran for more than 1,000 yards as a prep freshman running back at Collegiate High School before transferring to Northwest for his final three seasons.

PERSONAL: Christopher Deon Harper was born Sept. 10, 1989, in Wichita, Kan... Son of William Jr. and Paula Harper...  Has one brother, William Harper III.