2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 9
Jay Harris
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Timberland
- Prev School:
- Oregon
CAREER HONORS
• 2023 Division II First Team All-America (AP, D2CCA)
• 2023 All-MIAA First Team
• 2023 D2CCA First Team Super Region 3
2025 AT UNIV. OF OREGON: Saw time in 11 games, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns on 42 carries while tallying 89 receiving yards on six catches over 103 offensive snaps... Also saw time on 20 special teams plays... Earned his most significant action in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Peach Bowl, rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries in addition to tallying 32 yards on three catches over a season-high 38 offensive snaps against Indiana... Also recorded a rushing touchdown against Minnesota... Had 33 yards on six carries at Rutgers, while he also had over 20 yards against Oklahoma State (23 yards) and at Northwestern (25 yards)... Recorded a career-long reception of 50 yards against Montana State.
2024 AT UNIV. OF OREGON: Appeared in four games, recording 35 rushing yards and a touchdown on 10 carries over 15 offensive snaps in addition to seeing time on 19 special teams plays as he retained his redshirt... Had a season-high 32 yards yards and a score at Purdue.
2023 AT NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.: Played in 11 games with 10 starts, recording 1,433 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns en route to Division II First Team All-America honors from the Associated Press and Division II Conference Commissioners’ Association (D2CCA) as well as All-MIAA First Team accolades... Recorded a 100-yard rushing performance in all 11 games, the only running back in the nation among all NCAA divisions to accomplish the feat... Ranked third nationally in Division II with 130.3 rushing yards per game, while he was 16th in rushing touchdowns and all-purpose yards per game (133.18)... Also ranked 25th in the country in rushing yards per carry (5.87)... Ran for at least one touchdown in seven games, including four multi-touchdown performances... Had a career-best 274 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries against Central Oklahoma, tying for the fifth-best single-game rushing performance in program history and ranking as the second most rushing yards in Division II that season... His four rushing touchdowns – which came from distances of 15, 64, 45 and 44 yards – tied for the sixth most in Division II... Opened the season with 131 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries at Missouri Southern and capped the year with a 132-yard performance against Nebraska-Kearney... Also eclipsed the 120-yard mark against Emporia State (120), Pittsburg State (123) and Washburn (123)... Had three rushing touchdowns at Washburn and two apiece against Missouri Southern and Nebraska-Kearney... Posted a season-high 22 receiving yards on four catches in the season opener as he had 32 total receiving yards on the season.
2022 AT NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.: Saw action in the final nine games of the season after missing the first four contests, collecting 398 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns on 89 carries... All nine of his rushing scores came in consecutive games from October 22 through November 19... Rushed for a season-high 94 yards with a pair of touchdowns at Emporia State and came back with another two-touchdown performance at Ouachita Baptist... Recorded a season-high three touchdowns with 72 rushing yards at Nebraska-Kearney... Also had 77 yards and a touchdown against Missouri Southern and 58 yards with a touchdown against Northeastern State... Helped the Bearcats earn a trip to the NCAA Division II Playoffs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Timberland under head coach Ed Gilreath... A two-time all-conference selection in addition to earning all-district honors... Named the T-Wolves’ player of the year as a junior.
PERSONAL: Jay Harris was born November 22, 2003.
• 2023 Division II First Team All-America (AP, D2CCA)
• 2023 All-MIAA First Team
• 2023 D2CCA First Team Super Region 3
2025 AT UNIV. OF OREGON: Saw time in 11 games, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns on 42 carries while tallying 89 receiving yards on six catches over 103 offensive snaps... Also saw time on 20 special teams plays... Earned his most significant action in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Peach Bowl, rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries in addition to tallying 32 yards on three catches over a season-high 38 offensive snaps against Indiana... Also recorded a rushing touchdown against Minnesota... Had 33 yards on six carries at Rutgers, while he also had over 20 yards against Oklahoma State (23 yards) and at Northwestern (25 yards)... Recorded a career-long reception of 50 yards against Montana State.
2024 AT UNIV. OF OREGON: Appeared in four games, recording 35 rushing yards and a touchdown on 10 carries over 15 offensive snaps in addition to seeing time on 19 special teams plays as he retained his redshirt... Had a season-high 32 yards yards and a score at Purdue.
2023 AT NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.: Played in 11 games with 10 starts, recording 1,433 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns en route to Division II First Team All-America honors from the Associated Press and Division II Conference Commissioners’ Association (D2CCA) as well as All-MIAA First Team accolades... Recorded a 100-yard rushing performance in all 11 games, the only running back in the nation among all NCAA divisions to accomplish the feat... Ranked third nationally in Division II with 130.3 rushing yards per game, while he was 16th in rushing touchdowns and all-purpose yards per game (133.18)... Also ranked 25th in the country in rushing yards per carry (5.87)... Ran for at least one touchdown in seven games, including four multi-touchdown performances... Had a career-best 274 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries against Central Oklahoma, tying for the fifth-best single-game rushing performance in program history and ranking as the second most rushing yards in Division II that season... His four rushing touchdowns – which came from distances of 15, 64, 45 and 44 yards – tied for the sixth most in Division II... Opened the season with 131 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries at Missouri Southern and capped the year with a 132-yard performance against Nebraska-Kearney... Also eclipsed the 120-yard mark against Emporia State (120), Pittsburg State (123) and Washburn (123)... Had three rushing touchdowns at Washburn and two apiece against Missouri Southern and Nebraska-Kearney... Posted a season-high 22 receiving yards on four catches in the season opener as he had 32 total receiving yards on the season.
2022 AT NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.: Saw action in the final nine games of the season after missing the first four contests, collecting 398 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns on 89 carries... All nine of his rushing scores came in consecutive games from October 22 through November 19... Rushed for a season-high 94 yards with a pair of touchdowns at Emporia State and came back with another two-touchdown performance at Ouachita Baptist... Recorded a season-high three touchdowns with 72 rushing yards at Nebraska-Kearney... Also had 77 yards and a touchdown against Missouri Southern and 58 yards with a touchdown against Northeastern State... Helped the Bearcats earn a trip to the NCAA Division II Playoffs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Timberland under head coach Ed Gilreath... A two-time all-conference selection in addition to earning all-district honors... Named the T-Wolves’ player of the year as a junior.
PERSONAL: Jay Harris was born November 22, 2003.
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