Joe Giles-Harris Explained

Joe Giles-Harris
Current Team:New England Patriots
Number:44
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:April 1, 1997
Birth Place:Nyack, New York, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:234
High School:St. Joseph (NJ)
College:Duke
Undraftedyear:2019
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:26
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:1.0
Statlabel3:Pass deflections
Statlabel4:Interceptions
Statlabel5:Forced fumbles
Statlabel6:Fumble recoveries
Statlabel7:Touchdowns
Pfr:GileJo01
Highlights:
  • First-team All-ACC (2017, 2018)

Joe Giles-Harris (born April 1, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke. His brother JT plays for the Denver Outlaws of the Premier Lacrosse League.

College career

During his time with the Blue Devils, Giles-Harris had 313 total career tackles along with 9 and a half sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.[1] [2]

College statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD
Duke12 12 107 55 52 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2
Duke13 13 125 54 71 3.5 1 0 0 1 10 0 0 4
Duke9 9 81 34 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/joe-giles-harris-1.html34 34 313 143 170 8.5 1 1 0 2 13 0 0 8

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Giles-Harris went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[3] [4] He was waived on September 2, 2019 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2019.[6] He was waived again on November 2, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 5, 2019.[8]

On September 5, 2020, Giles-Harris was waived by the Jaguars and signed to the practice squad the next day.[9] [10] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,[11] and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and November 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[13] [14] He was signed to the active roster on November 21, 2020.[15] In Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans, Giles-Harris recorded his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill during the 31–10 loss.[16] He was waived after the season on May 4, 2021.[17]

Buffalo Bills

On May 16, 2021, Giles-Harris signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.[18] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[19] [20] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[21]

On August 30, 2022, Giles-Harris was waived by the Bills and signed to the practice squad the next day.[22] [23] He was released on January 17, 2023.

New England Patriots

On August 9, 2023, Giles-Harris signed with the New England Patriots.[24] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[25] [26] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[27]

NFL statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast TFL Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
JAX5 0 3 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JAX9 3 20 10 10 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF2 0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF2 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 17 3 26 14 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duke Football: UDFA Joe Giles-Harris signs with the Jacksonville Jaguars . Connelly . Kevin . 2019-04-27 . Ball Durham . en-US . 2019-06-05.
  2. Web site: Joe Giles-Harris College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits . 2024-01-04 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  3. Web site: Joe Giles-Harris among five Duke football products to sign with NFL teams as undrafted free agents. The Chronicle. 2019-06-05.
  4. Web site: Jaguars' Joe Giles-Harris: Signs with Jags. CBSSports.com. en. 2019-06-05.
  5. Web site: Jaguars claim Austin Calitro . Alper . Josh . September 3, 2019 . Pro Football Talk . NBC Sports . 2019-10-02.
  6. News: Jaguars promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster . Jaguars.com . October 21, 2019 . October 21, 2019 . October 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191021225711/https://www.jaguars.com/news/jagaurs-promote-lb-joe-giles-harris-to-active-roster . dead .
  7. Web site: Jags promote WR Michael Walker from practice squad, waive LB Joe Giles-Harris. Jaguars Wire. USA Today. November 2, 2019.
  8. Web site: Jaguars promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster. Jaguars.com. December 5, 2019.
  9. Web site: Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players. Oehser, John. Jaguars.com. September 5, 2020.
  10. Notes on each member of the Jaguars initial 2020 practice squad. Sports Illustrated. September 6, 2020.
  11. News: DiRocco, Michael . Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list . ESPN.com . October 17, 2020 . October 31, 2020.
  12. News: Williams, Charean . Jaguars remove 11 players from reserve/COVID-19 . NBCSports.com . October 22, 2020 . October 31, 2020.
  13. News: Johnson, James . Jags make roster transactions on defense in preparation for Texans . USAToday.com . November 7, 2020 . December 10, 2020.
  14. News: Jaguars Make Roster Moves and Announce Updates for Tomorrow's Game . Jaguars.com . November 14, 2020 . December 20, 2020.
  15. News: Jaguars Make Roster Moves Before Tomorrow's Game Against Pittsburgh . Jaguars.com . November 21, 2020 . December 27, 2020 . December 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202184424/https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves-before-tomorrow-s-game-against-pittsburgh . dead .
  16. Web site: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars - December 13th, 2020 . 2020-12-16 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  17. News: Johnson, James . LB Joe Giles-Harris among 4 released by Jags . USAToday.com . May 4, 2021 . May 5, 2021.
  18. Web site: Bills sign LB Joe Giles-Harris. BuffaloBills.com. May 16, 2021.
  19. Web site: Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster. BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
  20. Web site: Bills sign 15 players to the 2021 practice squad. BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2021.
  21. Web site: Bills sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts for 2022. BuffaloBills.com. January 24, 2022. January 24, 2022. Chris. Jenkins.
  22. Web site: Roster moves: Bills set initial 53-man roster. BuffaloBills.com. August 30, 2022.
  23. Web site: Bills sign 13 players to practice squad. BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2022.
  24. Web site: Patriots sign LB Joe Giles-Harris. Patriots.com. August 9, 2023.
  25. Web site: Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit. Patriots.com. August 29, 2023.
  26. Web site: Patriots sign 15 players to the practice squad. Patriots.com. August 30, 2023.
  27. Web site: Patriots Sign Seven Players to Future Contracts. Patriots.com. January 8, 2024.