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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2025 Football Roster
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Florida
Sep 26 (Sat)
Flex (2:30-3:30 PM or 5-7 PM)
Jersey Number 51
Zxavian Harris
- Position:
- DT
- Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
- 4
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 330
- Hometown:
- Canton, Miss.
- High School:
- Germantown
- Major:
- Multi-Disciplinary Studies
2025 (SENIOR): Started in all 15 games for the Rebels ... Tallied 58 total tackles (27 solo), nine tackles for loss, and three sacks ... vs. Georgia State (08/30/25): Started at defensive tackle, recorded five total tackles (one solo), 1.5 TFL, one solo sack, two QB hurries, his first career interception and his sixth career blocked kick ... Named SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week ... at Kentucky (09/06/25): Started at DT, tied for team lead with six tackles (four solo) and one solo sack in 70 snaps ... vs. Arkansas (09/13/25): Started at DT, recorded six tackles (four solo) with one TFL and one pass breakup ... vs. Tulane (09/20/25): Started at DT, tallied four tackles (two solo) with 1.5 TFL in 58 total snaps ... vs. #4 LSU (09/27/25): Started at DT, assisted on two tackles and made one QB hurry in 61 snaps ... vs. Washington State (10/11/25): Started at DT, assisted on two tackles in 56 snaps ... at #7 Georgia (10/18/25): Started at DT, had six tackles (four solo) with 2.0 TFL and one solo sack in 75 total snaps ... at #11 Oklahoma (10/25/25): Started at DT, had three tackles (two solo) in 57 snaps ... vs. South Carolina (11/01/25): Started at DT, made three tackles (one solo) with one QB hurry ... vs. The Citadel (11/08/25): Started at DT, made two tackles (one solo) with a half TFL in 15 snaps ... vs. Florida (11/15/25): Started at DT, had one solo tackle with one pass breakup and one QB hurry ... at Mississippi State (11/28/25): Notched three tackles (one solo) with one QB hurry in 56 snaps ... vs. Tulane (12/20/25; CFP First Round): Had three tackles (one solo) with a half TFL in 43 snaps ... vs. Georgia (01/01/26; Sugar Bowl, CFP Quarterfinals): Career-high 10 tackles (five solo) with 1.0 TFL and one pass breakup in 69 total snaps ... vs. Miami (01/08/26; Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinals): Recorded two total tackles and one quarterback hit ... Preseason All-SEC third team (Coaches, Media) ... Preseason All-SEC fourth team (Athlon) ... Senior Bowl Top-300.
2024 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Rebels with three starts … Ended season with 32 total tackles (13 solo), 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, two QB hurries, one forced fumble and one blocked kick … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Played four total snaps … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Assisted on three tackles with a half-sack and two QB hurries … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Assisted on one tackle in 37 total snaps played … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Started at DT, assisted on one tackle in 44 snaps … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Assisted on five tackles, included a half TFL, in 45 snaps played … at South Carolina (10/05/24): Started on the defensive line, recorded three tackles (two solo) in 48 total snaps … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Started at DT, assisted on two tackles in 36 snaps across defense and special teams … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Notched two tackles, 1.0 TFL in 36 total snaps played … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Recorded four tackles (three solo) with one solo sack for a loss of five yards … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Notched two solo tackles, one TFL and a forced fumble in 29 total snaps, was top-rated Rebel defender per PFF at 94.8 grade … at Florida (11/23/24): Assisted on one tackle in 34 total snaps … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Recorded four tackles and assisted on one TFL in 25 total snaps … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Recorded four tackles (three solo) and blocked an extra point in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory.
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games and started seven on the defensive line for the Rebels … Played 309 total snaps across defense and special teams … Notched 30 total tackles (18 solo), 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks and three QB hurries … Ranked second in the FBS and led the SEC in blocked kicks with three … vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Set career-highs in tackles (6), solo tackles (4), TFL (2.5) and sacks (1.0) in 20 defensive snaps off the bench … at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Recorded three total tackles (two solo) in 22 total snaps across defense and special teams … vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Blocked a field goal, the first of his career and his second career blocked kick … First blocked FG by an Ole Miss player since 2015 … at #12 Alabama (9/23/23): Assisted on two tackles in 30 snaps across defense and special teams … vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23): Assisted on two tackles in first career start, played 18 defensive and special teams snaps … Led team in misc. special teams per PFF (91.2 grade) … vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Started and posted first career QBH in 30 snaps across defense and special teams … vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Recorded a career-high seven tackles (five solo), one tackle for loss and a game-winning blocked field goal at the end of regulation in a start on the defensive line … SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week … at #1 Georgia (11/11/23): Started on the defensive line, notched five tackles (four solo) in 42 total snaps … vs. ULM (11/18/23): Started at defensive tackle, notched two QB hurries in 25 total snaps … at Mississippi State (11/23/23): Started at DT, notched three tackles (one solo) in 26 total snaps, rated as Ole Miss’ top defender per PFF (77.2) … vs. Penn State (12/30/23): Started at nose tackle, tallied two solo tackles and blocked a field goal across 27 total snaps between defense and special teams in Ole Miss’ Peach Bowl victory.
2022 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 13 games for the Rebels in his freshman season rotating between defense and special teams … Recorded three tackles, one tackle for loss, and one blocked field goal in his first season at Ole Miss … vs. Troy (9/3/22): Played in two snaps on the team’s field goal block unit … vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Subbed in a defensive tackle and on special teams … at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Brought in two total tackles for the Rebel defense, including earning half of a TFL … vs. Tulsa (9/24/22): Rotated in at nose tackle for the Rebel defense, but did not find his way onto the stat sheet … vs. #7 Kentucky (10/1/22): Appeared on the Rebel field goal block unit, where he was able to block one of the Wildcats’ extra point attempts … at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Made one tackle as a rotational piece of the defensive line for the Rebels … vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Saw action on defense and special teams for the Rebels … at LSU (10/22/22): Saw time on defense and special teams, finishing with no stats … at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Appeared on the Rebel defense and special teams units … vs. #9 Alabama (11/12/22): Logged time on defense and special teams versus the Crimson Tide … at Arkansas (11/19/22): Checked in for 14 plays of action on the Rebel defensive line and on special teams … vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Logged five snaps of action for the Rebels playing one snap at nose tackle and four snaps on the field goal block unit … vs. Texas Tech (12/28/22): Appeared in four snaps at nose tackle and seven snaps on the field goal block unit in the Texas TaxAct Bowl … Member of the 2021-22 signing class.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a four-star prospect by all major recruiting sites … Ranked as the No. 125 player in the country by 247Sports … Also ranked No. 175 overall by the 247Sports Composite and No. 170 overall by the On3 Consensus … 247Sports No. 2 rated player in Mississippi … Ranked No. 3 in Mississippi by On3, No. 4 by the 247Sports Composite, Rivals and ESPN … Tabbed the No. 18 defensive lineman in the nation by 247Sports … Ranked the No. 23 defensive lineman by On3 as well as the No. 16 defensive tackle by Rivals … Selected to the 2021 Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen … Participated in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game … Tapped as the MHSAA 6A Defensive Player of the Year and an All-State honoree by the Mississippi High School Football Coaches … Recorded 48 tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a senior … As a junior, posted 62 tackles and 8.5 sackes, also blocking a field goal and a punt … Also played basketball … Chose Ole Miss over Mississippi State, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Auburn and Arkansas among others … Coached by Dan Chris.
PERSONAL: Full name is Zxavian Emmanuel Harris … Born Oct. 22, 2003 … Son of Sammie and Teresa Harris … Multi-disciplinary studies major.
2024 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Rebels with three starts … Ended season with 32 total tackles (13 solo), 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, two QB hurries, one forced fumble and one blocked kick … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Played four total snaps … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Assisted on three tackles with a half-sack and two QB hurries … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Assisted on one tackle in 37 total snaps played … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Started at DT, assisted on one tackle in 44 snaps … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Assisted on five tackles, included a half TFL, in 45 snaps played … at South Carolina (10/05/24): Started on the defensive line, recorded three tackles (two solo) in 48 total snaps … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Started at DT, assisted on two tackles in 36 snaps across defense and special teams … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Notched two tackles, 1.0 TFL in 36 total snaps played … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Recorded four tackles (three solo) with one solo sack for a loss of five yards … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Notched two solo tackles, one TFL and a forced fumble in 29 total snaps, was top-rated Rebel defender per PFF at 94.8 grade … at Florida (11/23/24): Assisted on one tackle in 34 total snaps … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Recorded four tackles and assisted on one TFL in 25 total snaps … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Recorded four tackles (three solo) and blocked an extra point in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory.
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games and started seven on the defensive line for the Rebels … Played 309 total snaps across defense and special teams … Notched 30 total tackles (18 solo), 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks and three QB hurries … Ranked second in the FBS and led the SEC in blocked kicks with three … vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Set career-highs in tackles (6), solo tackles (4), TFL (2.5) and sacks (1.0) in 20 defensive snaps off the bench … at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Recorded three total tackles (two solo) in 22 total snaps across defense and special teams … vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Blocked a field goal, the first of his career and his second career blocked kick … First blocked FG by an Ole Miss player since 2015 … at #12 Alabama (9/23/23): Assisted on two tackles in 30 snaps across defense and special teams … vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23): Assisted on two tackles in first career start, played 18 defensive and special teams snaps … Led team in misc. special teams per PFF (91.2 grade) … vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Started and posted first career QBH in 30 snaps across defense and special teams … vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Recorded a career-high seven tackles (five solo), one tackle for loss and a game-winning blocked field goal at the end of regulation in a start on the defensive line … SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week … at #1 Georgia (11/11/23): Started on the defensive line, notched five tackles (four solo) in 42 total snaps … vs. ULM (11/18/23): Started at defensive tackle, notched two QB hurries in 25 total snaps … at Mississippi State (11/23/23): Started at DT, notched three tackles (one solo) in 26 total snaps, rated as Ole Miss’ top defender per PFF (77.2) … vs. Penn State (12/30/23): Started at nose tackle, tallied two solo tackles and blocked a field goal across 27 total snaps between defense and special teams in Ole Miss’ Peach Bowl victory.
2022 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 13 games for the Rebels in his freshman season rotating between defense and special teams … Recorded three tackles, one tackle for loss, and one blocked field goal in his first season at Ole Miss … vs. Troy (9/3/22): Played in two snaps on the team’s field goal block unit … vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Subbed in a defensive tackle and on special teams … at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Brought in two total tackles for the Rebel defense, including earning half of a TFL … vs. Tulsa (9/24/22): Rotated in at nose tackle for the Rebel defense, but did not find his way onto the stat sheet … vs. #7 Kentucky (10/1/22): Appeared on the Rebel field goal block unit, where he was able to block one of the Wildcats’ extra point attempts … at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Made one tackle as a rotational piece of the defensive line for the Rebels … vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Saw action on defense and special teams for the Rebels … at LSU (10/22/22): Saw time on defense and special teams, finishing with no stats … at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Appeared on the Rebel defense and special teams units … vs. #9 Alabama (11/12/22): Logged time on defense and special teams versus the Crimson Tide … at Arkansas (11/19/22): Checked in for 14 plays of action on the Rebel defensive line and on special teams … vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Logged five snaps of action for the Rebels playing one snap at nose tackle and four snaps on the field goal block unit … vs. Texas Tech (12/28/22): Appeared in four snaps at nose tackle and seven snaps on the field goal block unit in the Texas TaxAct Bowl … Member of the 2021-22 signing class.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a four-star prospect by all major recruiting sites … Ranked as the No. 125 player in the country by 247Sports … Also ranked No. 175 overall by the 247Sports Composite and No. 170 overall by the On3 Consensus … 247Sports No. 2 rated player in Mississippi … Ranked No. 3 in Mississippi by On3, No. 4 by the 247Sports Composite, Rivals and ESPN … Tabbed the No. 18 defensive lineman in the nation by 247Sports … Ranked the No. 23 defensive lineman by On3 as well as the No. 16 defensive tackle by Rivals … Selected to the 2021 Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen … Participated in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game … Tapped as the MHSAA 6A Defensive Player of the Year and an All-State honoree by the Mississippi High School Football Coaches … Recorded 48 tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a senior … As a junior, posted 62 tackles and 8.5 sackes, also blocking a field goal and a punt … Also played basketball … Chose Ole Miss over Mississippi State, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Auburn and Arkansas among others … Coached by Dan Chris.
PERSONAL: Full name is Zxavian Emmanuel Harris … Born Oct. 22, 2003 … Son of Sammie and Teresa Harris … Multi-disciplinary studies major.
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