Walt Harris (cornerback)
Harris with the San Francisco 49ers in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 10, 1974 LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | LaGrange | ||||||||||||||
| College | Mississippi State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 1st round, 13th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Walter Lee Harris (born August 10, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft with the 13th overall pick. He played for the Bears for six years and was then signed as a free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2002. He then signed with Washington Redskins in 2004. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2006 where he earned his 1st trip to the Pro Bowl.
Harris signed with the 49ers in 2006, where he led the team with a career-high eight interceptions.
He was awarded NFC Defensive Player of the Month in November 2006. Harris was also selected to represent the National Football Conference (NFC) in the 2007 Pro Bowl, in place of injured Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard.
Harris blocked an extra point in a 17-16 LaGrange High School victory against Colquitt County in the 1991 AAAA state championship game, a win that led LaGrange High School to be named national champion by USA Today.