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2023 Football Roster

Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri State University
Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri State University
Alexis Starks | Northwest Athletics
Alexis Starks | Northwest Athletics
Alexis Starks | Northwest Athletics
Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri State University
Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri State University
Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri State University
Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri State University
Alexis Starks | Northwest Athletics

22 Jay Harris

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • Highschool Timberland

Biography

Career
Saw action in 20 games ... carried the ball 333 times for 1,831 yards and 23 touchdowns.

2023
First-Team Associated Press All-America ... First-Team D2CCA All-America ... First-Team All-MIAA ... First-Team D2CCA Super Region 3 ... only running back in the nation (all divisions) to rush for 100 or more yards in every game during the 2023 season ... ranked No. 3 in NCAA Div. II in rushing yards per game (130.3) and No. 6 in total rushing yards (1,433) ... led the MIAA in all-purpose yards (1,465) and all-purpose yards per game (133.2) ... led the Bearcats with 14 rushing touchdowns ... tied for the fifth-best single-game rushing performance in school history when he carried the ball 22 times for 274 yards and four touchdowns ... he scored rushing touchdowns vs. the Bronchos from 15 yards, 64 yards, 45 yards and 44 yards ... he scored at least one touchdown in seven different games.

2022
Sat out first four games ... played in the final nine games of the season ... rushed for a team-best nine touchdowns ... carried the ball 89 times for 398 yards ... recorded a three-touchdown performance in a 72-yard rushing effort at Nebraska-Kearney ... tallied a season-high 19 carries for 94 yards and two touchdowns at Emporia State as Northwest clinched an NCAA Div. II playoff berth ... scored two touchdowns in a 47-17 NCAA playoff win at Ouachita Baptist.

Prior to Northwest
All-state running back and cornerback for head coach Ed Gilreath … two-time all-conference selection … all-district pick at running back … named Timberland’s player of the year as a junior … son of Diann Harris.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2022Freshman

    RB
    6'2" 210 lbs
    41
  • 22

    2023Sophomore

    RB
    6'2" 215 lbs
    22