Kelvin Harmon

Kelvin Harmon (born December 15, 1997) is a Liberian professional American football wide receiver for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and was drafted by Washington, then known as the Redskins, in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Kelvin Harmon
Harmon in 2019
No. 13 – Washington Football Team
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-15) December 15, 1997
Monrovia, Liberia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Palmyra (NJ)
College:NC State
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 206
Career history
Roster status:Active/non-football injury
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-ACC (2018)
  • Second Team All-ACC (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Receptions:30
Receiving yards:365
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Harmon was born in Liberia on December 15, 1997, and moved to Palmyra, New Jersey in the United States when he was four.[1] There, he attended Palmyra High School and had 165 receptions for 2,764 yards and 36 touchdowns.[2] He originally committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football, but decommited and attended NC State University instead.[3][4]

College career

As a freshman at NC State in 2016, Harmon had 27 receptions for 462 yards and five touchdowns.[5][6] As a sophomore in 2017, he had 69 receptions for 1,017 yards and four touchdowns. He was the first NC State receiver to have 1,000 yards since 2003.[7][8] As a junior in 2018, he had 81 receptions for 1,186 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.[9]

Year Games Rec Yads Avg TDs
2016 10 27 462 17.1 5
2017 13 69 1,017 14.7 4
2018 12 81 1,186 14.6 7
Career 35 177 2,665 15.1 16

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 1⁄8 in
(1.88 m)		 221 lb
(100 kg)		 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.60 s 1.62 s 2.69 s 4.32 s 7.15 s 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		 18 reps
All values from NFL Combine[10][11]
Harmon in a game against the New York Giants

In December 2018, Harmon announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declared for the 2019 NFL Draft, where he was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round with the 206th overall pick.[12][13] In the Redskins' 2019 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had two receptions for 31 yards in his NFL debut.[14] Overall, he appeared in all 16 games as a rookie and totaled 30 receptions for 365 yards.[15] In June 2020, he suffered an ACL tear injury while training and was placed on the team's active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp the next month.[16][17]

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References
  1. Dreyfuss, Adam (April 3, 2019). "Prospect Profiles: Liberian Roots Have Shaped NC State Wide Receiver Kelvin Harmon". Redskins.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. "All-County Offense: Kelvin Harmon, Palmyra". Burlington County Times. December 10, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  3. "Kelvin Harmon, a top N.J. WR prospect, decommits from South Carolina". NJ.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. "N.C. State hauls in three-star wide receiver from New Jersey". FOX Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  5. Schnittker, Andrew (August 30, 2017). "Pack’s Harmon eyes breakout season in year two". Technician Online. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  6. Henry, Larry. "PHS graduate Kelvin Harmon excelling for North Carolina State Football". The Palmyra Sun. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  7. Beard, Aaron. "Clemson Tigers know all about NC State's Harmon". Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  8. "Harmon making the tough catches for No. 16 Wolfpack | The Telegraph". macon.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  9. "Kelvin Harmon 2018 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  10. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Kelvin Harmon". nfl.com. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. "North Carolina State WR Kelvin Harmon : 2019 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  12. "Kelvin Harmon declares for NFL Draft, will skip Gator Bowl". backingthepack.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  13. Stackpole, Kyle. "Redskins Select Wide Receiver Kelvin Harmon". Washington Redskins. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  14. "Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles - September 8th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  15. "Kelvin Harmon 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  16. Keim, John. "Washington WR Kelvin Harmon to miss 2020 season with torn ACL". ESPN. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  17. Whyno, Stephen. "Washington puts Smith on physically unable to perform list". Daily Herald. AP. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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