Receiving G 2000 1/0 2001 10/8 Totals 11/8 Kick Returns G 2000 8/0 2001 10/8 Totals 18/8
HARDEN’S STATISTICS No Yds Avg Tds 0 0 0.0 0 31 589 19.0 4 31 589 19.0 4 No Yds Avg Tds 2 48 24.0 0 25 533 21.3 0 27 581 21.5 0
LG 0 73 73 LG 33 55 55
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of 1998 ... Is the brother of Tiger players Andrew and Anthony Harden and a teammate of Tiger signee Wade Smith ... Played for coach Gerry Gayden at Lake Highlands ... Born: 7/31/81 ... Son of Sharon Harden and Bernard Allen.
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HARDEN'S CAREER HIGHS Most Pass Receptions/Game: 6 vs Tennessee (‘01) Most Yards Receiving/Game: 109 vs East Army (‘01) Longest Pass Reception: 73 vs Houston (‘01) Most Touchdown Receptions/Game: 2 vs Army (‘01) Most Kickoff Returns/Game: 8 vs Tennessee (‘01) Most Kickoff Return Yards: 160 vs Tennessee (‘01) Longest Kickoff Return: 55 vs Louisville (‘01)
Receiving Year 9/8/01 9/23/01 9/29/01 10/6/01 10/13/01 10/20/01 10/27/01 11/10/01 11/17/01 11/24/01
Opponent UT-Chattanooga South Florida Louisville Southern Miss Houston East Carolina UAB Tennessee Army Cincinnati
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Yds 10 14 39 35 85 47 49 104 109 97
Avg 10.0 7.0 9.8 8.0 28.3 23.5 16.3 17.3 36.3 32.3
Tds 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
LG 10 14 14 12 73 40 27 36 67 46
DERRICK HARMON
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Wide Receiver 6-1, 197 r-Senior, 1L East HS Memphis, TN
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as the third highest total in school history ... Caught six passes for 104 yards against the Vols ... His 104 yards were a career high and a high for Tiger receivers through nine games ... Had one rush for 11 yards on a reverse ... Had his second consecutive 100 yard receiving game with 109 yards on three catches against Army ... Had two touchdown catches in the win over the Cadets ... Also logged a 50-yard kickoff return against Army ... Finished the season as the team’s leading receiver in yardage and was second in number of receptions ... Was also the team leader in kickoff returns and in yardage ... Had 31 pass receptions in 2001 for 589 yards and four touchdowns ... Averaged 19.0 yards per reception ... Returned 25 kickoffs for 533 yards ... Averaged 21.3 yards per return ... Was ranked 77th in the nation in kickoff returns in 2001 and was ranked 99 in the nation in receiving yards per game ... 2000: Was assigned as a wide receiver in fall camp ... Was trying to overcome disc surgery in his lower back that kept him out of action in the fall of 1999 ... Saw his first collegiate action in the Louisiana-Monroe game ... Had two offensive snaps as a receiver and played on special teams snap ... Spent the remainder of the spring working on the offensive scout team ... Worked against the number one defense throughout the fall of 2000 ... Saw limited participation in spring drills due to back problems ... Was able to run on restricted basis ... Had continuing problems with stiffness in his lower back ... 1999: Reported to camp in the fall of 1999 but it was discovered that he had two ruptured disc in his lower back ... Left school before the semester started and returned to Dallas, Texas, to have back surgery ... Had surgery in October and spent the remainder of the fall rehabbing in Texas ... Reenrolled in the spring and started his collegiate career as a freshman ... Prep: A wide receiver and defensive back at Lake Highlands High School ... Was named to the Dallas Morning News Top 100 Prospects List ... Was named to the 1998 all-district and all-region team ... Was named to the honorable mention Texas all-State team in 1998 ... Recorded three pass interceptions in the Richardson (TX) Berkner game ... Had seven pass interceptions and eight blocked kicks during the 1998 season ... Season statistics read 56 tackles, eight interceptions, eight blocked kicks and three fumble recoveries ... Helped his team to a 9-6 record and a berth in the state 5A Division playoffs ... Had three blocked kicks in state playoff game against Austin Westlake ... Advanced to the semifinals for the third time in four seasons ... Holds the school record for the most pass interceptions in a game with three and most blocked kicks in a game (three) and in a season (eight) ... Also ran track at Lake Highlands ... Had an Accutrack time of 10.6 in spring
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Spent the spring of 2002 working with Tripp Higgins at the “Y” receiver position ... Had two pass receptions for 30 yards in the annual Blue-Gray Scrimmage ... Finished the spring with five pass receptions for 76 yards in the spring scrimmages ... Could lend support at receiver and as a special teams member ... 2001: Did not appear in a game during the 2001 season ... Worked as a member of the Tiger offensive scout team ... Helped the number one defense get ready for opponents each week ... Spent his time at receiver with the scout team ... Began the spring at outside linebacker but moved back to receiver ... 2000: Opened the fall of 2000 working as a receiver but was moved to outside linebacker after injuries began to take their toll on some
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