2014 West Virginia University Football Spring Prospectus

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PLAYER PROFILES S

JARROD

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RUSSELL

HARPER

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HAUGHTON-JAMES

6-0 | 208 | r-So. | Mountain Ridge | Frostburg, Md.

6-6 | 293 | r-Jr. | American Heritage | Plantation, Fla.

2013 (R-FR.)

2013 (R-SO.)

2012 (FR.)

• Saw action in two games • Had right knee injury at the end of September that sidelined him for the remainder of the season

• Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team • Played in all 12 games • Added depth at free safety and was used primarily on special teams • Finished with 10 tackles, including six solo stops and one forced fumble • Saw season-high action on 35 plays at Kansas and 17 on special teams • Season-high five tackles at Kansas, including season-high three solo tackles and a forced fumble • Registered two solo tackles at TCU • Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL

• Three-year, two-way starter for coach Roy Devore at Mountain Ridge High • Recorded 52 tackles, five tackles for loss, three interceptions, five fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles in 2011 • 2011 Maryland small school first team defense • 2010 Maryland small school second team defense • 2011 Cumberland Times-News Co-Defensive Player of the Year • 2010 Cumberland Times-News first team defense and second team offense • 2010 Mineral Times Daily News-Tribune Player of the Year • 2009 Cumberland Times-News honorable mention offense

PERSONAL

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Birthday is March 28 Son of Boyd and Jane Harper One of six children Enrolled in general studies Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

• Played in 11 games • Added depth at guard and was also used in double tight end sets • Saw action on special teams • Used on a season-high nine offensive plays against Texas Tech • Used on a season-high 12 special teams’ plays against Oklahoma State

2012 (R-FR.)

2011 (FR.)

• Redshirted • WVU Offensive Scout Team Champion: Bowling Green

HIGH SCHOOL

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Coached by Byron Walker at American Heritage Named Broward County First-Team Offense in 3A-1B Florida Sun Sentinel Top 50 Seniors in Broward County Played in the 2011 Miami Dolphins Dade vs. Broward AllStar Football Game presented by Under Armour

PERSONAL

• Birthday is March 16 • Son of David Haughton-James and Tina McCabe and Kimberly Anderson • One of three children • Majoring in political science • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

HARPER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int PBU FF FR 2013 12 6 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 0

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