2024 Football Roster
Roster
Harris, Jay

Jersey Number 17
Jay Harris
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Timberland HS
- Prev School:
- Northwest Missouri State
Bio
As A Junior (2024)
Appeared in four games in first season at Oregon, utilizing a redshirt … Rushed 10 times for 35 yards and a touchdown … Also caught one pass for two yards … Played 33 total snaps, including 15 on offense and 18 on special teams … at Oregon State (Sept. 14): First career action as a Duck, rushing three times for three yards and catching a two-yard pass … at Purdue (Oct. 18): Saw most extended playing time of the season, rushing seven times for 32 yards and first career touchdown … Rushed for a 12-yard score in the fourth quarter of Oregon’s 35-0 win.
As A Sophomore At Northwest Missouri State (2023)
» Associated Press Division II All-America first team
» D2CCA All-America first team
» All-MIAA first team
» D2CCA Super Region 3 first team
Played in 20 career games over two seasons at Northwest Missouri State, racking up 1,381 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns on 333 carries … A Division II first-team all-American as a sophomore, rushing 244 times for 1,433 yards and 14 touchdowns … Ran for 100-plus yards in all 11 games played, becoming the only running back in the nation (all divisions) to do so … Ranked third in NCAA Div. II with 130.3 rushing yards per game, and seventh in total rushing yards … Led the MIAA in all-purpose yards (1,465) and all-purpose yards per game (133.2) … 14 rushing touchdowns tied for 16th in NCAA Div. II … Ran for at least one touchdown in seven games, including four multi-touchdown performances … Erupted for a career-high 274 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries against Central Oklahoma (Oct. 7), tying for the fifth-best single-game rushing performance in program history … Four-touchdown game included TD runs of 15, 64, 45 and 44 yards … Opened the season with 131 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries against Mo. Southern St. (Aug. 31) … Ran for three touchdowns and 123 yards on 24 carries at Washburn (Oct. 28) … Closed the season with 132 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries against Neb.-Kearney (Nov. 11) … Also rushed for touchdowns against Emporia St. (Sept. 7), Lincoln (Sept. 23) and Central Mo. (Sept. 30).
As A Freshman At Northwest Missouri State (2022)
Played in the final nine games of the season after sitting out the first four … Carried the ball 89 times for 398 yards while rushing for a team-high nine touchdowns … Ran for season-high three touchdowns at Neb.-Kearney (Oct. 29), and two touchdowns against Emporia St. (Nov. 12) and in the NCAA Div. II playoff win over Quachita (Nov. 19) … Also ran for touchdowns against Northeastern St. (Oct. 22) and Mo. Southern St. (Nov. 5) … All nine touchdowns came in five consecutive games from Oct. 22 to Nov. 19 … Also ran for a season-high 94 yards on 19 carries against Emporia St. as Northwest clinched a NCAA Div. II playoff berth.
High School
All-state running back and cornerback for head coach Ed Gilreath at Timberland High School … Two-time all-conference selection, and an all-district honoree at running back … Named Timberland’s player of the year as a junior.
Appeared in four games in first season at Oregon, utilizing a redshirt … Rushed 10 times for 35 yards and a touchdown … Also caught one pass for two yards … Played 33 total snaps, including 15 on offense and 18 on special teams … at Oregon State (Sept. 14): First career action as a Duck, rushing three times for three yards and catching a two-yard pass … at Purdue (Oct. 18): Saw most extended playing time of the season, rushing seven times for 32 yards and first career touchdown … Rushed for a 12-yard score in the fourth quarter of Oregon’s 35-0 win.
As A Sophomore At Northwest Missouri State (2023)
» Associated Press Division II All-America first team
» D2CCA All-America first team
» All-MIAA first team
» D2CCA Super Region 3 first team
Played in 20 career games over two seasons at Northwest Missouri State, racking up 1,381 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns on 333 carries … A Division II first-team all-American as a sophomore, rushing 244 times for 1,433 yards and 14 touchdowns … Ran for 100-plus yards in all 11 games played, becoming the only running back in the nation (all divisions) to do so … Ranked third in NCAA Div. II with 130.3 rushing yards per game, and seventh in total rushing yards … Led the MIAA in all-purpose yards (1,465) and all-purpose yards per game (133.2) … 14 rushing touchdowns tied for 16th in NCAA Div. II … Ran for at least one touchdown in seven games, including four multi-touchdown performances … Erupted for a career-high 274 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries against Central Oklahoma (Oct. 7), tying for the fifth-best single-game rushing performance in program history … Four-touchdown game included TD runs of 15, 64, 45 and 44 yards … Opened the season with 131 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries against Mo. Southern St. (Aug. 31) … Ran for three touchdowns and 123 yards on 24 carries at Washburn (Oct. 28) … Closed the season with 132 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries against Neb.-Kearney (Nov. 11) … Also rushed for touchdowns against Emporia St. (Sept. 7), Lincoln (Sept. 23) and Central Mo. (Sept. 30).
As A Freshman At Northwest Missouri State (2022)
Played in the final nine games of the season after sitting out the first four … Carried the ball 89 times for 398 yards while rushing for a team-high nine touchdowns … Ran for season-high three touchdowns at Neb.-Kearney (Oct. 29), and two touchdowns against Emporia St. (Nov. 12) and in the NCAA Div. II playoff win over Quachita (Nov. 19) … Also ran for touchdowns against Northeastern St. (Oct. 22) and Mo. Southern St. (Nov. 5) … All nine touchdowns came in five consecutive games from Oct. 22 to Nov. 19 … Also ran for a season-high 94 yards on 19 carries against Emporia St. as Northwest clinched a NCAA Div. II playoff berth.
High School
All-state running back and cornerback for head coach Ed Gilreath at Timberland High School … Two-time all-conference selection, and an all-district honoree at running back … Named Timberland’s player of the year as a junior.
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