 Harold with the San Francisco 49ers in 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1994-01-20)January 20, 1994 (age 31) Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Ocean Lakes(Virginia Beach) | ||||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015: 3rd round, 79th pick | ||||||||||
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Medgar Elisha Harold (born January 20, 1994) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive end in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theVirginia Cavaliers.
Harold attendedOcean Lakes High School inVirginia Beach, Virginia, where he was a two-sport star in bothfootball andtrack. He played as adefensive end,quarterback,running back andwide receiver for the Ocean Lakes Dolphins football team. He was aSI.com honorable mentionAll-American. As a senior, he totalled 78tackles and 16sacks on defense and had 1,146 total yards and 20touchdowns on wildcat offense. He led the Dolphins with 41receptions for 723 yards. He was a first-team All-Tidewater pick. He was named theBeach District Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-district selection at wide receiver and defensive end. He also played in the2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, where he served as ateam captain for the East squad.[1]
Also a standout track & field athlete, Harold was a state qualifier in the jumping events. At the 2009 Beach District Outdoor Track Championship, he placed 3rd in thetriple jump event with a leap of 13.40 meters (43-10).[2] He earned a second-place finish in theshot put at the 2012 Tallwood Team Challenge, recording a career-best throw of 14.01 meters (45-8).[3] He also posted a personal-best leap of 6.68 meters (21-8.5) in thelong jump at the 2012 District Meet, where he took first.[4]
Regarded as a four-star recruit by bothRivals.com andESPN, Harold was ranked as the No. 1 overall player in the state of Virginia, the No. 5 defensive end nationally and the No. 50 overall prospect by Rivals,[5] and the No. 15 defensive end in the nation by ESPN. He also earned a scouts grade of 80 from ESPN. He was regarded as a five-star recruit byScout.com, and was ranked the No. 1 outside linebacker prospect in the nation.[6] In August 2011, Harold committed to theUniversity of Virginia to playcollege football.[7]
Harold played in all 12 games as atrue freshman in 2012.[8] He finished the year with 36 tackles two sacks and aninterception. Harold took over as a starter in 2013.[9] He finished the year with 51 tackles and 8.5 sacks. Harold returned as a starter his junior season in 2014. He finished the year with 54 tackles seven sacks and one interception.
Harold announced on December 10, 2014, that he would forgo his senior season and enter the2015 NFL draft.[10][11] He finished his career with 141 tackles 17.5 sacks and two interceptions.[12]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft3+1⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.60 s | 1.61 s | 2.69 s | 4.16 s | 7.07 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 24 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[13][14] | ||||||||||||
On May 2, 2015, Harold was selected by theSan Francisco 49ers in the third round with the 79th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.[15] As a rookie in 2015, he played in 16 games making 13 tackles and 1fumble recovery.[16]
On August 23, 2018, Harold was traded from San Francisco to theDetroit Lions for a conditional 2020 draft pick.[17] Conditions were met and the Lions' 2020 7th round pick transferred to the 49ers.
On April 10, 2019, Harold signed a one-year deal with theBuffalo Bills.[18]
On August 9, 2019, Harold was traded to thePhiladelphia Eagles for offensive linemanRyan Bates.[19] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[20]
On December 10, 2020, it was announced that Harold had signed with theToronto Argonauts of theCanadian Football League.[21] He was released on October 18, 2021.[22]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2015 | SFO | 16 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | SFO | 16 | 13 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017 | SFO | 16 | 10 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | DET | 13 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | 24 | 95 | 65 | 30 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | ||
Eli Harold was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1994. He identifies himself as aChristian and was raised in theChurch of God in Christ as aPentecostal during his childhood. His older brother, Walter Ray Harold, Jr., is a Pentecostal minister and pastor inNorfolk, VA. Harold's nephew, Forrest Ray Harold, son of his brother Walter Ray, Jr., died on November 13, 2010, at the age of 20. Harold's mother died frompancreatic cancer at the age of 56 on January 2, 2011. His other nephew, Walter Harold III, was a quarterback atVirginia State University.[23][24][25] He is married to Kelsey Harold (née Pendleton). They have one daughter named Zuri and one son named Eli Jr.
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