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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1979-03-27)March 27, 1979 (age 45) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Tampa Bay Technical (FL) |
| College: | West Virginia |
| Undrafted: | 2005 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
Kevin Jermaine "Kay-Jay" Harris (born March 27, 1979) is an American former professionalfootballrunning back. He was signed by theMiami Dolphins as anundrafted free agent in 2005. He playedcollege football atWest Virginia.
Harris has also been a member of theSt. Louis Rams andNew York Giants.
Harris playedfootball,baseball,basketball, andtrack atTampa Bay Technical High School inTampa, Florida. He was drafted by theTexas Rangers for baseball and played four years of Class A ball before concentrating on football.
Harris attendedGarden City Community College inGarden City, Kansas before transferring to West Virginia for his final two years.[1] In two years with theMountaineers, Harris started six of 23 games played, rushing for 1,483 yards and 14 touchdowns on 256 attempts, and added 25 receptions for 292 yards and three touchdowns. He also earned second-team all-Big East honors as a senior, rushing for 959 yards and 10 touchdowns on 165 carries, adding 20 receptions for 181 yards and three touchdowns.
On September 4, 2004, he set a West Virginia andBig East Conference record for rushing yards in a single game. He ran for 337 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries againstEast Carolina despite not starting the game. West Virginia went on to win by a score of 56–23.[2]
Harris wentundrafted in the2005 NFL draft and was later signed with theMiami Dolphins. He spent the 2005 season on the team'spractice squad.
Harris was signed by theSt. Louis Rams in 2006, where he backed upSteven Jackson andStephen Davis.
In the 2007 preseason, Harris had three carries for 25 yards against theMinnesota Vikings.[3] However, he was waived prior to the regular season.
Harris was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants during the 2007 season, where he remained during the team'sSuper Bowl XLII victory over theNew England Patriots. He re-signed with the team in the 2008 offseason. However, Harris suffered an ankle injury during apreseason game against theCleveland Browns on August 18 and was carted off the field. He was waived/injured two days later.