 Harvin with thePittsburgh Steelers in 2023 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1998-09-17)September 17, 1998 (age 27) Alcolu, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Sumter(Sumter, South Carolina) | ||||||||||||
| College | Georgia Tech (2017–2020) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 7th round, 254th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Pressley Harvin III (born September 17, 1998) is an American professionalfootballpunter. He playedcollege football for theGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets, where he receivedunanimous All-American honors and won theRay Guy Award as the nation's top collegiate punter as a senior. He was selected by thePittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the2021 NFL draft.
Harvin was born and grew up inAlcolu, South Carolina. As a youth, he played football as an offensive lineman and volunteered to become the punter for his middle school team in seventh grade. Harvin attendedSumter High School, where he became the Gamecocks' varsity punter as a freshman and also played tight end.[1][2] As a senior, he punted for an average of 42.5 yards and was named All-State for a second straight season.[3] Harvin also was a member of Sumter'strack and field team as a thrower and placed second in shot put and fourth in discus in the South Carolina Class 5A State Championship as a senior.[1]
Harvin became Georgia Tech's starting punter as a true freshman and led all Division I freshmen with 44.1 yards per punt and was named third teamAll-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[4] As a sophomore, Harvin was named second team All-ACC. He punted for 3,583 yards on 80 punts for an average of 44.8 yards in his junior season.[5][6] As a senior, Harvin punted 45 times for an average of 48.0 yards, breaking both the school and ACC record, and was named first team All-ACC.[7] He was also a unanimous first team All-America selection and won theRay Guy Award as the nation's top collegiate punter, becoming the first African American player to win the award.[8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||
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| 5 ft11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 263 lb (119 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.95 s | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 14 reps | ||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10][11][12] | ||||||||||||
Harvin was selected in the seventh round with the 254th overall pick of the2021 NFL draft by thePittsburgh Steelers.[13] On May 15, 2021, Harvin signed his four-year rookie contract with Pittsburgh. He was named the team's punter during training camp, beating out incumbentJordan Berry.[14] Harvin made his NFL debut in the Steelers season opener against theBuffalo Bills September 12, 2021, punting five times for 207 yards in a 23–16 win.[15] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[16] He made his first post-season appearance on January 16, 2021 in the AFC Wildcard round against theKansas City Chiefs. He punted seven times for a combined 348 yards, averaging 49.71 yards per punt in the 21-42 loss.[17]
In the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Harvin struggled with consistency at the punter position. He accumulated 43.83 yards per punt, ranking him 32nd in the league across all starting punters for all 32 teams.[18] On December 23, 2023, in a game against theCincinnati Bengals, Harvin punted five times for just 194 yards, averaging 38.8 yards per punt.[19] He made his second post-season appearance on January 15, 2024 against theBuffalo Bills. He punted four times for 151 yards, averaging 38.4 yards per punt in the 17-31 loss.[20]
On February 12, 2024, Harvin was released by the Steelers.[21]
On August 9, 2024, Harvin signed a one-year deal with theSan Francisco 49ers.[22] He waswaived on August 26, 2024 prior to the start of the2024 NFL season.[23]
In May 2025, Harvin married his wife, Emily. Their wedding was officiated by former Steelers teammateMiles Killebrew.[24]
