2016 Football Roster
Will Harper
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Sandy Creek
2018: Finished the regular season with a single-season career-high 33 tackles…Made appearances in all 13 games and made nine starts, including one in the AutoNation Cure Bowl…Opened the year with a career high seven tackles against Wake Forest…Totaled six tackles and recorded his first career sack against Nicholls…Collected his first career interception and made four tackles against Cincinnati.
2017: Saw action in 11 games, seeing most of his action on special teams.
2016: Played in 12 games…Recorded 20 total tackles (13 solo, 7 assists)…Tallied a season high four tackles vs. Southern on Sept. 10, then tied that mark vs. Temple on Nov. 19…Also logged multi-tackle performances on Sept. 1 at Wake Forest (2), on Sept. 24 vs. UL Lafayette (3), on Oct. 14 vs. Memphis (2) and on Oct. 22 at Tulsa (2).
High School: Was a four-year letterman for Coach Chip Walker at Sandy Creek High School in Fayetteville, Ga.…Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com…Played both strong safety and nickel and led his team to four state playoff appearances, including a state championship as a freshman and two state semifinal appearances as junior and sophomore…During his senior campaign, he totaled 63 tackles and six stops for lost yardage and helped his team to a 9-3 overall record…Led a dominant defense that posted four shutouts and held 11 of 12 opponents to 17 points or fewer…Named all-county and all-district…Completed his career with 157 career tackles (122 solo), 2.0 sacks, a pair of interceptions and forced one fumble…Also earned three letters in basketball…A member of the Future Business Leaders of America and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Personal: Born in Memphis, Tenn…One of three children…Majoring in Business.
Will Harper’s Career Highs
Tackles: 7 vs. Wake Forest, 8/30/18
Tackles for loss: 1 vs. Nicholls, 9/8/18
Sacks: 1 vs. Nicholls, 9/8/18
Breakups: 1, 2x, last at USF, 11/3/18
Interceptions: 1 at Cincinnati, 10/6/18
