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2025 NIU Football Roster

7 Donte Harrison

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Position Cornerback
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • High School Archbishop Carroll
  • Prev School Shepherd

Biography

PRIOR TO NIU (2022-24 at Shepherd) 

2024 

  • Saw action in 10 games. 

  • Named to 2024 All-PSAC East Second Team. 

  • Recorded a pair interceptions returned for five. 

  • Tallied 19 total tackles (15 solo, 4 assists) with one tackle for loss. 

  • Intercepted two passes and broke up six. 

  • Posted four tackles at Lock Haven (10/5). 

  • Made one of his two interceptions on the season at Kutztown (10/26). 

2023 

  • Appeared in 8 games. 

  • Registered an interception that he returned for 44 yards. 

  • Totaled 29 tackles (26 solo, 3 assists) with a tackle for loss. 

  • Contributed an interception, four pass deflections, and two forced fumbles. 

  • Recorded eight tackles at Shippensburg (9/30). 

  • Interception came at California (PA) (9/16). 

2022 

  • Played in 5 games. 

  • Scored 1 touchdown on an interception return. 

  • Recorded 1 interception for 79 yards and a touchdown, with a long of 79 yards. 

  •  Averaged 79 yards per return and 15.8 interception return yards per game. 

  • Tallied 13 total tackles (7 solo, 6 assisted). 

  • Added 1 interception. 

  • Recorded 6 tackles at Colorado School of Mines (12/10/22). 

  • Tallied 1 interception at East Stroudsburg (11/5/22). 

HIGH SCHOOL 

  • 2022 graduate of Archbishop Carroll High School, where he was a teammate of fellow NIU transfer Dasean Dixon. 

  • Earned varsity letters in football and basketball. 

  • Named a Washington, D.C. Pigskin All-MET selection. 

  • Earned first and second team All-WCAC honors. 

  • Also received first and second team All-DCSAA recognition. 

  • Recorded 112 tackles, 11 interceptions, and 4 forced fumbles in high school. 

PERSONAL 

  • Son of Dorthea and Andre Harrison. 

  • Father played football at Ole Miss 

Statistics

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