As a junior, he was moved to the "lonesome end" position in the team's wishbone offense, tallying 29 receptions for 701 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Even though he had few opportunities to prove his true worth in the Aggies run-oriented offense, he finished his college career with 89 receptions for 1,562 yards (17.5-yard average) and 13 touchdowns.
In 1979, Harris and Nat Moore set a franchise wide receiver tandem with a combined 90 receptions for 1,638 yards.
Harris was involved in the hook and lateral play at the end of the first half of the 1981 AFC Division Playoff game versus the San Diego Chargers, that became known as The Epic in Miami.
The next year, he was passed over on the depth chart by Mark Duper and suffered his worst performance up to that point in his career.
On November 13, 1984, he was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys, who were thin at wide receiver after losing Drew Pearson and Butch Johnson, while both Tony Hill and Doug Donley suffered injuries.
[7] On September 24, 1985, he was signed as a free agent by the Miami Dolphins, to provide depth after wide receivers Mark Duper, Nat Moore and Tommy Vigorito suffered injuries.