[1] During his senior year, he was named all-state by Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.

[citation needed] Harris played college football at Colorado and Southern Utah.

Before his senior year, he transferred to Southern Utah[3] where he earned third-team All-America by Sports Network and first-team All-Great West Football Conference after recording 68 tackles and 11 sacks.

[8] Harris founded a non-profit organization called Athletes for CARE in January 2017.

[9] He is a certified life coach and would regularly speak at public events through his organization.