He played college football for the California Golden Bears, setting the NCAA record for career punting yardage and earning consensus All-American honors.
He earned National Coaches' Association All-America honors as a senior with 42.3-yard punting average.
He Also earned prep all-state honors as a linebacker and saw action on offense as a receiver and a rusher.
Following his football career, Nick Harris earned a Masters of Divinity degree in Christian Theology.
In 2015, he began a teaching career at Berean Christian High School in Walnut Creek, California, serving as a Church History and Hermeneutics teacher.