| Steven Harris | |
| Number: | 68 |
| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Birth Date: | August 14, 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Homestead, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lbs: | 285 |
| High School: | Coral Gables (FL) |
| College: | Florida |
| Undraftedyear: | 2007 |
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| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 5 |
| Statlabel2: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue2: | 1 |
| Pfr: | HarrSt99 |
Steven Harris (born August 14, 1984) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 2007. Harris played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. Thereafter, he played professionally for the Denver Broncos of the NFL.
Harris was born in Homestead, Florida in 1984.[1] He attended Coral Gables Senior High School in Coral Gables, Florida, where he played high school football for the Coral Gables Cavaliers.[2]
Harris accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a defensive lineman for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2003 to 2006.[3] He was a starting defensive tackle for the 2006 Gators team that defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 41–14, in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game.[2] As a senior in 2006, Harris was the recipient of the Gators' James W. Kynes Award, recognizing the lineman who "best exemplified mental and physical toughness and iron-man determination."[3]
Harris was signed by the NFL's Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in, and played in four regular season games for the Broncos during .[4] On August 31, 2008, Harris was signed to the Broncos practice squad; he was released on October 21 to make room for running back P. J. Pope.