Daniel Harris

CB·

Cal#251 overall

UndraftedConsensus #251 · STM #237 · model is 14 spots higher★★★★ recruitGeorgia → CaliforniaModel Score 77.1 B-

Updated October 8, 2026

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Scouting Report

Daniel Harris is a long, lean outside cornerback who spent three seasons at Georgia before entering the transfer portal in November 2025 and committing to California in January 2026. He profiles as a press-man corner who looks the part, with the body of an outside wide receiver yet the game of a defensive back. At a listed 6-foot-3 with excellent length, he offers a prototypical perimeter frame that can be a mismatch advantage against bigger receivers. He gets his long arms up in press and at the catch point with efficiency, and his long speed lets him match and run with vertical routes down the sideline. The knocks are technical and physical: his footwork looks narrow and unbalanced in his shuffles and backpedal, his slender frame can get pushed around in the run game, and he can struggle to stay attached to sharper route runners. Evaluators echo that, calling his short-area quickness off the line and at route breaks a limitation and flagging inconsistent finishing at the catch point. He started seven games across 27 appearances at Georgia and projects as a Power Four starter with back-end impact upside. He comes from athletic bloodlines; his brother Donell Harris was a blue-chip pass rusher who signed with Texas A&M. A former track athlete, Harris profiles as a high-upside, scheme-specific project best fit in an aggressive bump-and-run system, and Cal is his chance to lock down a starting role and prove the length translates.

NFL Comparison

What scouts say

Joey Porter Jr. press-man length and frame

What the data says

NFL players whose college production, size and testing looked like his (year = draft class)

Benjamin St-Juste ’2169%Dontae Johnson ’1469%Brandon Facyson ’1868%Jimmy Smith ’1154%Patrick Surtain II ’2149%

Draft Movement

#224 · Jun 8#251 · now

Down 27 spots since Jun 8

Strengths

Prototypical 6-foot-3 outside corner frame with the build of an oversized wide receiver
Excellent length that pops in press and at the catch point
Gets long arms up efficiently to disrupt at the line and the ball
Good long speed to match and run with vertical routes down the sideline
Length creates a mismatch advantage against bigger perimeter receivers
Athletic bloodlines and a track background flashing recovery speed
Best when he can stick his hip on a receiver and run downfield in man

Weaknesses

Footwork looks narrow and unbalanced in his shuffles and backpedal
Short-area quickness off the line and at route breaks shows up as a limitation
Slender frame gets pushed around and must add functional strength against the run
Can yield separation to sharper, more sudden route runners
Inconsistent locating and finishing the ball at the catch point
Thin starting resume with only seven starts in three years at Georgia