Daniel Harris

CB·California#232 overall
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#224 · Jun 8#232 · now

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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. PFF profiles him as a press-man corner who looks the part, noting he has the body of an outside wide receiver yet plays 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. PFF likes that he gets his long arms up in press and at the catch point with efficiency, and that 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. 247Sports analyst Cooper Petagna echoed that, calling his short-area quickness off the line and at route breaks a limitation and flagging inconsistent finishing at the catch point. Petagna noted Harris started seven games across 27 appearances at Georgia, projecting him 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.

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

NFL Comparison

Joey Porter Jr. press-man length and frame (247Sports recruiting comp)

College Stats

Georgia (2023-2025): appeared in 27 games with seven starts as a developmental press-man outside corner

Measurables

Height
6-3

Awards & Honors

247Sports projection: Power Four starter with back-end impact upside