Christian Harrison joins Hogs from Cincinnati
Christian Harrison
Defensive Back | 6-0 | 195 | Atlanta, Ga. | Woodward Academy / Tennessee / Cincinnati
At Cincinnati
2025 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Started all 12 games he appeared in at safety in his single season at Cincinnati, making 66 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and one interception … His 66 stops ranked fifth on the Bearcats’ roster … Logged six stops in season opener vs. Nebraska (Aug. 28) … Made five tackles in team’s first win of the season over Bowling Green (Sept. 6) … Picked up a pair of stops vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 13) and four more in win at Kansas (Sept. 27) … Posted a career-high 10 tackles in win over No. 14 Iowa State (Oct. 4) … Recorded two tackles vs. UCF (Oct. 11 ) and two more in win at Oklahoma State (Oct. 18) … His four stops in win over Baylor (Oct. 25) helped extend Bearcats’ winning streak to seven games … Matched his career-best with 10 tackles at No. 24 Utah (Nov. 1), picking off a pass in the loss … Tallied seven tackles at Arizona (Nov. 15) … Made three tackles at TCU (Nov. 29) in the regular season finale.
At Tennessee
2024 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games with four starts, recording 20 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup … Made his first-career start in season-opening win vs. Chattanooga (Aug. 31), logging one tackle and one tackle for loss in 23 defensive snaps from the STAR position … Finished with two tackles in win vs. No. 24 NC State (Sept. 7) … Logged his best game to date in road win over No. 15 Oklahoma (Sept. 21) with a career-high five tackles, including a TFL, over 56 snaps … Started at STAR and recorded half a sack in loss at Arkansas (Oct. 5) … Returned to action and played 11 defensive snaps in win vs. No. 7 Alabama (Oct. 19), recording two tackles … Played 16 snaps at STAR and made three tackles in win vs. Kentucky (Nov. 2) … Played 36 snaps, had one QB hurry and recorded his first-career pass breakup in victory over Mississippi State (Nov. 9) … Recorded four tackles despite playing just 15 snaps in road win at Vanderbilt (Nov.30) … Made two stops in College Football Playoff game at Ohio State (Dec. 21).
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Redshirted, playing in five games … Saw action on 10 snaps at corner in Tennessee’s season-opening victory over Virginia (Sept. 2) … Played 12 snaps on special teams in SEC opener at Florida (Sept. 16) … Recorded a pair of tackles during the Citrus Bowl win against No. 17 Iowa (Jan. 1).
2022 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor, finishing with nine tackles and half a TFL in his first season … Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Ball State (Sept. 1), recording three total tackles and half a tackle for loss … Registered a pair of solo tackles in win against Akron (Sept. 17) … Had two assisted tackles in win over UT Martin (Oct. 22) … Tallied one solo stop in home win over No. 19 Kentucky (Oct. 29) … Made one solo tackle in regular-season finale at Vanderbilt (Nov. 26).
HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus three-star recruit by all major recruiting services … Tabbed as one of the Top 50 players in the state of Georgia by On3.com … Picked off three passes, broke up five and forced two fumbles as a senior … Helped Woodward Academy’s defense allow only 10.9 points per game during an 11-1 season his senior year … Also played wide receiver in high school, totaling 18 receptions for 351 yards and three touchdowns over his final two seasons … Chose Tennessee over 19 other Division I offers, including 10 from Power 5 programs.
PERSONAL: Christian Erik Harrison … Born on Feb. 6, 2004, in Atlanta … Son of Rodney and Erika Harrison … Has one brother, RJ, and two sisters, Sydney and Michale … Father was a 15-year NFL veteran, two-time Super Bowl champion and a two-time Pro Bowler … Rodney played for the San Diego Chargers from 1994-2002 and the New England Patriots from 2003-08 and is now a broadcaster for NBC … His father also owns the most sacks of any defensive back in NFL history (30.5) and is the league’s all-time career leader in Super Bowl tackles (33) … Christian says his father is his biggest influence and inspiration because “he was always and still is the hardest working person in the room, and he motivates me to be great everyday” … Aspires to be a business owner or get into real estate following his playing career.
