Zach Harrison
| File:Zach Harrison (November 26, 2022).jpg Harrison with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2022 | |||||||||
| No. 96 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
| Roster status | File:Injury icon 2.svg Injured reserve | ||||||||
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| Born | August 14, 2001 Lewis Center, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) | ||||||||
| College | Ohio State (2019–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 3rd round, 75th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |||||||||
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Zachary Harrison (born August 14, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Harrison attended Olentangy Orange High School in Lewis Center, Ohio. He played in the 2019 All-American Bowl.[1] A five-star recruit, Harrison committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[2][3]
College career
[edit | edit source]Harrison spent his true freshman season at Ohio State in 2019.[4] He played in all 14 games with one start and had 24 tackles and 3.5 sacks.[5][6]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) |
274 lb (124 kg) |
36+1⁄4 in (0.92 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.66 s | 7.33 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
25 reps | ||||
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Harrison was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round, 75th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[9] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games. He finished with three sacks, 33 total tackles (18 solo), and one pass defended.[10]
Harrison entered the 2025 season as one of Atlanta's starting defensive linemen, recording one pass deflections, two forced fumbles, 4.5 sacks, and 22 combined tackles. On November 22, 2025, Harrison was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury.[11]
NFL career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2023 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | ATL | 17 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 33 | 1 | 59 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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External links
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- Zach Harrison on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo Sports
- Ohio State Buckeyes bio
- Atlanta Falcons bio
