Ronnie Harrison Jr.

BIOGRAPHY

Ronnie Harrison Jr. was born on April 18, 1997, in Tallahassee, Florida. He is a safety in the NFL.

Harrison played both quarterback and safety at Florida State University School. As a senior, he had 39 tackles on defense and 2,076 passing yards with 13 touchdowns, 1,015 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns on offense. Harrison committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.

As a true freshman at Alabama in 2015, Harrison was a backup, recording 17 tackles, two interceptions, and one sack. As a sophomore, he took over as the starter, recording 86 tackles, two interceptions, and one touchdown.

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Harrison in the third round with the 93rd overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Harrison was the seventh safety drafted in 2018. 

On May 24, 2018, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Harrison to a four-year, US$3.38 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $803,032. Harrison entered his rookie season slated as the backup strong safety behind Barry Church. He was named the starter in Week 13 after Church was a healthy scratch. He was officially named the starter the rest of the season on December 14, 2018, after Church was released by the Jaguars. However in the next game in Week 15, Harrison suffered a season-ending knee injury and was placed on injured reserve on December 17, 2018.

In a Week 3 win against the Tennessee Titans in 2019, Harrison led the team with 10 tackles. The following week against the Denver Broncos, Harrison recorded his first interception of the season off Joe Flacco. In a Week 7 win against the Cincinnati Bengals, Harrison recovered a fumble forced by teammate DJ Hayden and recorded an interception.

Harrison was traded to the Cleveland Browns on September 3, 2020, in exchange for the Browns' fifth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. In Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts, Harrison intercepted a pass thrown by Philip Rivers and returned it for a 47-yard touchdown during the 32–23 win. This was Harrison's first interception as a Brown and first touchdown in the NFL. In Week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Harrison led the team with 9 tackles (6 solo), sacked Joe Burrow once, and recovered a fumble lost by Burrow during the 37–34 win. Harrison was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 2020, with a shoulder injury. On December 30, 2020, Harrison was activated off of the injured reserve. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on January 7, 2021, and activated two days later.