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Kyle Harmon (American football)

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Kyle Harmon
No. 45
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-02) March 2, 1999 (age 25)[1]
Antioch, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolFreedom (CA)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2022)

Kyle Harmon (born March 2, 1999) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. He ranked second nationally in tackles during the 2021 season.

Early years

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Harmon grew up in Walnut Creek, California. His father, Kevin Harmon, played football at Weber State,[2] but died of congestive heart failure when Kyle was a freshman in high school.[3] Kyle attended Freedom High School in Antioch, California. While at Freedom, he tallied 405 tackles and was twice named Defensive Player of the Year in the Bay Valley Athletic League.[2]

College football

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Harmon originally committed to play college football for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He withdrew that commitment in January 2017 and committed to the University of California.[4] One week before the 2017 season opener, he left the Cal program.[5] He initially announced plans to enroll at Cal Poly in January 2018.[6] Instead, he enrolled at San Jose State University and has played college football there since 2018.[5]

As a senior in 2021, he tallied 133 tackles (72 unassisted, 61 assisted), the second highest total among all college football players.[7] Having an additional year of eligibility, Harmon returned to San Jose State as a graduate student in 2022. In July 2022, he was named to the Butkus Award watch list.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Kyle Harmon, Linebacker, San Jose State Spartans". Sports Illustrated. February 25, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Kyle Harmon". San Jose State University. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Sabedra, Darren (October 26, 2016). "Bay Area prep football star perseveres after dad's death". The Mercury News.
  4. ^ "Recruiting: Freedom star Kyle Harmon flips to Cal". East Bay Time. January 29, 2017.
  5. ^ a b De los Santos, Justice (October 29, 2020). "How San Jose State's reaping benefit of Bay Area high school football star's unexpected detour". The Mercury News.
  6. ^ "Ex-Freedom star Kyle Harmon leaves for Cal Poly". The Mercury News. August 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "College Football Player Defense Stats 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "San Jose State Football: Kyle Harmon Named To Butkus Award Watch List". Mountain West Wire. July 25, 2022.
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