Tre Harbison III (born July 1, 1998) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Charlotte[1] and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns after the 2021 NFL draft.[2]

Tre Harbison
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 (age 26)
Shelby, North Carolina
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Crest (Shelby, North Carolina)
College:Virginia (2016)
Northern Illinois (2016–2019)
Charlotte (2020)
Position:Running back
Undrafted:2021
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

College career

edit

Harbison was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[3] He committed to Virginia on April 12, 2015.[4] After only one semester at Virginia, Harbison surprisingly decided to transfer from Virginia.[5] He committed to Northern Illinois shortly thereafter.[6] Harbison played three years at Northern Illinois before entering the transfer portal again on November 26, 2019.[7] He committed to Charlotte on December 8, 2019.[8][9]

Professional career

edit

Harbison was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on May 3, 2021, where he reunited with college teammate Romeo McKnight.[10] He was waived/injured on August 6, and placed on injured reserve with a neck injury. Harbison announced his retirement from professional football on August 31.[11] He was officially released by the Browns on May 13, 2022.

Personal life

edit

His uncle Charlie Harbison, half-brother Devin Baldwin, and father James each played football at Gardner–Webb University.[12]

References

edit
  1. ^ Perry, Sam. "Local star comes home". Niner Times. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Kennel, Elliot (May 2, 2021). "Cleveland Browns sign Charlotte grad student Tre Harbison III". Dawg Pound Daily.
  3. ^ "Tre Harbison III Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com.
  4. ^ "Tre Harbison III 247". 247Sports.com.
  5. ^ Horne, Chris. "RB Tre Harbison Reportedly To Transfer From UVA". The Sabre.
  6. ^ "Tre Harbison III Northern Illinois". Northern Illinois Athletics.
  7. ^ Helwick, Steve. "Northern Illinois RB Tre Harbison enters transfer portal". Hustle Belt.
  8. ^ "After Pit Stop At Charlotte, Tre Harbison Is Ready For A Shot At The League – FloFootball". www.flofootball.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Scott, David (March 26, 2020). "New Charlotte 49ers running back Tre Harbison finally comes home". The Charlotte Observer.
  10. ^ Justice, Camryn. "UDFA tracker: Here's who the Browns have added after the Draft". News 5 Cleveland.
  11. ^ "No regrets: Cleveland County leading rusher, Crest legend Tre Harbison calls it a career". shelbystar.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "49ers' Harbison looks forward to family affair vs. Gardner-Webb". www.thecharlottepost.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
edit