Deonte Harris
Deonte Harty, formerly Deonte Harris, is an American football wide receiver and return specialist who plays for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and signed with the Saints as a rookie undrafted free agent in 2019 where he made his first Pro Bowl as a returner. Harris grew up in the Baltimore suburb of Middle River, Maryland and played high school football at Archbishop Curley High School where he also lettered in basketball and track & field. High school. As a senior at Baltimore's Archbishop Curley High School, Harris was  named the 2014 Varsity Sports Network Offensive Player of the Year for football. He earned All-Conference and All-State honors, and was selected to "The Baltimore Sun"'s First Team All-Metro for the 2014 football season. That same year, Harris led the Friars to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) B Conference Championship and their first undefeated football season in school history, which included a 28–0 shutout victory over traditional MIAA "A" Conference powerhouse Loyola Blakefield, a game in which Harris amassed 206 total yards (140 rushing, 66 receiving) with 2 touchdowns. He recorded 2,030 yards of total  offense for that season with 25 touchdowns in 10 games. He ran for 1,450 yards for the season on 130 carries with 20 rushing touchdowns. In the 2014 MIAA Championship game, Harris had 211 total yards, scoring 5 touchdowns in a 56–14 victory over St. Paul's School to win the conference title. As a junior (2013) Harris and rushed for 933 yards on 86 carries for the Friars and scored a total of 18 touchdowns (14 rushing and four receiving). His sophomore season (2012), he went for 676 yards on 63 carries with six touchdowns. College career. Harris played  football at Assumption College, a Division II school. Assumption College Career Highlights: School Records: Professional career. 2019 season. Harris signed with the New Orleans Saints as a rookie undrafted free agent in 2019. After an impressive training camp featuring a 78-yard touchdown return against the New York Jets in the pre-season, Harris made the final cut and was named to the Saints 53-man roster. Harris made his NFL debut on "Monday Night Football" as the Saints primary kick returner in the season-opener against the Houston Texans. During a Week 3 33–27 road victory against the Seattle  Seahawks, he scored his first NFL touchdown on a 53-yard punt return, the NFL's first punt return touchdown of the 2019 season. Harris finished his rookie year as the leader in punt returns, combined returns, and punt return yards and was selected to the Pro Bowl. He is the first undrafted Saint to make the Pro Bowl roster as a rookie. He was also just one of four players in the league to have a punt return touchdown in 2019. 2020 season. Harris was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Saints on August 14, 2020, and  was activated two days later. He scored his first professional receiving touchdown in Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers. On December 19, 2020, Harris was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on January 9, 2021. 2021 season. On November 26, 2021, Harris was suspended three games after a DUI arrest in July. 2022 season. On March 14, 2022, the Saints placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Harris. Legal issues. On July 16, 2021, Harris was arrested in Towson, Maryland on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. He was cited for negligent driving, reckless driving , failure to obey traffic control device instructions, and exceeding the speed limit after driving erratically and going 77 mph in a 55 mph zone.