Temple University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Harrison Hand
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cherry Hill, N.J.
- High School:
- Cherry Hill West
Honors: 2019 - Defensive Player of the Game (#23 Memphis) ... College Sports Madness National Defensive Player of the Week (#21 Maryland) ... American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (#21 Maryland) ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (#23 Memphis) ... 2017 - Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (coaches).
2019 (Junior): Joined the program as a transfer in the spring ... quickly earned the starting cornerback spot ... led the team in tackles in a standout win and defensive performance against #21 Maryland, while notching his first interception and pass breakup as a Temple Owl ... was all over the field against #23 Memphis, recording an interception, pass breakup, a forced fumble, and 2 TFL while leading the team in tackles (9).
2018 (Sophomore): Appeared in 10 games and started four games at corner for Baylor ... compiled 13 tackles on the season, a TFL, and three PBUs … had two tackles, including a TFL vs. TCU … made 3 tackles in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl vs. Vanderbilt.
2017 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games with nine starts for Baylor ... had 42 tackles, 0.5 TFLs, eight PBUs, and one interception ... ranked 10th in Big 12 in PBUs (second among freshmen) ... had first career interception and three tackles at Kansas ... made seven tackles, all solo, at Duke ... posted team-high 11 tackles and two PBUs in collegiate debut vs. Liberty.
High School: Three-year letter winner at defensive back and running back for coach Brian Wright at Cherry Hill (N.J.) West High ... two-time all-league defensive back ... rated No. 1 cornerback prospect in New Jersey by Scout ... named to 2016 USA Today All-USA New Jersey first team and NJ.com first team all-state as senior … helped CHWHS to 8-2 record and second playoff appearance in school history ... totaled 46 tackles, two interceptions (one returned for TD), seven pass breakups, two fumbles recovered (30 return yards) and two forced fumbles as senior ... also ran for 329 yards and three TDs on 28 carries and had 19 receptions for 293 yards and three scores ... had 10 total TDs, including two punt returns (on four total returns) and a 90-yard kick return ... earned 2015 first-team WJFL All-Constitution Division honors as defensive back as junior.
Personal: Son of Denise Hand ... cousin of former collegiate players Turk McBride (Tennessee/NFL DT), Antwine Perez (Maryland/USC DB) and Jamil Tyson (Towson CB) ... kinesiology major.
