Scouting Profile: Tre Harris - WR - Ole Miss
Sales Pitch: Ideal size and speed for a perimeter receiver. Requires some work on his route running polish but has the physical tools and YAC ability to be a quality WR2.
*Gold Numbers Indicate NCAA T-25 for 2024*
Scouting Report
Tre Harris is a former 2-Star QB recruit from the state of Louisiana. He began his career at Louisiana Tech, where he was a two-time All-Conference USA WR, before transferring to Ole Miss in 2023. Harris received All-SEC honors in both of his seasons with the Rebels, adding All-American honors in 2024 after posting his first 1,000 yard season.
Harris possesses the ideal physical makeup for a perimeter X-WR in the NFL. He has good size and solid athleticism built around his first step burst and balance. He is an older player at 23 years old, with plenty of experience and production, coming off the back of 3 straight 900+ yard and 7+ TD campaigns. Harris is at his best beating man coverage outside the numbers at the 1st and 3rd levels. His burst and size allow him to work through the inside shoulder of corners and generate separation on underneath routes, particularly on slants. He displays enough long speed beat press coverage and stack defenders, which gives him the threat of verticality to create space underneath. Harris is a big bodied receiver with plus hands and body control. He displays the ability to adjust to errant throws and sky for the ball. Harris is also a rugged ball carrier after the catch. He displays the strength and contact balance to drag smaller defenders for extra yards and enough quickness to make the first tackler miss. His size and strength also make him a plus blocker, who can be used in condensed alignments in the run game.
Harris is a well-rounded athlete but lacks an elite trait that would give him a WR1 ceiling. His 40 yard dash time of 4.54 is rather average and it shows up on tape, where he fails to consistently pull away in the open field as a receiver and ball carrier. A big problem for Harris is his lack of polish, he is farther away from being a complete receiver as you would assume from a 40 game starter. Ole Miss offense is very simple, and a majority of his route diet was hitches, slants and go’s. He has little experience on routes attacking the intermediate areas of the field. When he was asked to do so, his footwork is sloppy causing rounding at the top of his routes and an overall slower play speed. Harris was a man coverage monster in 2024 - 10 Y/RR versus man was almost double second place - his but lacks the awareness over the middle of the field to attack zone coverages at the next level. Despite his size, he doesn’t win as consistently at the catch point as you would expect. Harris allows balls to get too deep into his frame instead of attacking it aggressively in the air, which allows smaller DBs to have a chance.
Harris profiles best as a X-WR who lives outside the numbers on the vertical route tree. Even if his physical profile indicates more of a WR2 outlook, his burst and YAC ability at his size aren’t very common. Harris projects as a Top-75 pick with upside for teams that need an complimentary outside WR.