From the University of Mississippi, Tre Harris has the potential to be one of the second-round steals in 2025 Dynasty Rookie Drafts. The 22-year-old put up some impressive numbers during his collegiate seasons and had a very impressive year before an injury shortened his season in 2024. He’s a fearless wide receiver who could very well outperform where he’ll get drafted. He checks a lot of boxes for a productive future wide receiver. To put things simply, he’s someone who will be a problem in the NFL. Harris is a Louisiana native who played quarterback in high school and was only a two-star recruit. But he’s a player that scouts are now dreaming about and could see a spike in his Dynasty Fantasy Football value once he enters the NFL. Depending on where he ends up, he could immediately become an NFL starter or, at some point during the season, become a valuable Dynasty wide receiver. Let’s take a closer look at him.
* Within this article, the statistics were pulled from Sports Reference, KeepTradeCut (KTC), and Sleeper.
College Production (2020 – 2024)
Harris spent his first three collegiate seasons at Louisiana Tech and played sparingly during his freshman season, where he redshirted and gained an extra year of eligibility, as 2020 was the COVID-19 shortened season. He then transferred to Ole Miss and spent two years there, where he concluded his college career. Combining all of his collegiate statistics, Harris ended with a total career receiving line of 220 catches for 3,532 yards and 29 TDs in 51 games (40 starts). Harris has shown consistent production, but his senior season spike has made him rise quickly on the NFL Draft boards.
During his senior season in 2024, Harris was a Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist and was named to the First-team All-SEC. He’s also one of two in SEC history to average 100 yards per game across a career alongside Florida’s Jabar Gaffney (103.3). Harris totaled 1,030 receiving yards on 60 receptions with seven touchdowns. He averaged 128.8 receiving yards per game, the highest mark of his collegiate career. These impressive numbers came in just eight games before missing time with injury. Most impressive, though, was Harris’s efficiency, which was legitimately off the charts. He posted 17.2 yards per reception while gradually increasing his missed tackles forced (11) in every season of his college career. He’s a special prospect who’s underrated and has shown dynamic playmaking abilities when on the field.
Strengths
Listed at 6′ 3″ and 210, Harris has the ideal size and physique that you look for in a top NFL wide receiver. He’s a well-built, big-framed wide receiver with impressive build-up speed to be an effective deep threat. Harris also works plenty of shorter routes, mostly curls, slants, and hitches, making him a very good route runner overall. He has clean footwork and good balance at the line when facing press coverage. Harris tracks the ball very well over his shoulder when working downfield and shows strong hands with a wide radius and good body control when adjusting to throws. His massive frame allows him to be very effective at the goal line and make impressive catches in tight coverage. He’s an excellent jump ball receiver with great leaping ability at the catch point.
Additionally, Harris is a very competitive player on the field and shows his physical play after the catch when trying to gain extra yards. In his games this past season, he was first in YPRR (5.15), first in YPRR against man coverage (9.28), and second in YPRR against zone coverage (4.05). This is the only time we’ve seen a YPRR over 5.00 since this metric began. Second is DeVonta Smith, who was at 4.39 YPRR and is a very productive NFL player. Also, most importantly, Harris is an effective blocker, and this will get him on the field early in his playing career, winning over coaches. Harris embodies a strong, physical outside possession wide receiver with good hands and excellent body control. I expect his stock to continue rising as we approach the 2025 NFL Draft. Most importantly, what separates him is his big play ability, and he’s shown that he has all the traits you look for in a successful NFL wide receiver.
Weaknesses
Harris does have a few weaknesses in his game that stick out to me. First, a knock on him is that he’s slightly older than your typical wide receiver prospect after spending five years in school. Fifth-year seniors have a bad track record of succeeding in the NFL, but it can be noted that he gained an extra year of eligibility as 2020 was the COVID-19 shortened season. Secondly, durability is a concern. In 2023, he had a minor knee surgery early in the season and then missed time this past season with hip and groin injuries, which happened in the Rebels’ seventh game and kept him out until the season’s final game.
On the field, Harris does have a few flaws. I’d like to see him line up all over the field, as he typically lines up on the left side for most of the snaps. He also plays a little stiff. Also, sometimes, Harris can be tackled more easily than expected, and you’d like to see him run through more tackles. There’s no reason to believe he can’t improve upon many of these traits and further develop his game. At the next level, adding more strength will be key for him to run through defenders. Harris is a very intriguing prospect and someone who, with the right team in the right situation, can be an instant difference-maker.
Draft Projection
Harris is projected to be a 2nd-round pick (50th overall prospect), according to NFL Mock Draft Database, as things currently stand before the pre-NFL Draft process. He’s a very talented prospect that teams will be willing to take a chance on his upside, especially with some refinement, as he projects to be an excellent all-around wide receiver in the NFL. This year’s 2025 NFL Draft has a weaker wide receiver class, but Harris is one of four who analytically project as a WR1 (Tet McMillan, Travis Hunter, Luther Burden, and Tre Harris). Harris is a player that some of your league mates might not be familiar with yet, but he will probably be soon as he’s beginning to rise on NFL Draft boards. Currently, he projects in the second round of Dynasty Fantasy Football drafts, and he could be one of the hidden gems of Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Drafts this year, especially with a nice landing spot. Once Harris gets an opportunity to show off his abilities at all the NFL pre-draft processes, I expect him to be the talk of the 2025 Combine from Indianapolis, which could push him up draft boards. In the future, I expect him to become a very productive NFL player for a long time.
Conclusion
Harris will be a problem at the next level with his size, ball-hawk skills, and amazing body control. To put things into perspective, Harris still finished 15th in receiving yards in college football in just the eight games he played. If he didn’t get hurt, we might be talking about Harris as one of the top two or three receivers in this year’s class. Harris has been compared to Tee Higgins or Courtland Sutton, and I do see some of these players in Harris. Time will tell if he can live up to his pro comparisons. However, I like the Sutton comparison better as both players are similar in size and build. If Harris can add more strength and refine a few of his flaws, he has the makings of a true number-one wide receiver who can do just about everything on the field.
As things stand now, before the NFL pre-draft process, Harris’s stock is beginning to rise, and I will be watching his performance leading up to the NFL Draft very closely to see if he skyrockets any further. In Dynasty Fantasy Football, landing spot and draft capital mean a lot in terms of how early in their careers wide receivers make an impact. It will be important to see where Harris lands because if he’s drafted by an offensive-minded team with a creative play-caller, his stock will rise. As long as his medicals look good, Harris looks like a player who will continue to improve his draft stock. Within Dynasty Rookie Drafts, he’s currently projected to go in the second round. Harris is someone that I will be targeting heavily, especially if he has a good landing spot that could allow him to showcase his dynamic playmaking abilities and make him the steal of Dynasty Rookie Drafts. He’s a guy I’ll be drafting a lot of, especially because he has game-changing abilities with some of the best metrics of all the wide receivers in this year’s 2025 Rookie Draft class. I believe Harris could be of great value on his way to becoming a Dynasty Fantasy Football stud. Harris is one of the more elite playmakers in this draft and I’m betting on him to be one of the best wide receivers in this year’s 2025 rookie class. He projects to be a hidden gem in round two of Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Drafts.
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