2015: Second-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection ... started all 12 regular-season games at left tackle (missed Raycom Media Camellia Bowl due to injury) ... was one of the Sun Belt’s most valuable offensive lineman as the primary protector of quarterback Taylor Lamb’s blindside at left tackle … was a key cog of a unit that ranked fourth nationally in fewest sacks allowed (11 in 13 games) and paved the way for a rushing game that ranked sixth nationally (271.5 ypg) … was responsible for allowing only one sack all season … ranked second among all Appalachian State linemen with 746 regular-season snaps … ranked third on team with 55 knockdowns during the regular season … owned an 81-percent season-long job grade ... represented Appalachian State at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
2014: Started the first five games of the season at right tackle ... got better as the season went on, going from a 64-percent job grade in the opener at Michigan to an impressive 96-percent job grade in his fifth start against South Alabama ... recorded two knockdowns in three-straight outings against Campbell, Southern Miss and Georgia Southern ... only saw action in four of the season’s final seven games after redshirt freshman Beau Nunn moved to right tackle to make way for the talented duo of Parker Collins and Colby Gossett to start at the guard positions ... graded out at 93 percent in 15 snaps at Troy ... was on the field for 24 snaps in season finale versus Idaho.
2013: Appeared in six games in his first year on the offensive side of the ball, including one late-season start at right tackle ... played 136 snaps on offense, almost exclusively at right tackle ... saw the first significant offensive playing time of his career with 13 plays against Charleston Southern ... three weeks later, played 23 snaps with a 78-percent grade and two knockdowns at Furman ... was thrown from the frying pan into the fire a month later when starting right tackle Will Corbin fell ill the morning of the penultimate game of the season at Wofford and forced Harris into the starting lineup ... had a terriic performance in the win over the No. 24-ranked Terriers, playing all 86 snaps and grading out at 86 percent with five knockdowns — all season highs.
2012: Appeared in all 12 games, starting nine … split time between defensive end when Appalachian lined up in a 3-4 front and defensive tackle when the Mountaineers’ utilized a 4-3 scheme … earned freshman all-America accolades from College Sports Journal … named to the Southern Conference’s all-freshman team … recorded 34 total tackles on the season, including 6.5 for loss and a sack … 6.5 tackles for loss were good for a tie for fourth on the squad … ranked third on the team with four quarterback hurries … recorded multiple tackles in 10-of-12 games … was in on at least one stop behind the line of scrimmage in six contests … made three tackles, including one for loss, and recorded a quarterback hurry during collegiate debut at East Carolina … had two stops, a half-tackle for loss and a QB hurry in home-opening win over Montana … notched three more tackles and another TFL in loss to The Citadel … made three stops, 1.5 of which were for loss, and picked up another quarterback hurry in homecoming win over Elon … had a season-high-tying five tackles, including one-half for loss, in loss to Wofford … made four tackles in crucial win at top-ranked Georgia Southern … turned in finest performance of the campaign when it meant the most, with a season-high-tying five tackles, a season-high two tackles for loss and his only sack of the year in SoCon title-clinching win over Furman in regular-season finale … made three stops in season-ending NCAA Division I Football Championship second-round loss to Illinois State.
2011: Appeared in the first three games of the season before sustaining a head injury that kept him out of action the rest of the season … made only tackle of the season in opener at Virginia Tech … recorded a quarterback hurry in home-opening win over North Carolina A&T … applied for and received medical redshirt from the NCAA.
High School: Recorded 40 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks and 11 quarterback hurries as a senior ... high-school teammate of former Appalachian State defensive end Deuce Robinson ... coached by Geremy Saitz.
Personal: Full name is Davante Antonio Harris ... born June 6, 1993 (22 years old) ... son of Antonio Harris ... majoring in communications studies.
