Harris has started two games since he was drafted by the Browns in the fifth round in 2020, the second of which was against the Packers in 2021. The Browns allowed just one sack that game, and Harris was given a 70.0 grade from Pro Football Focus. His best trait out of Washington was his footwork, and he refined that and other areas of his game through the high amount of practice reps and tutelage he received from Tretter his first two years in the league.
“The amount of reps that I have taken against top-tier talent out here on defense, it has helped me tremendously,” Harris said. “Then getting those couple of games that I’ve played, playing against Green Bay, it made me feel like I belong. It felt good to be playing center, getting out there and doing what I do.”
Even though Harris’ in-game experience has been limited, he still has kept himself locked into games on the sidelines by envisioning himself in the trenches, thinking about what he’d do on every play.
That mentality has…