Deion Harris has had a difficult journey to the NFL that was complicated by injury. He missed the entire 2017 season following an Achilles tear, and wasn’t able to produce at the same level as a 5th year senior in 2018 as he had previously. An article published in the Duluth News Tribune just before the NFL draft in April explains a lot of Harris’ background.
Before an Achilles tendon injury intervened, cornerback Deion Harris was shooting up NFL draft boards about as fast as he jumps passes.
Harris was viewed as a trendy sleeper, with Sporting News going so far as to rank him the 18th-best prospect of the 2018 draft.