20 best NFL players from Big 12 schools
CB. Kansas. Chris Harris Jr.. 6. player. 45.
Chris Harris Jr. is one of the most underrated players in the entire NFL. He came to the league as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas despite finishing his career with the Jayhawks second on the team’s all-time tackles list.
He cracked the starting lineup with the Denver Broncos after Champ Bailey was injured and never looked back. He made 75 total tackles, six passes defended and intercepted Carson Palmer for his first career pick.
Harris has made 59 starts in the four years since his rookie year with 11 interceptions to assert himself as one of the best corners in the league. No one could have seen this coming when he was at Kansas but he represents one of the best success stories in the NFL.
He made the Pro Bowl in 2014 after starting 16 games for the first time in his career and had a career-high 18 passes defended as teams tested him with Aqib Talib on the other side. Harris was even better in 2015 and teams stopped challenging him as often and he made the Pro Bowl a second time and helped the Broncos win the Super Bowl.
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