Illinois State Redbirds CB, Davontae Harris joined Chris Shanafelt on the NFL Draft Bible Player Spotlight Show not once but twice throughout the “draft season”… On December 5, 2017, Harris joined Shanafelt to talk about his journey to Illinois State, his overall experience with the Redbirds football program over the past five years, the experience of playing in the FCS National Championship Game against the Carson Wentz led North Dakota State Bison his redshirt freshman year, what it was like to play in arguably the top conference in the FCS, the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the leadership qualities he brings to a team both on and off the field, who he would compare himself currently in the league and more!

 

Harris then joined me again, this time via Skype Video on April 12, 2018 (14 days prior to draft day) to talk about his experience getting ready for the NFL Combine and his pro-day held at Northwestern and Illinois State University. Harris was one of the fastest and strongest defensive-back at the NFL Combine as he ran a 4.43 forty yard dash and cranked out 22 reps of 225lbs on the bench press.

UPDATE: Harris was drafted in the 5th round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.