Player
Will Harris
DB · Commanders
Will Harris: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
7 seasons, 3 teams — 228 career tackles as a do-everything safety/nickel.
TrendHarris career defense by season
| Season | Team | Tackles | PDs | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | DET | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DET | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DET | 57 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | DET | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | DET | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | NO | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | WAS | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Harris was a 3rd-round Detroit pick in 2019 and stayed there for 5 seasons. The peak years were 2021 (57 tackles) and 2022 (40 tackles, 4 PDs, FF + FR) — a chess-piece DB asked to play safety, slot, and box. After leaving Detroit he played a heavy role for the Saints in 2024 before moving to Washington in 2025.
Tackles by season
| Season | Tackles |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 48 |
| 2025 | 22 |
228 tackles, 22 PDs, 3 FFs, 2 FRs — the ledger of a 7-year role-player DB.
MilestoneHarris' career totals — 228 tackles, 22 PDs, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries — read like a snapshot of dependable role-player safety play. He has never been an All-Pro candidate but has logged production every year except 2023, when his Detroit role was scaled back.
2023 was the floor: just 10 tackles in his final Detroit season before a 48-tackle Saints rebound.
AnomalyHarris' 2023 line — 10 tackles, 2 PDs — was easily his career low. The Lions had Brian Branch playing his hybrid role by then, and Harris was a depth piece. Walking into 2024 free agency he had a clear call to make on himself; he signed with New Orleans and put up 48 tackles + 5 PDs, the kind of rebound that earns the next contract.
3 teams in 3 years (DET → NO → WAS) — and tackles per year hasn't crashed.
SplitLate-career role-player path
| Season | Team | Tackles |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 10 |
| 2024 | NO | 48 |
| 2025 | WAS | 22 |
Three different defensive coordinators across three seasons. 48 tackles in NO in 2024 was the high; 22 tackles in WAS so far in 2025 puts him on pace for ~30+ depending on snaps. The role keeps coming back — coordinators trust him as a Day-1 DB rotation player.
5 Detroit seasons produced 158 tackles — the foundation of his career.
ComparisonHarris' Lions years (2019-2023) totaled 158 tackles, 14 PDs, 2 FFs, 2 FRs. The post-DET portion (NO + WAS, 2024-2025 so far) has added 70 tackles, 8 PDs, 1 FF. By the end of 2025 he should clear 240 career tackles — a durable, rosterable safety/slot career most 3rd-round picks would take.
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