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Michael Harrison
Michael Harrison
Syndication: The Register Guard
Photo by: Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK
Michael Harrison
Michael Harrison
Jersey Number 87

Michael Harrison

  • Position:
    Tight End
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    215
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    San Francisco, Calif.
  • High School:
    St. Ignatius College Prep
  • Major:
    Marketing and Real Estate
AT COLORADO:
2023 (Jr.-RS)
  • Played in all 12 games, starting in four.
  • He caught 31 catches for 284 yards and five touchdowns.
  • Broke out against CSU with seven receptions, 76 yards and two touchdowns.
  • He went on to score a touchdown in the next two games.
  • First Colorado tight end to score a touchdown in three-straight games since 2012.
  • His 31 catches brought his career total to 33, putting him at 16th on Colorado’s all-time tight end reception list.
  • Holds the most touchdowns by a Colorado walk-on in a season.
  • He was Colorado’s nomination for the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the top player who began their career as a walk-on.
2022 (So.-RS)
  • Played in all 12 games primarily on special teams.
  • Had seven special teams points on the year with one forced fair catch and five knockdown blocks on kick return.
  • Had two receptions for 12 yards.
2021 (Fr.-2)
  • Played in all 12 games.
  • Saw action on special teams recording four special teams points with three knockdown or springing blocks on kickoff returns and one time he was first downfield on kickoff return.
2020 (Fr.)
  • Did not see game action in his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Harrison played for St. Ignatius College Prep and coach John Regalia in the Bay Area.
  • His senior season, the team was 9-3, including a 6-1 record in the West Catholic League, earning a league championship.
  • St. Ignatius had the biggest turnaround season in the Bay Area his senior season and finished ranked No. 10 in the area by the San Jose Mercury News.
  • He also played track, soccer and baseball at St. Ignatius.
  • In track, he competed in several events, including the 100-meters, 330-meter hurdles, long jump, high jump and triple jump.
  • His top times include 11.98 in the 100-meters, 47.49 in the 300-meter hurdles, 5-4 in the high jump, 20-2 in the long jump and 40-2.5 in the triple jump. 
ACADEMICS
  • He is majoring in Business Marketing at Colorado.
  • Maintained above a 3.5 grade point average in high school.
  • Earned the National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter Academic All-Colorado.
PERSONAL
  • He was born Oct. 19, 2001 in San Francisco, Calif.
  • Parents are Brian Harrison and Edna Salazar. 
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