In an explosive Ole Miss passing attack that totaled over 4,500 yards this past season, wide receiver Tre Harris was arguably the best of the bunch.
Harris had been productive for much of his collegiate career, but he put together arguably his best season in 2024. Now, he looks to be one of the first wide receivers off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Tre Harris’ Draft Profile and Measurements
- Height: 6’3″
- Weight: 210 pounds
- Position: Wide Receiver
- School: Ole Miss
- Current Year: Redshirt Senior
Scouting Report
Harris attended Ovey Comeaux High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. He actually played quarterback in high school, throwing to former LSU star and current Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers. However, Harris ended up committing to Louisiana Tech as a receiver instead of a quarterback. He was a two-star recruit coming out of high school.
In his true freshman year in 2020, Harris served in a reserve role for the Bulldogs. He caught one pass for 20 yards and appeared in just 15 offensive snaps all season. His 2021 was a lot more productive, though, as he stepped into the starting lineup for nine of the 12 games he played. Finishing the year with 40 receptions for 572 yards and four touchdowns, he dropped just one pass on 62 targets.
Coming off of a strong 2021 campaign, Harris was able to build up some serious momentum in 2022. He saw his targets jump from 62 to 102, and a jump in production came along with it. He ended the year with 64 catches for 925 yards and ten touchdowns, earning first-team All-Conference USA for his performance. Though Louisiana Tech dealt with quarterback turnover and finished the year at just 3-9, Harris was one of three Bulldogs to be named to the All-C-USA first team.
His stock was already high at this point, Harris entered the transfer portal and ultimately ended up at Ole Miss. With their top two receivers from 2022—Jonathan Mingo and Malik Heath — having departed for the NFL, the Rebels were in desperate need of wide receiver talent. Harris fit the bill, leading the team with 985 receiving yards and eight touchdowns while catching 54 passes in 2023.
Harris had one more year of eligibility due to his 2020 COVID year, and he chose to use it for another year at Ole Miss. He topped 1,000 receiving yards for the first time, finishing with 1,030 yards and seven touchdowns on 60 receptions.
These numbers were made even more impressive, considering he played in just eight games, having missed time in November and December due to a groin injury. His 128.8 receiving yards per game led all eligible players in the FBS, and he earned a first-team All-SEC nod for his play.
Strengths
- Sure-handed wide receiver who can make grabs in contested situations and consistently catch the ball away from his frame.
- Offers impressive size and length, with a well-built frame that thrives well along the perimeter.
- Plays with good focus when tracking down the deep ball and is capable of making difficult over-the-shoulder snags.
- Seems to have a good understanding of how to attack leverage points as a route runner, utilizing his stems to exploit a defensive back’s blind spots.
- Built like a boundary ‘X’ receiver but has the prowess in space of a field-side ‘Z’ receiver.
- Has a dangerous speed release with ideal foot quickness working across the defensive back’s body.
- Production at the collegiate level is ideal and shows he’s capable of handling a high-volume workload.
- Coordinated receiver who’s fluid out of his breaks and maintains ideal body control across the middle of the field.
- Sneaky shiftiness after the catch with a powerful frame that’s difficult to bring down when he gets the ball in his hands.
Weaknesses
- High-hipped wide receiver who can struggle with getting low coming into his breaks and accelerating with sharpness coming out of them.
- Gets NFL open against SEC defenders, and while that’s worked for him, he’ll likely need to become more explosive to get open against faster NFL cornerbacks.
- Deep speed isn’t terrible, but he doesn’t have the raw vertical athleticism needed to get open with pure speed down the field.
- Didn’t run an intricate route tree during his time at Ole Miss.
- Can be a bit too one-dimensional in his release package, relying on physical tools more so than his footwork, hand usage, and ability to generate leverage.
- While he’s a shifty runner after the catch for a receiver his size, his overall agility for the wide receiver position, regardless of size, is rather average.
Current Draft Projection and Summary
Harris has steadily performed around the 900-to-1,100-yard receiving range for each of the last three seasons, but had he not gotten injured near the end of the 2024 season, he would likely be talked about in an even more positive light.
He has always been a big-bodied target with the length, size, and raw strength needed to make him an overwhelming opponent in a vacuum for cornerbacks. However, it’s his ball skills and body control that have really helped him thrive as a reliable possession receiver against NFL-caliber talent in the SEC.
Big, physical targets with steady hands will always have a place in the NFL. Throw in Harris’ level of coordination and his toughness after the catch, and you have a prospect with the potential to be a productive starting wide receiver along the perimeter in the near future.
Exactly how good of a starter Harris will be, though, will depend on his route-running ability. He’s not an elite athlete for the wide receiver position, and being taller generally makes it tougher for him to change direction than it is for smaller wide receivers who are naturally lower to the ground.
He should still be able to win in contested catch situations in the pros based on what he displayed at Ole Miss, but he’ll need to prove he can get open on a consistent basis to live up to his full potential.
Given the average athleticism and separation ability, Harris doesn’t quite feel like a true first-round value pick. However, if you’re picking early in the second round and are in need of some size at the wide receiver position, he could be a strong option to insert as a complementary weapon in your offense.
