Kelvin Harmon (born December 15, 1997) is a Liberian

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of the

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. Born in

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, he came to the United States at the age of four. Harmon played

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and was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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Early years

Harmon was born in

, the capital of

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

, on December 15, 1997, and moved to

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, in the United States when he was four. There, he attended Palmyra High School and had 165 receptions for 2,764 yards and 36

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. A 4-star recruit, he originally committed to

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to play college football, but decommited and attended

instead, over offers from

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, and

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, among others.

College career

As a freshman at NC State in 2016, Harmon had 27 receptions for 462 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2017, he had 69 receptions for 1,017 yards and four touchdowns. He was the first NC State receiver to have 1,000 yards since 2003. As a junior in 2018, he had 81 receptions for 1,186 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.

Professional career

Washington Redskins / Football Team

In December 2018, Harmon announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declared for the

, where he was drafted by the

in the sixth round with the 206th overall pick. In the Redskins' 2019 season opener against the

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, he had two receptions for 31 yards in his NFL debut. Overall, he appeared in all 16 games as a rookie and totaled 30 receptions for 365 yards. In June 2020, Harmon suffered an ACL tear injury while training and was placed on the team's

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at the start of training camp the following month. He was moved to the reserve/non-football injury list on September 5, 2020. He was released on August 15, 2021, but re-signed to their practice squad on September 29, 2021. Harmon signed a reserve/futures contract with the team on January 10, 2022, but was waived on August 23, 2022.

Philadelphia Stars

Harmon signed with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL on March 21, 2023. He was released on April 10.

DC Defenders

On October 14, 2023, Harmon signed with the

of the

for the 2024 season. https://www.xfl.com/teams/washington-dc/roster?rel=subnav

References

External links

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NC State Wolfpack bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harmon, Kelvin Living people People from Palmyra, New Jersey Players of American football from Burlington County, New Jersey Liberian emigrants to the United States American football wide receivers NC State Wolfpack football players 1997 births Washington Redskins players Sportspeople from Monrovia Washington Football Team players Philadelphia Stars (2022) players