Tre Harbison III (born July 1, 1998) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Browns after the

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College career

Harbison was ranked as a threestar recruit by

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coming out of high school. He committed to

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on April 12, 2015. After only one semester at Virginia, Harbison surprisingly decided to transfer from Virginia. He committed to

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shortly thereafter. Harbison played three years at Northern Illinois before entering the transfer portal again on November 26, 2019. He committed to

on December 8, 2019.

Professional career

Harbison was signed as an undrafted free agent by the

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on May 3, 2021, where he reunited with college teammate

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. He was waived/injured on August 6, 2021 and placed on injured reserve. He was released on May 13, 2022.

Personal life

His uncle

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, half-brother Devin Baldwin, and father James each played football at

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References

External links

Charlotte bio
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