The Arizona Cardinals selected Chris Harrington in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
College
2006: Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors after posting team-best totals in solo tackles (30), quarterback sacks (7.5 for -58 yards) and tackles for loss (11.5 for -64 yards) … posted 59 total tackles, which was fourth-best on the team, while starting all 13 games … forced two fumbles and recovered one … also batted down three passes … posted a season-high eight tackles against the Citadel and Oklahoma...elected a permanent team captain by his teammates.
2005: One of the Aggies’ top pass rushers in his first season as a starter … posted four quarterback sacks for a loss of 49 yards … also had four other tackles for loss of yardage … contributed 25 tackles, including 15 solo hits, while starting all 11 games … forced a fumble and recovered two others.
2004: Was one of the Aggies’ top defensive line options off the bench as a redshirt freshman … contributed 14 tackles, including eight solo stops, while seeing action in all 12 games … contributed three tackles for a loss of 16 yards, including two sacks for a loss of 15 yards … top tackle game was two tackles against four teams.
2003: Redshirted.
High School: An All-District and 5A TAPPS All-State selection, Harrington helped lead St. Pius X to the district and regional championship as a senior … recorded 50 solo tackles and chalked up seven sacks for coach Robin Kirk … part of the 1999 State Championship squad and went on to earn All-State honors three straight seasons … earned honorable mention all-state accolades as a sophomore and earned first-team All-District honors … he recorded 76 solo stops as a junior and recorded 13 sacks … named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students and was a member of the student council.
Personal: Christopher Edward Harrington is the son of John and Cynthia Harrington of Houston, Texas … born Jan. 19, 1985 in Houston, Texas … majoring in industrial distribution … his uncle, Dave Elmendorf, was a three-way All-American at A&M, earning honors in football, baseball and academics, and went on to an all-pro career in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams … Harrington comes from a long line of Aggies — in addition to his uncle Dave (Class of ’71), two other uncles Harry (Class of ’70) and Patrick (Class of ’71) Elmendorf attended Texas A&M and the first Aggie was Chris’ grandfather, Ed Elmendorf (Class of ’38) who was on the football roster in the late 30s. |