88 Jason Harmon

Class: RS Senior Hometown: Tampa, FL High School: Riverview

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 215 Position: TE Birthdate: 01/27/1987 Major: Public management

2008: Redshirted after a spring knee surgery...wanted to continue to travel with the team so he worked in the equipment room...also elected to continue helping through the bowl game despite the fact he could have dressed and not played.

Named to the 2008 Lombardi Award Preliminary Watch List
• First-Team All-Sun Belt Selection
• Selected to Phil Steele's Mid-Season All-Sun Belt First Team
• Tied for no. 77 nationally among receivers for receptions per game
• Listed no. 89 in receiving yards per game

New Orleans Bowl:Recorded seven receptions for a total of 97 yards and one touchdown...longest reception was 27 yards.

2007: Started the season off with a bang...was instrumental in the Middle Tennessee victory...combined with Cortez Gent to become the first FAU players to have 100+ yards in a game...showed strength and power in a touchdown reception versus Minnesota...earned the offensive game ball following the North Texas game...had seven receptions against USF in the Owls near miss against the No. 6 Bulls...served as the captain at Kentucky...had seven receptions for 97 yards and a score in the New Orleans Bowl victory over Memphis...named first team all-state by the Miami Herald.

2006: Played in every game and recorded a reception in every game...recorded a career-high 66 yards on four receptions at Middle Tennessee...had an outstanding off-season in the weight room.

2005: Played in 11 games and recorded seven tackles, including four solo tackles, all on special teams.

High School: Played for Dan O'Regan at Riverview High School...earned All-District and All-County honors as a senior, a year he averaged 27.9 yards per reception and scored four times...rushed for 204 yards and five touchdowns...defensively had 31 tackles, one interception and one TD...served as the team's punt returner and averaged 39 yards per punt return...was selected as a Hillsborough County all-star and served as the team's captain in the Tampa versus Orlando all-star game...named All-Hillsborough County and second-team All-Western Conference...three-sport athlete (football, basketball and baseball...averaged 10 rebounds per game and was named All-County in basketball...considered a major league prospect and was named to the top-100 outfielders by Team One Baseball).

Personal: Sociology major...son of Mark Harmon and Mike & Darlene Thornton...born Jan. 27, 1987 in Newport News, VA.