Kelvin Harmon


Kelvin Harmon is a Liberian professional American football wide receiver for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League. He played college football at NC State and was drafted by Washington, then known as the Redskins, in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Early years

Harmon was born in Liberia on December 15, 1997, and moved to Palmyra, New Jersey in the United States when he was four. There, he attended Palmyra High School and had 165 receptions for 2,764 yards and 36 touchdowns. He originally committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football, but decommited and attended NC State University instead.

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.
YearGamesRecYadsAvgTDs
2016102746217.15
201713691,01714.74
201812811,18614.67
Career351772,66515.116

Professional career

In December 2018, Harmon announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declared for the 2019 NFL Draft, where he was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round with the 206th overall pick. In the Redskins' 2019 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, 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, he suffered an ACL tear injury while training and was placed on the team's active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp the next month.