Marcus Harris (DT)

Marcus Harris is an American professional football player who plays defensive tackle, currently on the roster of the Kansas City Chiefs. A seventh-round draft pick who has moved between several NFL teams’ rosters and practice squads, Harris does not have a reliable public net worth figure — no credible source has published a verified estimate, and as a player who has spent much of his career on practice squads and reserve/future contracts, his earnings have followed the NFL’s standardized minimum pay scales rather than a large individual contract.

Early Life & Family

Harris was born on September 27, 2000, in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Park Crossing High School in Montgomery, where he was rated a three-star recruit, before beginning his college football career.

Rise to Fame

Harris began his college career at Kansas in 2019, playing two games as a freshman before redshirting. In his redshirt year in 2020, he recorded 27 tackles, including 7.5 for a loss, along with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He then entered the transfer portal and moved to Auburn for the 2021-2023 seasons, where his play improved significantly, culminating in a second-team All-SEC selection in 2023 after totaling 40 tackles, 11 for loss, and 7 sacks that season.

Career History

Across his five college seasons split between Kansas and Auburn, Harris played in 47 games, recording 126 total tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, and 11.5 sacks. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the seventh round (247th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft. His NFL career since has involved multiple roster moves: he was waived by the Texans and joined their practice squad in August 2024, then released and picked up by the New England Patriots practice squad in October 2024, before signing a reserve/future contract with the Patriots in January 2025. He was released by the Patriots in April 2025, signed by the Buffalo Bills in June 2025, and released again in August 2025. He returned briefly to the Houston Texans practice squad in December 2025 before being released, and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on December 30, 2025, agreeing to a reserve/future contract in January 2026.

How They Built Their Wealth

As a seventh-round draft pick who has spent most of his professional career on practice squads and reserve/future contracts, Harris’s earnings have been governed by the NFL’s league-wide standardized pay scales for those roles, which are considerably lower than a starter’s salary. No individual contract details, endorsements, or other income sources have been publicly reported for him, so there is no basis for a specific net worth figure.

Marcus Harris’s career illustrates the reality for many NFL players outside the league’s biggest contracts — a persistent fight for a roster spot across multiple teams. As of August 2026 there is no reliable public net worth estimate for him.