Michael Harper
Michael Harper
Born: May 11, 1961
Kansas City, MO USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: USC
High School: Hickman Mills (Kansas City, MO)
Career: 1984-1989
Drafted: 1984 in Round 11, #293 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Michael Harper played from 1984 to 1989 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders and New York Jets. Harper caught 40 passes for 589 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| CFL | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 12 | 220 | 18.3 | 72 | 2 |
| 1985 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 18 | 225 | 12.5 | 35 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 48 | 0 |
| CFL | 15 | 237 | 15.8 | 72 | 2 | |
| NFL | 25 | 352 | 14.1 | 48 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 589 | 14.7 | 72 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 78 | 1 |
| CFL | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | |
| NFL | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 78 | 1 | |
| Totals | 8 | 114 | 14.2 | 78 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 32 | 0 |
| NFL | 18 | 260 | 14.4 | 32 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 260 | 14.4 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| CFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 4 | |
| 1985 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 1 | |
| 1986 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | New York Jets | 3 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL | New York Jets | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | New York Jets | 6 | 4 |
