Joe Giles-Harris

Joe Giles-Harris (born April 1, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils.

Early life Joe Giles-Harris was born on April 1, 1997, in Nyack, New York. He attended Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey. Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars Giles-Harris went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019. He was waived on September 2, and was re-signed to the practice squad. Giles-Harris was promoted to the active roster on October 21. He was waived again on November 2, and re-signed to the practice squad. Giles-Harris was promoted back to the active roster on December 5.

On September 5, 2020, Giles-Harris was waived by the Jaguars; he was re-signed to their practice squad the following day. He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22. Giles-Harris was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and November 14 for the team's Weeks 9 and 10 games against the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was signed to the active roster on November 21. In Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans, Giles-Harris recorded his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill during the 31–10 loss. He was waived after the season on May 4, 2021.

Buffalo Bills On May 16, 2021, Giles-Harris signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills. He was waived on August 31, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, Giles-Harris signed a reserve/future contract with the team on January 24, 2022.

On August 30, 2022, Giles-Harris was waived by the Bills; he was re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released by the Bills on January 17, 2023.

New England Patriots On August 9, 2023, Giles-Harris signed with the New England Patriots. He was waived on August 29 and re-signed to the practice squad. Giles-Harris signed a reserve/future contract with New England on January 8, 2024.

Giles-Harris was waived by the Patriots on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released by New England on December 2.

Cincinnati Bengals On December 17, 2024, Giles-Harris was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad.

Jacksonville Jaguars (second stint) On December 24, 2024, Giles-Harris was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off of the Bengals' practice squad. He made two appearances for Jacksonville, recording one tackle.

Cincinnati Bengals (second stint) On April 9, 2025, Giles-Harris signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. On August 26, he was released as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. On October 30, Giles-Harris was signed to the active roster. In 10 appearances for Cincinnati, he recorded two pass deflections and 27 combined tackles.

On January 5, 2026, the Bengals signed Giles-Harris to a one-year contract extension.

On August 30, 2026, he was released by the Bengals as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.

Career statistics

NFL Legend Bold Career high

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast TFL Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2019 JAX 5 0 3 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2020 JAX 9 3 20 10 10 2 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2021 BUF 2 0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2022 BUF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2024 NE 3 0 3 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 JAX 2 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2025 CIN 10 0 27 14 13 0 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 32 3 57 30 27 2 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

College Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD 2016 Duke 12 12 107 55 52 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 2017 Duke 13 13 125 54 71 4.5 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 4 2018 Duke 9 9 81 34 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Career 34 34 313 143 170 9.5 1 1 0 0 2 13 0 8

Personal life His brother JT plays for the Denver Outlaws of the Premier Lacrosse League.