2001: Talented player who has been a fixture on the Missouri defensive line since the 1999 campaign ... possesses tremendous quickness for his size ... started 8-of-11 games in 2001 ... ranked second on the team with 11 tackles for loss ... collected 67 tackles and two quarterback sacks ... blocked two kicks, giving him four blocks for his career ... blocked a PAT attempt against Bowling Green and registered a tackle for loss ... racked up a career-high 10 tackles at Oklahoma State, including two tackles for loss and a quarterback sack ... made nine tackles against Iowa State and batted down two pass attempts at the line of scrimmage ... recorded two tackles for loss at Colorado.
2000: Started all 11 games, recording 41 tackles, eight of those tackles for 20 yards in losses ... recorded two quarterback sacks ... batted down three passes and notched his first career interception ... played his best football during the first half of the season ... had seven tackles in the Tigers near-upset of Michigan State, three of those tackles were for loss ... recorded six tackles against Nebraska, one for loss, and deflected an attempted pass ... intecepted a pass against Kansas State in the season finale ... earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors.
1999: Started the last six games of the season ... racked up 38 tackles (nine for loss) and tied for second on the team in quarterback sacks with four ... broke up two passes, forced a fumble and blocked a field goal ... named to the MU Champions Club five times ... was the defensive star against Oklahoma ... tallied a career-high seven tackles (two for loss), forced a fumble, broke up a pass, blocked a field goal and sacked OU quarterback Josh Heupel ... honorable mention freshman All-American by College Football News.
1998: Redshirt year.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-district performer at Humble High School, the winner of the district championship ... returned one of his two interceptions as a senior for a touchdown ... also considered Oklahoma State, SMU, Tulsa and New Mexico State ... coached by Neal Quillan.
PERSONAL: Son of Donald and Carolyn Harden ... brother Patrick played three years of college football at Stephen F. Austin ... born Sept. 11, 1980 ... majoring in general agriculture.
