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Andrew Harris has transitioned from a decorated CFL athlete to a running backs coach, bringing his experience as a four-time Grey Cup champion to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Andrew Harris was named the Saskatchewan Roughriders' running backs coach on Monday, joining a team he viewed as an arch-rival while starring for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Four-time Grey Cup Champion Andrew Harris has joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders as the running backs coach, the team announced on Monday.
Harris was serving as the director of football operations for the Vancouver Island Raiders of the Canadian Junior Football League, the same team with which he had starred as a running back. He won national championships as a Raider in 2006, 2008 and 2009.
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Harris with his wife (right) and Jeff Hecht at the 2019 Grey Cup parade in Winnipeg. Harris raises the Grey Cup at Winnipeg's 2021 Grey Cup celebration at IG Field. On April 24, 2024, the Blue Bombers announced that Harris would sign a one-day contract to officially retire as a member of his hometown Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Andrew Harris was born on April 24, 1987, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and began playing football at the age of 9 with the Eastman Raiders. After high school, he joined the Vancouver Island Raiders of the Canadian Junior Football League, leading them to three national championships in 2006, 2008, and 2009. His junior career was marked by breaking several league records for touchdowns and scoring. In 2009, he was awarded the Wally Buono Award as the most outstanding junior football player in Canada. Harris’s professional career began with the BC Lions in 2010, initially contributing primarily on special teams. His role expanded, becoming the starting running back in the 2011 season, where he recorded 853 total yards and eight touchdowns, and was named the Most Outstanding Canadian at the Grey Cup, contributing to the Lions’ 34-23 victory. He continued to achieve significant milestones, becoming only the ninth Canadian running back to rush for 1,000 yards in a season in 2012.
In 2016, Harris signed with his hometown Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a free agent. He led the league in rushing in 2017 with 1,035 yards and set a record for single-season receptions by a running back with 105. He continued to lead the league in rushing in 2018 and 2019. In 2019, he became the all-time Canadian leader in yards from scrimmage and the career rushing yards leader for Canadian players. That same year, he earned both the Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Canadian awards in the 107th Grey Cup, securing a victory for the Blue Bombers. He won two more Grey Cups with the Blue Bombers in 2019 and 2021 before joining the Toronto Argonauts in 2022. With the Argonauts, he surpassed 10,000 career rushing yards and contributed to their Grey Cup win in 2022, marking his fourth championship title. In 2023, he continued to play for Toronto, securing his position as the CFL’s fifth all-time leading rusher. He officially retired as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber in April 2024 by signing a one-day contract.
Following his retirement from playing, Harris moved into an executive role as Director of Football Operations for the Vancouver Island Raiders in 2024. In January 2025, he was appointed as the running backs coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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