Joe Giles-Harris was born on April 1, 1997, he is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke.
During his time with the Blue Devils, Giles-Harris had 313 total career tackles along with 9 and a half sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
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, 2019, and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2019.
He was waived again on November 2, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 5, 2019. On September 5, 2020, Giles-Harris was waived by the Jaguars and signed to the practice squad the next day.
He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020, and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22. He 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, 2020. 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.
On May 16, 2021, Giles-Harris signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills. He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.
Joe Giles-Harris has never divulged any information about his parents, he is a very private person who likes to keep his personal life away from media attention.