

Austin Harnetiaux
NEVADA CAREER RS JUNIOR (2025): Appeared in all 12 games ... Finished the season with 37 tackles including 1.5 tackles-for-loss ... Opened season with seven tackles (four solo) at No. 2/3 Penn State (Aug. 30) ... Made six tackles against Sacramento State (Sept. 6) ... Had a tackle-for-loss at New Mexico (Oct. 18) ... Broke up a pass and made four tackles against Boise State (Oct. 24) ... Shared a tackle-for-loss among four tackles at Utah State (Nov. 8) ... Made five tackles against both San José State (Nov. 15) and Wyoming (Nov. 22). RS SOPHOMORE (2024): Appeared in all 13 games, making three starts ... Finished with 44 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, and a forced fumble ... Made a tackle against SMU in his Nevada debut (Aug. 24) ... Had career-high six tackles (two solo) at Minnesota (Sept. 14) ... Made six tackles again against Eastern Washington (Sept. 21) ... Had seven solo tackles at Boise State, in his first start (Nov. 9) ... Posted a career-best 12 tackles against Air Force (Nov. 23) ... Forced a fumble and made four tackles at UNLV (Nov. 30). PRIOR TO NEVADA Earned the Mark Drennan Defensive Scout Squad MVP at Washington’s postseason banquet following the 2023 season … Multiple-time recipient of the Huskies’ special teams “scout of the week” over his two seasons at Washington (2022-23) … At Seattle Prep, was named Metro League Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2021, as well as to the all-state First Team … Parents are Ryan and Katie Harnetiaux.
- TransferredPortal · 7/20/26, 11:05 AMAustin Harnetiaux (LB) officially transferred from University of Nevada, Reno to Rice University
- CommittedUpNext · 1/20/26, 11:39 AMAustin Harnetiaux (LB) committed to Rice University
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK | PDEF | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rice University | 3 | 2 | 81 | -- | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | University of Nevada, Reno | 12 | 0 | 326 | Low | 37 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | University of Nevada, Reno | 13 | 3 | 43 | Low | 44 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | University of Washington | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | University of Washington | 1 | 0 | 4 | -- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 31 | 5 | 454 | Low | 96 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026











