Harold attended
Ocean Lakes High School in
Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he was a two-sport star in both
football and
track. He played as a
defensive end,
quarterback,
running back and
wide receiver for the Ocean Lakes Dolphins football team. He was a
SI.com honorable mention
All-American. As a senior, he totalled 78
tackles and 16
sacks on defense and had 1,146 total yards and 20
touchdowns on wildcat offense. He led the Dolphins with 41
receptions for 723 yards. He was a first-team All-Tidewater pick. He was named the
Beach District Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-district selection at wide receiver and defensive end. He also played in the
2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, where he served as a
team captain for the East squad. Also a standout track & field athlete, Harold was a state qualifier in the jumping events. At the 2009 Beach District Outdoor Track Championship, he placed 3rd in the
triple jump event with a leap of 13.40 meters (43-10). He earned a second-place finish in the
shot put at the 2012 Tallwood Team Challenge, recording a career-best throw of 14.01 meters (45-8). He also posted a personal-best leap of 6.68 meters (21-8.5) in the
long jump at the 2012 District Meet, where he took first. Regarded as a four-star recruit by both
Rivals.com and
ESPN, Harold was ranked as the No. 1 overall player in the state of Virginia, the No. 5 defensive end nationally and the No. 50 overall prospect by Rivals, and the No. 15 defensive end in the nation by ESPN. He also earned a scouts grade of 80 from ESPN. He was regarded as a five-star recruit by
Scout.com, and was ranked the No. 1 outside linebacker prospect in the nation. In August 2011, Harold committed to the
University of Virginia to play
college football. ==College career==