Last confirmed: Illinois, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Elkton, MD · Eastern Christian
Dele Harding: LB · Illinois · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dele Harding
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the Illinois linebacker corps. One game to point at: 17 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Eastern Michigan — Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
153 tackles. 0 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 14.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Akron | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-23@ UConn | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-34vs Eastern Michigan | 17 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 38-42vs Nebraska | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-40@ Minnesota | 15 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-42vs No. 16 Michigan | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-23vs No. 6 Wisconsin | 16 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-6@ Purdue | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-10vs Rutgers | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34@ Michigan State | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-19@ No. 19 Iowa | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-29vs Northwestern | 15 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-35vs California | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 153 | 66 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
153tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%14 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups153 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under Lovie Smith — 15-34 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 12.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 11.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 10.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 12.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Pass share
43.2%
363 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
64.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
153 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois, 235 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lovie Smith.
