#54

Will Harbour

Senior linebacker for Navy. 2023: 76 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

LB · Navy · Sr. · #54

6′1″ · 230 lb · Frisco, TX

CFB Index 67 · #144 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceNavy 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Navy. 2023: 76 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Navy in 2020.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 3396 nationally · Signed with Navy

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Navy, 124 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2020

Signed with Navy2-star out of Reedy

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3396 national

CFB

College

Navy

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches

2021–2022

Ken Niumatalolo

Navy

2023

Brian Newberry

Navy

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy

2022Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy

2023Navy5-7HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

67Quality starter #144 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (94th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (91st percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#174 / 2842 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#246 / 2842 · 91st pct

Tackles for loss#259 / 2842 · 90th pct

7.5

QB hurries#230 / 2842 · 89th pct

Sacks#309 / 2842 · 87th pct

3.0

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.7	0.8	0.3	0.0
Road5g	7.2	0.5	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.8	1.2	0.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	5.8	0.1	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brian Newberry

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

67 · #144 of 577 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #144 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Navy	76	39	7.5	3.0	--	--	--
2022	Navy	27	11	2.5	1.5	--	--	--
2021	Navy	21	10	1.5	0.0	1	--	--
Career		124	60	11.5	4.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 24–0

vs Wagner

1 TFL · 2 SOLO · 5 TOT

Dominant 24-point win at home against Wagner.

With R. Riethman — 44 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG · T. Lavatai — 161 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 39.0 · 65 rush yds (16 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 3-42@ Notre Dame	8	8	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 24-0vs Wagner	5	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 24-28@ Memphis	7	5	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 5	L 30-44vs South Florida	11	6	1.5	1.0	—	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 6	W 27-24vs North Texas	5	4	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 7	W 14-0@ Charlotte	11	3	1.0	0.5	—
Wk 8	L 6-17vs Air Force	8	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 18-32@ Temple	5	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 31-6vs UAB	5	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 10-0vs East Carolina	6	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 14-59@ SMU	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Total		76	39	7.5	3.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Will Harbour

2020

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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