Caleb Hardy
Virginia Cavaliers
70
Average

Caleb Hardy

Virginia CavaliersAverage
WLBDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

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Caleb Hardy is listed 2nd string at WLB for Virginia Cavaliers.

Senior · #26 · 6'4", 217 lbs

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  2. 22670Caleb HardyYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Eagle's Landing, ranked #1,501 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 17 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,501 Natl3-Yr Total39 tackles · 1.5 sacksTeam Share2%
Mcdonough, GA
Jersey
#26
Class
SR
Height
6'4"
Weight
217 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025170.50.5
2024821
20231400

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8478
National Rank
#1501
High School
Eagle's Landing
Hometown
McDonough, GA

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 61th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 70.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 61% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WSYRTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-25

Oct 3LFSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-7

Sep 19LWVUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-27

Sep 11WNORFTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-3

Aug 29WNCSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-8

Caleb Hardy's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

17 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement29%
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