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Player Dossier
2016-2019Illinois
Dele Harding
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Elkton, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dele Harding shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 58.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Dele Harding built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Elkton, MD wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Dele Harding's career was his defensive production: 235...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Dele Harding, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois. Dele Harding shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 58.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 235
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Dele Harding quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 235
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Eastern Christian · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Eastern Christian · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 153 tackles · LB 2nd (top 1%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 32 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 37 | 5.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 80.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 13 | 147 | 13 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 80.2 |
Related Context
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Dele Harding played LB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dele Harding recorded 12 receiving yards, 235 tackles, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Illinois paired 19.5 primary output with 58.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 58.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
58.3
Usage
16.8
Consistency
62.4
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 1.5. Akron: 0. UConn: 3.5. Eastern Michigan: 1.5. Nebraska: 1. Minnesota: 2. Michigan: 1. Wisconsin: 1. Purdue: 0. Rutgers: 3. Michigan State: 2.5. Iowa: 1.5. Northwestern: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 6 by 40. Akron: 5 by 20.8. UConn: 8 by 68.3. Eastern Michigan: 17 by 65. Nebraska: 12 by 60. Minnesota: 15 by 70. Michigan: 13 by 60. Wisconsin: 16 by 60. Purdue: 8 by 33.3. Rutgers: 12 by 80. Michigan State: 14 by 75. Iowa: 12 by 65. Northwestern: 15 by 60
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
80 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | vs California | L 20-35 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Northwestern10+ tackles | L 10-29 | 15 | 12 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Iowa10+ tackles | L 10-19 | 12 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 37-34 | 14 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Rutgers10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-10 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Purdue | W 24-6 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Wisconsin10+ tackles | W 24-23 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Michigan10+ tackles | L 25-42 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Minnesota10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-40 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles | L 38-42 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Eastern Michigan10+ tackles | L 31-34 | 17 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ UConnSplash game | W 31-23 | 8 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Akron | W 42-3 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dele Harding story
Dele Harding built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Elkton, MD wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Dele Harding's career was his defensive production: 235 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dele Harding's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 1.5 | 17.3 | 3.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 19 | 3 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 6.5 | 24.4 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 19.5 | 58.3 | 16.8 | 13 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 19.5 | 58.3 | 16.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 2 · W 31-23
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 10 · W 38-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 11 · W 37-34 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
82.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.1 takeover score.
#4
vs South Florida
Week 3 · L 19-25
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 11 · L 35-54 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Illinois
19.5 primary output · 58.3 efficiency · 16.8 usage
80.2
#2
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
80.2
19.5 primary · 58.3 efficiency · 16.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Illinois
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0 primary · 19 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
6
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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