Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Virginia
Caleb Hardy
S • 6'4" • 215 lbs • Mcdonough, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caleb Hardy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Caleb Hardy built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Mcdonough, GA wearing No. 26, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Caleb Hardy's career was his defensive production: 39...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Caleb Hardy, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Virginia. Caleb Hardy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 39
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Caleb Hardy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · S
- Career Tackles
- 39
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Eagle's Landing · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Eagle's Landing · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · S 271st (top 49%) · ACC 292nd (top 37%) · National 2,253rd (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 4 | 14 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Virginia | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia | 8 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 34.3 |
Related Context
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Caleb Hardy played S for Virginia. Across 3 tracked seasons, Caleb Hardy recorded 39 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Virginia paired 5 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Virginia
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
13.9
Usage
4.2
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. William & Mary: 2. Louisville: 0. North Carolina: 0. Duke: 0. Virginia Tech: 2. Duke: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 2 by 8.3. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5. William & Mary: 3 by 32.5. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 3 by 32.5. Duke: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | @ Missouri | W 13-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | vs Duke | L 20-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | W 27-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Duke | W 34-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ North Carolina | W 17-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Louisville | W 30-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs William & MarySplash game | W 55-16 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 48-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Caleb Hardy story
Caleb Hardy built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Mcdonough, GA wearing No. 26, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Caleb Hardy's career was his defensive production: 39 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 17 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Caleb Hardy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Virginia
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 2 | 19.6 | 4 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 5 | 16.7 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Virginia | 4 | 13.9 | 4.2 | -1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia | 4 | 13.9 | 4.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 7 · L 20-24 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 105 Virginia Tech
Week 14 · W 27-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs William & Mary
Week 3 · W 55-16
2
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 12 · W 30-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 11 · L 24-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Virginia
5 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 4.4 usage
41.7
#2
2023 Regular Season · Virginia
35.7
2 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Virginia
34.3
4 primary · 13.9 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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