Linebacker, Virginia, 2023–26
Caleb Hardy
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Mcdonough, GA
Caleb Hardy plays linebacker for Virginia. Last time out, against Syracuse: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
8 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 2 tackles vs. Syracuse, W 28–25
Next game: vs. Duke, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Virginia | 26 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Virginia | 26 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Virginia | 26 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Virginia | 26 | LB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 217 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Virginia 5 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. NC State | W 34–8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Norfolk State | W 59–3 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. West Virginia | L 27–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Florida State | L 7–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Syracuse | W 28–25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Virginia 8 games, 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 48–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. William & Mary | W 55–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Louisville | W 30–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at North Carolina | W 17–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Duke | W 34–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 27–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Duke | L 20–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Missouri | W 13–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Virginia 5 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Richmond | W 34–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Maryland | L 13–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Louisville | L 20–24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at Pittsburgh | W 24–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Notre Dame | L 14–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Virginia 4 games, 14 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | at Miami | L 26–29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 17–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atLouisville | L 24–31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Duke | W 30–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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