Linebacker, Illinois, 2016–19
Dele Harding
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Elkton, MD
Dele Harding played linebacker at Illinois (2016–19).
At a glance
Career highs
17tackles, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 2019Honors
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Illinois | 9 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Illinois | 9 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Illinois | 9 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Illinois | 9 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 230 |
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
2019 Illinois 13 games, 153 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 42–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at UConn | W 31–23 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 31–34 | 17 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Nebraska | L 38–42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Minnesota | L 17–40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Michigan | L 25–42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Wisconsin | W 24–23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Purdue | W 24–6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Rutgers | W 38–10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Michigan State | W 37–34 | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Iowa | L 10–19 | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Northwestern | L 10–29 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. California | L 20–35 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Illinois 9 games, 37 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Kent State | W 31–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Illinois | W 34–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. South Florida | L 19–25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atRutgers | W 38–17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Purdue | L 7–46 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Minnesota | W 55–31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atNebraska | L 35–54 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Iowa | L 0–63 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNorthwestern | L 16–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Illinois 7 games, 32 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 20–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atSouth Florida | L 23–47 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atIowa | L 16–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Rutgers | L 24–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Wisconsin | L 10–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atPurdue | L 10–29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | L 14–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Illinois 4 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. North Carolina | L 23–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Purdue | L 31–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Minnesota | L 17–40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Michigan State | W 31–27 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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